Stanwich School - One Campus

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Mind Body Spirit School Stanwich

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Mind Body Spirit School

Stanwich School is special. It is the vision of its founder, Patricia Young, to be a premier independent school. It is students who cannot wait for the school day to begin. It is a curriculum designed to challenge each learner. It is teachers who cherish each child. It is parents who wish to invest not only in their child’s academic success, but also in their character development. It is a dynamic, collaborative learning environment in which all students can thrive.

Stanwich School is remarkable. In only sixteen years, thanks to the extraordinary leadership and generosity of current and past parents, Stanwich has evolved from a tiny start-up school to a sophisticated educational institution, from 72 students to 350 students, from lessee to landowner. In that brief time, Stanwich has earned a well-deserved reputation for outstanding academics and a mission-driven “character culture.”

Stanwich School is ready. Armed with a unique mission, an established curriculum, devoted faculty, committed families, 40 acres of land in central Greenwich, and approved construction plans, Stanwich is set to embark on the next phase of its growth.

Stanwich School is one. Now the owner of a 60,000 sq ft facility, the school is excited to house all of its students — grades PreK through 12 — on Stanwich Road in Greenwich. For many years, Stanwich’s student body has been housed in different campuses. With the recent acquisition of land and facilities, the school looks forward to welcoming its Upper School (grades 7 through 12) back to 257 Stanwich Road in September of 2014.

As an organization, The Stanwich School strives for excellence and continuous learning. As such, the school has embarked on a process that will demonstrate its institutional ability to learn, grow, and pursue excellence and will culminate in creating the next outstanding chapter in the Stanwich story.

As a longtime Stanwich family (9 years), we are completely thrilled to see our son entering Grade 9 next year and spending his high school years at 257 Stanwich Road. This is a landmark time in the history of the school with our first graduating class in May and the success of achieving its mission of having grades PreK - 12 in Greenwich. There is now a clear path for a very bright future for Stanwich to continue providing excellent academics and fabulous faculty in a warm and nurturing community. Bravo Stanwich!

Lisa Bailey Cassidy, Stanwich Parent and Trustee • Grade 8

Our Mission The Stanwich School is a caring community that offers a balanced, rigorous education, infused with values emphasizing Judeo-Christian principles and traditions, which inspire students to be their best, help others be their best and make God’s world a better place.

One Campus Just the Numbers PreK & K Early Childhood Learning Center:

Primary House Grades 1 through 3:

3 classrooms • Discovery Center • Animal Embassy™ Satellite Exhibit

6 classrooms • Lower School Library • Lower School Art Studio

Intermediate House Grades 4 through 6:

6 classrooms • Lower School Library • Lower School Art Studio • Lower School Science Lab • Music & Drama Studios

Upper School Grades 7 through 12:

11 classrooms • Science Lab • Upper School Library • Upper School Media Center • Upper School Art Studio • Student Lounge • Common Space Dining Hall

Athletics:

Campus:

Regulation Synthetic Turf Field for Lacrosse, Soccer and Field Hockey • Gymnasium • Tennis Court • Work-out Room and Dance Studio 40 acres of woodland property • Cross Country Trails • Outdoor Science Classroom • Vernal Pond • 7% Conservation Land

The Stanwich School

As an administrator, and as a Stanwich PreK parent, I am very excited about the program we are creating for our youngest students at the Early Childhood Learning Center. It will be a robust continuation of the exemplary approach Stanwich’s Lower School is known for, while affording us the fortuity to explore new opportunities.

PreK & K Stanwich Early Childhood Learning Center

Meaghan Mallin, Head of Lower School & Stanwich Parent • Grade PreK

Upper School Classrooms The second floor of Stanwich’s main building will be home to two types of classrooms: one being a traditional lecture-style set-up, and the other being a seminar room fitted with a “Harkness” table to facilitate group discussion.

Also on the second floor will be a state-of-the-art science lab.

One Campus • Many Advantages The bricks and mortar at 257 Stanwich Road hold 60,000 square feet of educational space. However, members of the Stanwich community find that what is more important than the walls that house the facility, is what happens inside those walls.

HALLMARK PROGRAM Following is a sample of elements of the Stanwich program that will continue: • Student/Teacher Ratios: A hallmark of a Stanwich education is the relationship that is established between students and those entrusted to their care and guidance. Our average student to teacher ratio is 7:1. In the Lower School, most grade levels enjoy two full-time teachers in each class. In the Upper School, the average class size is 12 students in an academic subject class. The small student/teacher ratio, combined with an environment of trust fostered by our faculty in the classroom, allows students to engage with the subject matter and with each other in rich and meaningful ways which is not often seen in larger classroom settings.

• Academic Rigor: The learning environment at Stanwich is built around a rigorous, traditional college preparatory curriculum in both content and process. Our standardized test scores are tops — The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth rated Stanwich as their top school in Greenwich, our national reading scores are consistently two or more grade levels above the norm, and 83% of our students who took Advanced Placement exams received a score of a 4 or 5 (with 5 being the highest score).

• Morning Assembly: Each day students gather as “houses” to start the day together at assembly with announcements, public speaking opportunities, prayer and song in the Lower School.

• Mission-driven Program: The entire Stanwich community is engaged in developing a child’s character. Through daily assemblies, weekly values and ethics discussions, service learning opportunities and countless teaching moments throughout the day, students develop the habits of the heart that guide good choices and decisions.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES Following are examples of how the Stanwich program will be enhanced by gathering on one campus: • Student Experience: Special opportunities for age-appropriate interaction between Lower School and Upper School students will be plentiful. Examples include, but are not limited to: extra help sessions run by Upper School students, Senior House student support of Lower School “Afters” programs, “buddy” or mentoring opportunities, and older students modeling core Stanwich values and leadership to younger students.

• Faculty Collaboration: Currently, Stanwich teachers spend a limited number of afternoons in departmental meetings. Having all faculty on one campus, myriad opportunities abound for collaboration between teachers, thus facilitating greater symmetry between academic departments and divisions.

• Curriculum Specialists: Under the current two-campus model, specialists such as music, drama, and physical education teachers travel back-and-forth between the two locations. By residing at one location, these teachers gain additional instructional time with students.

•C ommunity: With the entire Stanwich community coming together — faculty, students and parents — the opportunities for Stanwich are limitless. The African proverb, often quoted by Paul Geise, Head of School, aptly sums up the Stanwich spirit: “If you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to walk far, walk together.”

I am so excited about Stanwich and its future. Now with our own land and our own buildings, we are working together toward the same goal.

I can’t wait to see my children grow as the school grows!

Anastasia Brien, Stanwich Parent • Grades 5 and 7

The Stanwich School Coeducational PreK­—12 independent school 257 Stanwich Road • Greenwich, CT 06830 203.542.0035 • info@stanwichschool.org www.stanwichschool.org