Cardigan Mountain School

Infobox School
name = Cardigan Mountain School
type = Private boarding school
founded = 1945
religion = None
headmaster = nowrap|David J. McCusker, Jr. '80
location = Canaan, NH, USA
campus type = Township-Woods
campus size = 500 acres (2 km²)
faculty = 50
enrollment = 200
avg_class_size = 8
ratio = 4:1
grades = 6-9
athletics = 15 Interscholastic Sports
33 Interscholastic Teams
colors = Green and White
mascot = Cougar
homepage = [http://www.cardigan.org/ www.cardigan.org]

Cardigan Mountain School (also called Cardigan or CMS) is a boys-only independent boarding school located on 62 Alumni Drive, Canaan, New Hampshire, USA. It was founded in 1945 on land provided by Dartmouth College.

It is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). [cite web| url=http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools#New_Hampshire| title=CIS Directory of Schools| publisher=New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Independent Schools (CIS)| accessdate=2008-09-26]

Philosophy

The school emphasizes the individual attention it pays to each student, and the importance it places on leadership abilities. It provides what it calls a "Structured Routine". It sends many of its seniors to prestigious secondary schools such as St. Paul's, Phillips Exeter, Phillips Andover, Avon Old Farms, Loomis Chaffee, Groton, Belmont Hill, Northfield Mount Hermon, Salisbury School, Deerfield Academy and many more. The school itself has a rigorous academic and athletic program. The varsity teams compete against high school junior varsity teams.

Facilities

The school has numerous dormitories and houses for boarding students. Dormitories include Hayward, Clark Morgan, Brewster, Hinman and French. Houses include Stowell, Franklin, Greenwood, Banks, North and Dewar. The school's principal academic buildings are Hopkins, Bronfman (where science labs and art studios are located) and Stoddard (which houses the school's library and the Humann Theatre as well as classrooms). Other facilities include the school's chapel, the Hamilton Health Center, the Hayward Dining Room, the Kenerson Athletic Center, the Williams Woodshop, ski slopes on Clancy Mountain, and a fleet of boats on Canaan Street Lake. The school recently completed an indoor hockey rink called the Wakely Center, which converts to four tennis courts in the spring.

Notable alumni

* Samuel S. Adams – president of the American Geological Institute, geology professor at the Colorado School of Mines, and president of Loon Mountain
* F. Lee Bailey - defense lawyer
* Ken Bentsen, Jr. – former Member of Congress from Texas
* Chutinant Bhirombhakdi – director of Boon Rawd Brewery (Singha Beer), member of the Constitution Drafting Assembly of Thailand, and Thai senator
* Philippe Cousteau Jr. – environmentalist and oceanographer
* Eric Douglas – comedian and actor
* Rob Morrow – actor (known for his role as Joel Fleischman in "Northern Exposure"), writer, and director
* Deron Quint – professional ice hockey player
* David J. Winters – deep value investor and investment fund manager
* Nicholas Wyeth – art dealer member of the Wyeth family

References

External links

* [http://www.cardigan.org/ School website]
* [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/16686 Profile] at Privateschoolreview.com
* [http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/432 Profile] at Boardingschoolreview.com

Further reading

*" [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,934818,00.html Bring a Broom] " "Time" magazine article, Dec. 30, 1946
*cite book |title=Cardigan Mountain School: History, 1945-1995 |last=Hopkins |first=Robert C. |authorlink= |coauthors=Rearick, Richard R. |year=1995 |publisher=Sherwin Dodge |location=Littleton, NH |isbn= |pages=