The Niblock Center for Intentional Living

Start at the Center. Go anywhere.

The Niblock Center for Intentional Living will be a showpiece and a hub for dynamic thought and action, providing valuable resources and programs that will truly inspire and prepare students for what’s ahead. What’s ahead for our graduates is not only academic readiness for college, as it has been for 50 years, but a lifetime of contributing to society. Our graduates will know themselves in order to lead themselves and others. They will make profound contributions to the greater good and the global economy by creating jobs and opportunities for themselves and others.

What’s ahead for an FCDS graduate is a life of meaning, lived with purpose, intention, and integrity, modeling our core values and carrying those values with them into the world they will help create. When you start at the Center, you can go anywhere.

For the past half century, the Founders’ Building has been at the heart of Forsyth Country Day Thousands of students have entered its doors seeking knowledge and left as accomplished young men and women prepared for fulfilling and meaningful lives and careers

As we look ahead to the next 50 years at FCDS, we want this “heart of the school” like the school itself to evoke a sense of belonging in everyone who enters it Studies show that the feeling of belonging helps young learners succeed in school and in life, because when students feel like they belong and that they are appreciated, they know they are expected to do well. That expectation and belief in their abilities motivates them to grow their skills and manifest that belief through high achievement

Forbes reports that some of the most essential skills for the future are learnability, agility, collaboration, communication, negotiation, and leadership. These "power skills" also include adaptability, problem-solving, creativity, drive, and empathy. Potential employers and colleges both report difficulty in finding these crucial abilities in both college graduates and incoming college students.

FCDS believes these in-demand essential life skills need to be developed and cultivated in all students if we are truly going to prepare students for what’s ahead.

The reimagined center of campus, housed in a bright, modern new facility, will inspire:

Skill development for the constantly emerging global economy, with an emphasis on the so-called soft or power skills colleges and employers desire Innovative instruction from skilled teachers and industry experts.

Leadership opportunities and training in how to lead one ’ s self and others.

Entrepreneurship in mindset and practical application.