Aylett Country Day School

P. O. Box 70 • Millers Tavern, Virginia 23115
Phone: (804) 443-3214 • Fax: (804) 443-3064

   Welcome to the Aylett Country Day School web site!

   Situated on 18 acres in Millers Tavern, Virginia, Aylett is an independent, coeducational day school with students in early childhood 3 to grade eight. Our students come from Essex, King & Queen, King William, Middlesex, Richmond, Caroline, Westmoreland, and Hanover counties.

   Aylett is a member of the Virginia Association of Independent Schools whose evaluation and accreditation program is recognized by the Virginia Board of Education and the National Association of Independent Schools.

Mission Statement

   The mission of Aylett Country Day School is to develop children's full potential in a creative, nurturing environment. We are committed to academic excellence through an innovative, enriching curriculum. As a school community, we are dedicated to building character and fostering traditional values including citizenship, honesty and respect.

   In September 1965, the doors of Aylett Country Day School opened in a converted hotel in the village of Walkerton. Four years later, the present main building was constructed on donated land in Millers Tavern. In 1976, the Owen Gwathmey Gymnasium was built. Since that time, a middle school building has been added, and most recently the main building was enlarged to accommodate administrative offices and Early Childhood classrooms.

   The original school housed kindergarten through seventh grade. Over the years, both eighth grade and Early Childhood programs have been added. Today, the campus is filled with children from ages three to fourteen.

   Today Aylett Country Day School has 17 classrooms, a computer lab, library, art and music rooms, a science lab, and a gymnasium. With the expansion of our facility, Aylett Country Day School is now able to offer more comprehensive programs in physical education, art, music, foreign language, computers, and science. We continue to expand our library and computer lab to support today's programs and to support the need for knowledge in technology.

   We at Aylett believe that a good school is a partnership between the school, the child, and the family. When the parents and the school share the same core values, the net result is solid character development for the child. Parents demonstrate enthusiastic support through their involvement in a host of traditional school events such as the Country Fair, the Urbanna Oyster Festival, and Grandparents Day.