Marvelwood School
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The Marvelwood School | |
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476 Skiff Mountain Rd , Connecticut 06757-1112 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°46′57″N 73°27′35″W / 41.7826°N 73.4597°WCoordinates: 41°46′57″N 73°27′35″W / 41.7826°N 73.4597°W |
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Type | Independent boarding high school |
Motto | Latin: Aeterna lux scientiae |
Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian[1] |
Established | 1956 |
Founders | Robert Bodkin & Ian Hanna |
CEEB code | 070117 |
NCES School ID | 00232734[1] |
Head of school | Blythe Everett |
Faculty | 26 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 102[1] (2019–2020) |
• Grade 9 | 16 |
• Grade 10 | 24 |
• Grade 11 | 31 |
• Grade 12 | 31 |
Student to teacher ratio | 3.9:1[1] |
Hours in school day | 6.8[1] |
Campus type | Rural[1] |
Color(s) | Blue & white |
Nickname | Pterodactyls |
Rival | Storm King School |
Endowment | $4.4 million[2] |
Annual tuition | $62,200[3] |
Revenue | $8.7 million[2] |
Affiliation | NAIS |
Alumni | 1,852+ |
Website | marvelwood |
The Marvelwood School is a college preparatory private boarding school located in Kent, Connecticut, United States.
History[edit]
Marvelwood was founded in 1956 by Robert A. Bodkin and Ian Hanna in Cornwall, Connecticut, on a campus previously occupied by Rumsey Hall School. Ian Hanna named the school after his relative Donald Grant Mitchell, an American novelist who owned an estate in New Haven, Connecticut, also called Marvelwood.[4]
Bodkin remained headmaster until 1981. He was succeeded by Peter B. Tacy until 1989, H. Mark Johnson until 1997, Anne Davidson Scott until 2005, Scott E. Pottbecker until 2011, and Arthur F. Goodearl until 2018. Blythe Everett P '14,'16 is the current Head of School.
In 1995, Marvelwood moved from its cramped campus in Cornwall to the former Kent School girls' campus about 10 miles (16 km) away on Skiff Mountain in Kent, CT.
Admissions[edit]
The Marvelwood student body consists primarily of boarding students, with about 20% of students commuting from home. Of those boarding students, about 24% are international, coming from countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Spain, France, Russia, and Vietnam. The school offers a three-level ESL program to accommodate foreign speakers.[5]
Demographics[edit]
White | Asian | Black | Hispanic |
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65 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
Curriculum[edit]
Intentionally small and flexible, Marvelwood offers an intimate mountain-top setting for students who benefit from focused and individual attention and encouragement. Students are engaged in unique and hands-on programming, nurturing them toward academic and personal confidence. Their program is geared toward providing a strong preparation for college and laying the foundation for a lifetime of curiosity, inquiry, and learning.
Marvelwood's optional Learning Support Program customizes one-on-one and small-group curricula to suit each student. Orton-Gillingham-trained teachers work with students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences.
Students participate in various activities outside the classroom, including weekly community service, competitive athletics, creative arts programs, and an award-winning film studies program. Marvelwood works locally with the Audubon Sharon and Institute for Bird Populations.
Notable alumni[edit]
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- Jake Burton Carpenter - founder of Burton Snowboards[6]
- John P. Hammond - blues singer and guitarist
- Arthur Levering - modern composer of classical music[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Marvelwood School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Form 990" (PDF). Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. Internal Revenue Service. 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Tuition & Financial Aid". Admission. Marvelwood School. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Curricular Resources".
- ^ "Marvelwood School: Key Facts". www.marvelwood.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
- ^ "Remembering Jake Burton Carpenter". Burton. Burton Snowboards. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Biography". Arthur Levering. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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