Dutchess Day School

Coordinates: 41°46′34″N 73°39′53″W / 41.77606°N 73.664773°W / 41.77606; -73.664773

Dutchess Day School
Address
415 Route 343 Millbrook, New York, 12545 United States
Information
Type	Private
Opened	1955
Principal	Nancy Hathaway
Faculty	32[1]
Grades	Preschool-8th
Number of students	176[1]

Dutchess Day School is a co-educational day school located in Millbrook, New York that serves students from Pre-K through Grade 8. Founded in 1955, it first had only 3 teachers and nineteen students. Enrollment for 2007–2008 was 176 students with 32 teachers. Its mission is to "nurture each child in mind, body, and spirit and guide students toward responsibility for themselves, one another, and the world around them".^[2]

History

Dutchess Day School was founded in 1955 by a group of parents in the Millbrook area who wanted to give their children the benefits of going to a private, independent school. The school has grown to serve not only children from New York but Connecticut.^[3] One of the school facilities is located in a nineteenth-century farmhouse overlooking fields and farms.^[4] This farmhouse has been added on to numerous times, and now holds the main area for all classes execpt for physical education.

Curriculum

The classes are split into two groups. There is the lower school and the upper school.

Lower School

The lower school includes all grades lower than Fifth Grade. The schedule differs from the upper school in that there is less choice. The homeroom is the basis of most classes, and physical education is four days a week, one period per session. Students take French.

Upper School

The Upper School is a time in which much change occurs. The students in fifth through eighth grades are a part of the Upper School. Physical education becomes once a week for 2 periods. The advisory system begins in sixth grade, which is also the year in which students may take a new language. Students may choose to take one of two languages, Spanish or Latin. The after-school athletic program is open to all upper school students. Seventh and eighth grade students have a locker where they keep their books, and they have "homeroom" once a week, which is used as a period of discussion.

Athletic Program

The following sports are offered:

Fall

• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer

Winter

• Squash

Both winter sports below are offered for both Junior Varsity and Varsity

• Basketball
• Volleyball

Spring

• Boys Lacrosse
• Girls Lacrosse
• Golf
• Tennis

In The Community

Dutchess Day School attempts to give experiences outside of its student body and walls. Past projects for the community have included panels for the AIDS quilt,^[5] as well as hosting the Mill Street Loft's Dutchess Art Camp.^[6] Through efforts like this, Dutchess Day School attempts to expand the horizons of the entire community.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://dutchessday.org/about_facts_stats.php
2. ^ http://www.dutchessday.org/about_mission_and_values.php
3. ^ http://dutchessday.org/about_school_history.php
4. ^ http://dutchessday.org/about_facilities.php
5. ^ http://www.thebody.com/content/art44497.html
6. ^ http://millstreetloft.org/dac.mb.html

External links

• http://dutchessday.org/