Daycroft School
| Daycroft School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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University-preparatory school | |
| Motto | Perceive then demonstrate |
| Established | 1928 |
| Founder | Sarah Pyle Smart |
| Status | Closed |
| Headmaster | Robert Clark |
| Faculty | 38 |
| Enrollment | 130 |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | daycroftschool |
The Daycroft School was a co-educational private boarding school founded in 1928. Initially located at a private home in Darien, Connecticut, it relocated to Stamford in 1935, and in 1963, to the neighboring town of Greenwich, Connecticut. Relocating again in Greenwich, it eventually occupied the Rosemary Hall campus from 1971 until Daycroft's closing in 1991. Smart founded the school for the children of local Christian Scientists.
School history
Daycroft was founded by Sarah Pyle Smart as a private school for the children of area Christian Scientists so they could be educated in an environment akin to their home life, where the teachings of
The school was a member of the Secondary Education Board[3] and offered pre-school through high school, in general subjects and college preparatory education.[2] The school offered partial scholarships and was incorporated in 1939 as a non-profit institution.[1] Daycroft served both day students and boarding students at its Greenwich campus. It contained a boys and girls dormitory. Dorm parents were selected to live on each floor of the dorms annually both to live there as a resource for the students and to help maintain safety for the students.
The school's initial home was in Darien, Connecticut, where the Smarts lived. In 1935, a portion of an estate was purchased on
In 1972, the Daycroft school was one of the last sites of a
Notable alumni and staff
References
- ^ a b c d e The Handbook Of Private Schools An Annual Descriptive Survey Of Independent Education Boston, Massachusetts: Porter Sargent, 39th Edition (1958), pp. 143-144. Retrieved July 8, 2013
- ^ a b Handbook, p. 807. Retrieved July 8, 2013
- ^ Handbook, p. lxviii Retrieved July 8, 2013
- ^ Cricket Johnson, "Daycroft School History" Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine The Daycroft School Foundation Incorporated (2001). Retrieved July 8, 2013
- ^ Gregg D. Mecca, "Made in Stamford" The Stamford Historical Society Inc., Stamford, Connecticut (November 30, 1984). Retrieved July 8, 2013
- ^ The Advocate(April 30, 1999), pp. R1 and R4
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- PMID 4682950.