Woodstock School

Woodstock School is a Christian, international, co-educational, residential school located in Landour, a small hill station contiguous with the town of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

Woodstock is among the more well-known boarding schools of the Indian subcontinent and south asia, especially among those with significant numbers of expatriate students and teachers. (Others are the Kodaikanal International School and the Hebron School, Ooty, both in South India). It provides K-12 instruction, with the residence program starting later in elementary school. Classes follow up through to grade 12.

History

The school traces its origin to 1854 when a group of English ladies were enlisted by British officers and American missionaries to provide a Protestant education for girls.

During the school's 150-year history, Woodstock has achieved several milestones.

*1854 - Woodstock is founded in the hills of Mussoorie.
*1901 - The school is elevated to the status of a college.
*1922 - The school becomes coeducational, interdenominational and multinational (both day students and boarders are part of the student body).
*1959 - The school becomes the third high school outside the North America and the first in Asia to receive U.S. accreditation through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
*1990 - The Association of Indian Universities accepts the Woodstock diploma as an equivalent to the Indian school leaving examination.
*2002 - The school is ranked as the No. 2 residential school in India by [http://www.outlookindia.com Outlook Magazine] .
*2007 - The school becomes the first school in Asia to receive the International Credential from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Campus

The campus of Woodstock is set in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. It is spread over an area of about 250 acres and is located in a forest region with a variety of flora, including pine, rhododendron and oak. The terrain of the campus has an altitudinal range of 350 meters from its lowest point to the highest point.

Because of its geographic location, the campus often sees monkeys in, on and around its buildings and residences. The two types of monkeys most often encountered are rhesus macaques and languors.

Academics

Woodstock provides several options for its graduating students. As the school is accredited by the Middle States Association, the standard Woodstock diploma is equivalent to that of a U.S. high school diploma. The school is a testing center for College Board exams, including the SAT and Advanced Placement tests and provides instruction in preparation for AP exams. Additionally, IGCSE exams and preparation are offered at Woodstock during grade 10. The school also prepares students for continuing education in India with the Woodstock Indian Marksheet, which is accepted by the Association of Indian Universities as an equivalent to the 10+2 stage in the Indian education system.

Woodstock is a partner along with Kodaikanal International School in the [http://www.sageprogram.org SAGE Program] , which encourages students from countries around the world to study at Woodstock or Kodai in effort to better understand the world and different cultures.

Woodstock also has a reciprocal agreement with Carey Baptist Grammar School (Australia) whereby each year 2 students from both schools are awarded the William Carey Scholarship and given the opportunity swap schools for a semester.

Co-Curricular Activities

The school offers several activities that seek to educate the whole child and provide training for global citizenship. Among the activities are the CARE (Care and Restoration of the Environment) Program, Tiger student newspaper, Model United Nations and various athletic teams.

Distinguished Alumni

The Woodstock Board of Directors has awarded Distinguished Alumni status to the following alumni:
*Jonathan Mark Kenoyer '70
*Robert E. Scott '62
*Marty Alter Chen '60
*Dorothy Irene Riddle '60 [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070928/ttlife1.htm#13 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle ] ]
*Richard Brown '58
*Frank Mayadas '57
*T. Z. Chu '52
*Robert Griffiths '52
*Bhavenesh Kumari Patiala '50 [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070928/ttlife1.htm#13 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle ] ]
*Frederick S. Downs '49
*Robert C. Alter '43
*Nayantara Sahgal '43
*Gerry Williams '42
*Hukam Singh "Kim" Yadav '38
*Carl E. Taylor '32

Other Notable Alumni

*Gurpreet Singh '88
*Elizabeth Satow '86
*Vinod Kirplani '86
*Pawan Mehra '86
*Ajay Mehra '85
*Rajesh Kohli '83
*Sanjay Narang '81
*Tom Alter, 68
*Stephen Alter, 74

Former Principals

*1854-1854 - Miss Bignell
*1854-1859 - Mrs. Willings
*1860-1865 - Miss Hart
*1865-1867 - Miss Doney
*1867-1871 - Miss Freer
*1874-1876 - Miss Bacon
*1876-1877 - Miss Mary E. Pratt
*1877-1892 - Mrs. E. J. Scott
*1892-1892 - Miss Anna Scott
*1893-1893 - Mrs. Braddock
*1894-1897 - Miss Clara Giddings
*1897-1899 - Rev. J. M. and Mrs. McComb
*1899-1913 - Rev. and Mrs. H. Marston Andrews
*1913-1916 - Miss Alice Mitchell
*1916-1917 - Dr. E. M. Wherry
*1918-1921 - Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Fife
*1922-1939 - Rev. Allen E. Parker
*1940-1943 - Rev. D. E. Alter
*1944-1945 - Rev. Roland Scott
*1946-1946 - Dr. Lewis Walmsley
*1947-1950 - Rev. R. M. Ewing
*1950-1953 - Mr. A. C. Owens
*1953-1968 - Canon S. R. Burgoyne
*1968-1978 - Rev. Robert C. Alter
*1979-1985 - Rev. William W. Jones
*1985-1991 - Mr. Hugh Bradby
*1991-1992 - Dr. L. L. "Jim" Lehman
*1992-1998 - Rev. Ron Flaming
*1998-2007 - Mr. David Jeffery
*2007-2008 - Mrs. Kaye Aoki
*2008-present - Dr. David Laurenson

References

External links

* [http://www.woodstock.ac.in Woodstock School website]
* [http://www.wsalumni.com Woodstock School alumni website]
* [http://www.winterlinefoundation.com Winterline Foundation website]