the logic behind
the tcs logo

Behind the elegant curves and beautiful bloom of our TCS logo lies some serious science: the Fibonacci Sequence. This predictable pattern recurs almost everywhere in the natural world and has alternately been called the "Golden Spiral" for its aesthetically pleasing regularity and balance. 

You see the Golden Spiral in your thumbprint, in your DNA, in the pattern of the seeds of a sunflower. It is in the beautiful arcs of the chambered nautilus and the spiral galaxy. We've chosen this symbol because it represents so many of the characteristics that set the Country School apart.

The Fibonacci Sequence grows exponentially, as our children do throughout their journey from grade to grade. It is the perfect metaphor for seeing the future of our school as ever bigger, ever brighter.

The sequence has the solid predictability of mathematics, the varied applications of science, the beautiful proportions of art, and the organic interconnectedness of the community. Its scientific foundation represents all the best aspects of traditional academics, yet also our continual push to find new and innovative methods. This balance speaks to our progressive stance that looks for opportunity around every corner.

As Sir Ken Robinson has said of us, The Country School is getting it right in terms of incorporating creativity in the classroom. We encourage the kind of adaptive and inventive problem-solving that the careers of the 21st century will demand.