As high school students begin bio labs, sonnet interpretations, and Civicas studies, a common thread is re-established in each classroom and throughout the high school. At the beginning of each school year, during the first High School assembly every High School student will take the following pledge and sign our Honor Code Actas Book:
On my honor, I pledge my academic integrity, honesty, respect, and sportsmanship to the Country Day School community, and I will encourage others to do the same. As a member of this community, I will not lie, cheat or steal.

The High School's Honor Code at Country Day School is based on the community's belief that personal and academic integrity are as important as academic achievement. Adherence to our Honor Code creates a community of trust among students and faculty by establishing principles for everyone to follow. In the subsequent weeks, teachers and students will engage in deliberate conversations about living in a community of honor as well as use class assignments and long term projects as opportunities to engage students in conversations.
Ian Alers '12 led part of the opening assembly. He remarked that "when visiting colleges and universities this summer I was truck at how many of the schools had honor codes...and they were not put in place by administrators. Students created and students led the honor codes. It was important to them, and I think we should think about why it is important in our own school."
A copy of the Honor Code Agreement and supplementary reading can be found here.