Thornton-Donovan School
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Thornton-Donovan School | |
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Private School | |
Established | 1901 |
Students | 175 |
Grades | K-12 |
The Thornton-Donovan School (TD) was founded as the New Rochelle School and Kindergarten in
The school is now at its third campus, on Overlook Circle in the Beechmont neighborhood of New Rochelle. It inhabits three former homes, including the former Andrew Crawford estate (now the Main Building).[2]
Overview
The Thornton-Donovan School is now a New York State accredited high school educating over 175 students in grades K-12 every year. On May 25, 2005, students planted two flowering trees at the end of Overlook Circle and at Lester Place and Beechmont Lake as a gift to the city of New Rochelle, New York.[3]
The school has a
2008-2009 Renovation
In early 2008, plans were being made to expand and level the field along with building a new basketball court. A proposal for the renovation was sent to the New Rochelle Department of Development Planning Board on June 24. The proposal stated that the field would be graded, ten irrigation sprinklers would be installed, the basketball court would be taken apart and relocated to allow more field space, a ten-foot chain link fence would enclose the new court, and twenty trees would be removed during the process.[4] Headmaster Douglas Fleming has referred to the final product as the Field of Dreams.[5]
Summer Challenge Program
In the summer, the school also holds a
Thematic Language Education
Middle and Upper School curricula are themed annually on an area of the world. Students are exposed daily to a dynamic course of learning throughout the year learning not only about international
A rigorous course of learning is punctuated by a "spring-time fling" trip to locations associated with the year's theme (i.e. - the country or locale the school studied). Students, faculty and friends can all join for an exceptional educational excursion. Since 1994, there have been 18 trips, of which 14 were international.
1990s
Little information about the first six trips taken by the school has been given through their website; however, trips to six countries and one state were undertaken between 1994 and 1999.[8]
Year | Country/State/Region | Duration | Cities visited | |
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1994 | England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland | Specifics Unknown | ||
1995 | France | Specifics Unknown | ||
1996 | Jerusalem | Specifics Unknown | ||
1997 | Italy | Specifics Unknown | ||
1998 | New Mexico | Specifics Unknown | ||
1999 | Austria | Specifics Unknown |
2000- Greece
The new millennium began with an 11-day trip to Greece that started on May 18 and ended on May 28. The travelers departed from
Greece itinerary | ||
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Date | City/Town | Activity |
May 18 | New York City | Flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Athens International Airport |
May 19 | Athens | Train tour of Plaka, light and sound show at the Acropolis |
May 20 | Athens | Tour of Athens; visited the Erechtheum, the Parthenon, the Acropolis Museum, House of Parliament, the National Library, the Theatre of Dionysus, changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a dance show at Odeon of Herodes Atticus
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2001- Spain
In 2001, the school took an 18-day excursion to Spain from May 10 to 28.[10]
2002- New York
The following year was a ten-day tour of New York City, Upstate New York, and Montreal from April 12 to 21.[11]
2003- Florida
In 2003, the school traveled to southern Florida from April 25 to May 4.[12]
2004- Belgium
In 2004, a ten-day trip to Belgium began on April 29 and ended on May 8.[13]
2005- Illinois and Missouri
In 2005, the schools' most recent non-international trip took place from April 1 to 10 in Illinois and Missouri.[14]
2006- England
During 2006, the school traveled to England for two weeks from April 28 to May 13.[15]
2007- Japan
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From May 4 to 17, 2007, the school journeyed to Japan. One of the largest excursions made by the school, a total of 90 people, including teachers and parents, took part in the trip across the Pacific. Due to the large number of people, two flights were taken to Japan, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, both of which were from
2008- Portugal
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/TD_at_Cape_St._Vincent.jpg/220px-TD_at_Cape_St._Vincent.jpg)
The 2008 trip taken by the school was from April 25 to May 10 in Portugal.[17]
2009- Brazil
From April 29, 2009, the school toured
2010- South Africa
As of September 28, 2008, the 2009-10 semester trip is set to be about South Africa.[19]
The arts and community connections
- The mural "The Constellations" on the first floor of T-D's main building was painted by a relative of James Joyce, Alton S. Tobey
- Lumen Martin Winter's Haus was T-D's second acquisition for the current opus. The mosaic is in the United Nations' headquarters at Manhattan. There is also a mural by him entitled "Aspirational Music" in the school's main building structure.
- The school has many connections to Lion's Club International, a worldwide "service" organization.
Notable alumni
- United States Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee. He attended the school from 1977 to 1979 when he graduated.[20]
- Joey Kramer - The drummer from Aerosmith.
Headmasters
- 1. Emily Scott Thornton- 1901-1945
- 2. Genevieve F. Berns- 1945-1968
- 3. Douglas E. Fleming, Jr.- 1968– present
References
- ^ Douglas Fleming (June 8, 2005). "Founder's Day 2005". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Staff Writer (2003). "Thornton-Donovan School Environmental Assessment" (PDF). Saccardi & Schiff, Inc. Retrieved April 13, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Staff Writer (2005). "Newsletter Special Edition 2" (PDF). Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved April 13, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Edward Lynch (June 24, 2008). "New Rochelle Department of Development Planning Board Agenda" (PDF). New Rochelle Department of Development Planning. Retrieved April 13, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Douglas Fleming (February 8, 2009). "2008 Headmaster's Messages (ARCHIVE)". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Thornton-Donovan School". SSAT. 2008. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ Douglas Fleming (2007). "Welcome Message". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "What is Thematic Education?". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2000 - Greece "Mentor Meets Telemachus"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2001 - Spain "Spanish Serenade"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2002 - New York "New York State of Mind"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2003 - Miami and the Keys "Islands in the Sun"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2004 - New Orleans, Belgium "Icons: Jefferson and Napoleon"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2005 - Chicago, Springfield, St Louis "Lincoln Monumental"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2006 - England "Commemorating Churchill"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2007 - Japan "Land of the Rising Sun"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2008 - Portugal "A New Discovery"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (January 23, 2009). "2009 - Brazil "Mas Que Nada"". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ T-D Community Administrator (September 28, 2008). "2010 - South Africa!". Thornton-Donovan School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Thornton-Donovan School Alumni". Classmates.com. 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.