About
About
We are Harbor Day School.
Established in 1952, Harbor Day School is recognized as Orange County's first independent school. Harbor Day has earned a reputation for educational excellence with a comprehensive curriculum focused on encouraging the individual strengths of each student. Graduates become leaders in some of the finest high school and university programs in the country. Our alumni are a diverse and inclusive community thriving in business, law, medicine, entertainment, sports, and the arts, to name a few. For them, Harbor Day is a home of lasting memories and lifelong friendships
Harbor Day’s motto, “Gradatim ad Summum” or “Step-by-step to the top,” encompasses the school’s mission and allows for steady personal progress, which in turn develops our eager, collaborative, and creative students who are prepared for the future.
Harbor Day At-a-Glance
![Art teacher and student smile together]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717131169/harbordayorg/v84c9vaftqcvvsj43yti/DSC_0070.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717131169/harbordayorg/v84c9vaftqcvvsj43yti/DSC_0070.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717131169/harbordayorg/v84c9vaftqcvvsj43yti/DSC_0070.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717131169/harbordayorg/v84c9vaftqcvvsj43yti/DSC_0070.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717131169/harbordayorg/v84c9vaftqcvvsj43yti/DSC_0070.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717131169/harbordayorg/v84c9vaftqcvvsj43yti/DSC_0070.jpg","width":2200}])
412
Students, Grades K-8
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56
Faculty
![Class of 2019 Alumni pose for a photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716930435/harbordayorg/fuwiuw7rxqjwc8tr68z7/IMG_5294.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716930435/harbordayorg/fuwiuw7rxqjwc8tr68z7/IMG_5294.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1716930435/harbordayorg/fuwiuw7rxqjwc8tr68z7/IMG_5294.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716930435/harbordayorg/fuwiuw7rxqjwc8tr68z7/IMG_5294.jpg","width":960}])
2,262
Alumni
![Harbor Day Front Entrance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719421750/harbordayorg/mns41yownnfbgejk6y53/HD_Spring2024_394.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719421750/harbordayorg/mns41yownnfbgejk6y53/HD_Spring2024_394.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719421750/harbordayorg/mns41yownnfbgejk6y53/HD_Spring2024_394.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719421750/harbordayorg/mns41yownnfbgejk6y53/HD_Spring2024_394.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1719421750/harbordayorg/mns41yownnfbgejk6y53/HD_Spring2024_394.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1719421750/harbordayorg/mns41yownnfbgejk6y53/HD_Spring2024_394.jpg","width":2200}])
71
Years of Excellence in Education
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61%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
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6
Acre Campus in Corona del Mar, CA
Student Testimonials
Teddy L. talks about his experience playing middle school sports.
Anya G. tells us about her transition to Harbor Day and some of her favorites parts of school.
Dempsey O. explains why she enjoys Family meeting time.
Cooper L. talks about transitioning on his first day of middle school.
Lilliana A. shares her favorite things about middle school and why she enjoys Latin.