Loomis Chaffee School
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4 Batchelder Road , Connecticut 06095 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°50′24″N 72°38′26″W / 41.84000°N 72.64056°WCoordinates: 41°50′24″N 72°38′26″W / 41.84000°N 72.64056°W |
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Type | Private, independent, boarding, day |
Motto | Ne Cede Malis (Yield Not to Misfortunes) |
Established | 1914 |
CEEB code | 070945 |
Head of school | Sheila Culbert |
Faculty | 177 |
Grades | 9–12, PG |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 700 total 490 boarding 210 day |
Average class size | 12 students |
Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 (4:1 boarding student-to-residential faculty) |
Campus size | 300 acres (1.2 km2) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Maroon and gray |
Athletics | 55 interscholastic teams in 18 sports; 19 intramural offerings |
Athletics conference | NEPSAC Founders League |
Mascot | Pelican |
Rival | Kent School |
Accreditation | NAIS TABS NEASC |
Newspaper | The Loomis Chaffee Log |
Endowment | $250 million[1] |
Budget | $55.7 million (2019)[2] |
Tuition | $61,760 (boarding)[2]
$47,440 (day)[2] |
Affiliations | Ten Schools Admissions Organization[3] |
Website | www |
The Loomis Chaffee School (/ˈluːmɪs ˈtʃeɪfi/; LC or Loomis) is a selective independent, coeducational, college preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, including postgraduate students, located in Windsor, Connecticut, seven miles north of Hartford. Seventy percent of Loomis Chaffee's 726 students reside on the school's 300-acre campus and represent forty-four foreign countries and thirty-one U.S. states. 71% of Loomis Chaffee's student body are boarding students while 29% of Loomis Chaffee's student body are day students.
Founded in 1914, Loomis Chaffee is a member of the Ten Schools Admissions Organization along with Choate, Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, St. Paul's, Hotchkiss, Lawrenceville, Taft, and The Hill School.[4] Loomis had an acceptance rate of 18% for the 2021–2022 school year.[5]
History
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The school was chartered in 1874 as The Loomis Institute by five Loomis siblings, who had outlived all their children. Stating that it was their hope that "some good may come to posterity, from the harvest, poor though it be, of our lives," the school was intended as a memorial to their deceased children and a gift to future children.[6] The original 1640 Loomis Homestead was chosen as the site for The Loomis Institute, which opened in 1914.[7] The forty-year gap between chartering and the opening of the school was due to the estate of the Loomis siblings being reserved for the siblings' retirement.[8]
In 1910, John Mason Loomis's wife left over $1.1 million as an endowment to The Loomis Institute for charitable purposes.[9] This donation allowed the school to remain tuition-free for its first four decades. In addition to being tuition-free, The Loomis Institute was distinguished from other New England preparatory schools by its lack of religious affiliation, offering of vocational education alongside college preparatory courses, and admission of both boys and girls.[10]
The Loomis Institute ended coeducation in 1926 when The Chaffee School was incorporated to educate girls on an adjacent campus. In 1970, the boys and girls schools merged to form The Loomis Chaffee School.[10] Since then, the school has expanded as its endowment, financial aid budget, faculty, and campus increased in size.[6]
Overview
Academics
Loomis Chaffee offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, psychology, writing workshop, videography, English, Latin, Spanish, French, art, dance, history and social science, mathematics, music, philosophy, religion, science and theater arts. Noncredit diploma requirements include library skills, and physical fitness and health. Advanced Placement courses are offered in 20 subjects.[11] The Norton Family Center for the Common Good and the Alvord Center for Global & Environmental Studies work to engage the student body with the wider community and world by means of visiting speakers and international study opportunities.[11]
College guidance
Five full-time college counselors guide students through the college search and application process. Eighty-six percent of the members of the Class of 2010 were admitted to colleges and universities deemed most competitive or highly competitive by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, with sixty-six percent matriculating at the most competitive institutions.[12]
Athletics
Loomis Chaffee competes in sports against schools from all over New England and adjacent states.[13] The school is a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and competes in the Class A large school division. Additionally, Loomis is a member of The Founders League which comprises private schools located mainly in Connecticut.[13]
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The Loomis Chaffee Log
The Loomis Chaffee Log is a student-run, school-sponsored newspaper. Established in 1915, the Log is published monthly by a team of student editors. In 2015, the Log editorial staff launched an online edition.[14]
Heads of school
- (1914-1949): Nathaniel Horton Batchelder[15]
- (1949-1952): William Speer[15]
- (1952-1967): Francis Olmsted Grubbs[15]
- (1967-1976): Frederick G. Torrey[16]
- (1976-1996): John Ratté[17]
- (1996-2008): Russell H. Weigel[18]
- (2008–2023): Sheila Culbert
- (2023): Zachary Lehman
Notable alumni
See also
- John Mason Loomis — American lumber tycoon and Union colonel during the American Civil War, and one of the Loomis family financiers and co-founders of the Loomis Institute
- James Chaffee Loomis - American lawyer, politician, and co-founder of the Loomis Institute
- Osbert Burr Loomis - American portrait painter and co-founder of the Loomis Institute
References
- ^ "Loomis Chaffee Profile (2022) | Windsor, CT".
- ^ a b c "Loomis Chaffee - Key Facts". Loomis Chaffee. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Ten Schools". www.tenschools.org.
- ^ "Loomis at a Glance". November 24, 2019.
- ^ "LC's Prestige Improves as Acceptance Rate Drops".
- ^ a b "History & Origins of Loomis Chaffee". Loomischaffee.org. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ Atlantic Reporter: Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. West Publishing Company. 1923. pp. 33–35.
- ^ Hill, Rachel. "A look back at the start of Loomis Chaffee School". courant.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ Together We Served.com, Essay
- ^ a b Martin, David Jerner; Loomis, Kimberly S. (2013-06-25). Building Teachers: A Constructivist Approach to Introducing Education. Cengage Learning. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-285-53011-6.
- ^ a b "Key Facts 2011–12". Loomischaffee.org. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ "College Guidance". Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Athletics Overview - The Loomis Chaffee School". www.loomischaffee.org.
- ^ Loomis Chaffee Log, thelclog.org; accessed June 6th, 2017.
- ^ a b c Margolick, David (April 15, 1982). "Francis O. Grubbs Is Dead at 74; Headed Loomis-Chaffee School". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ex‐French Teacher To Retire as Head Of Loomis‐Chaffee". The New York Times. February 25, 1973.
- ^ Writer, STAN SIMPSON; Courant Staff. "LOOMIS CHAFFEE HEADMASTER RETIRING". courant.com.
- ^ "Loomis Headmaster to Retire After 2007-08 Year". April 1, 2007.
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