The Cambridge School of Weston
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The Cambridge School of Weston (also known as CSW or The Cambridge School) is an independent,
History
The school was founded in 1886 as The Cambridge School for Girls at 20 Mason Street in
In 1931, the school was moved 20 miles (32 km) to its present campus in Weston under the direction of then-head of school John French, became
Academics
The school adopted the Module System, implemented in 1973 by then Head of School Bob Sandoe. The goal of the Module, or "Mod" System, is to provide a framework to allow students to focus on fewer subjects more intensively during a given term. The academic year is divided into six terms (known as modules) of six weeks apiece. A school day consists of four class blocks of 90 minutes each, with some classes spanning several consecutive blocks. Students take up to three academic and one extracurricular class per mod. Some classes, such as those in mathematics or a foreign language, continue for multiple mods. No two students have the same schedule; every student's schedule is unique to themself. Students submit what classes they would like to enroll in, and the faculty works on their schedule to fit their electives into their schedule, along with the required classes each class must participate in.
Tuition
The Cambridge School of Weston's tuition for the 2019–2020 school year is $63,000 for boarding and $50,900 for day students.[4] About 25% of students receive financial aid.[5]
Initiatives
The Cambridge School of Weston finished building a Green building called the Garthwaite Center for Science and Art, with a dedication ceremony and day of environmental education events on October 20, 2007.
Athletics
The Cambridge School of Weston offers the following interscholastic sports: Soccer, Cross country running, Field hockey, Basketball, Baseball, Ultimate, Volleyball, Tennis, and Girls' lacrosse.[6]
Additional fitness courses offered include: Yoga, Rock climbing, Fencing,
Notable alumni
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- Miguel Arteta, director
- Max Geller, internet provocateur
- Hilaria Baldwin, yoga instructor
- Louisa Bertman, illustrator
- Josh Clayton-Felt, singer-songwriter
- Andras Jones, actor, singer-songwriter
- Jennifer Coolidge, actress
- Robert M. Cunningham, cloud physicist
- Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, aerospace engineer
- Ian Falconer, illustrator and author; noted for his Olivia the Pig series of children's books (that spawned an animated children's television series)
- Zach Feuer, artist
- Starsky and Hutch
- Aspen Gollan, woodworker and furniture maker
- Susanna Kaysen, author of Girl, Interrupted
- Helen Keller, author, political activist, lecturer, and the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree
- Nia King, queer art activist and author
- Stephin Merritt, singer-songwriter
- Hamilton Morris, journalist
- David Mugar, businessman and philanthropist
- Steve Mumford, artist
- Daniel Jose Older, writer
- Esther Pasztory, art historian
- Douglas Preston, author
- Jonathan Roberts, screenwriter The Lion King, Monsters, Inc.
- Ella Williams, singer-songwriter and lead of Squirrel Flower
- Jonas Wood, artist
- Eric von Hippel, economist
- Kelly Zutrau, singer-songwriter and lead of Wet
- Jesse Novak, composer and songwriter, best known for Bojack Horseman and The Mindy Project
- Suzanne M. Rivera, president of Macalester College
References
- ^ "Head's Corner | The Cambridge School of Weston". www.csw.org.
- ^ "Who We Are | The Cambridge School of Weston". www.csw.org.
- ^ "The Cambridge School of Weston- About CSW- History- 1886–1918". Archived from the original on April 6, 2007.
- ^ "Tuition and Fees". www.csw.org.
- ^ "FAQs | The Cambridge School of Weston". Archived from the original on May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Interscholastic Sports | The Cambridge School of Weston". www.csw.org.
- ^ "Recreation and Wellness Activities | The Cambridge School of Weston". www.csw.org.
- de Lone, Richard H. and Susan T., John Dewey is Alive and Well in New England, ISBN 978-0-8422-0282-4), pages 182–189.