Wooster School is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory school (grades 5 through 12) in Danbury, Connecticut. It is a member of the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools.
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91 Miry Brook Rd , Connecticut 06810 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°21′59″N 73°29′58″W / 41.3663°N 73.4994°W |
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| Type | Private, coeducation |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
| Established | 1926 |
| Founder | Aaron C. Coburn[1] |
| CEEB code | 070130 |
| Head of school | Matt Byrnes |
| Faculty | 61 |
| Enrollment | 336 (as of 2021) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Campus size | 125 acres (51 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | White, maroon, black |
| Athletics | Interscholastic sports teams Housatonic Valley Athletic League |
| Mascot | The General |
| Team name | Generals |
| Tuition | $47,440 (2024)[2] |
| Website | www |
Overview
editThe Wooster School motto is Ex Quoque Potestate, Cuique Pro Necessitate, roughly, "From each according to ability, to each according to need". Founded in 1926 as a boys' school of 10 students by Episcopal priest Dr. Aaron Coburn,[1] it is named for General David Wooster, who fought at the Battle of Ridgefield with the Patriots in the American Revolution.[3] The school continues the legacy of the jobs program, in which the entire student body engages in a daily period dedicated to cleaning and physically maintaining the campus.[4]
Girls were first admitted to the school in the fall of 1970. In 1990, Wooster School transitioned from being a boarding school, as it had been since its inception, to being a day school.[4]
21st-century changes
editSince 2000, one of the National Association of Episcopal Schools' top two educator awards is named for former Wooster School head John D. Verdery.[5][6]
From 2001 to 2004, Wooster School made some improvements to its physical plant, notably the addition of a new gymnasium and a distinct Middle School building.[7][8]
Tuition
editWooster offers a program of variable tuition to families unable to pay full tuition. Full tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year was as follows:[9]
| Grade 5 | $33,210 |
| Grade 6 | $37,160 |
| Grade 7 | $38,670 |
| Grade 8 | $40,260 |
| Grades 9 - 12 | $43,920 |
| The Pathways Program | $51,920 |
| The Bridge Program | $62,130 |
Notable alumni
edit- Tracy Chapman—folk singer and guitarist[10][11]
- Andrew Stevovich—painter[12]
- Cyrus Mehri—trial attorney[13]
- Zachary Cole Smith—singer[14]
- Neil Rudenstine—president of Harvard University[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Aaron Cutler Coburn, Priest". The Living Church. Vol. 25. December 20, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "Variable Tuition - Wooster School". www.woosterschool.org.
- ^ "American Revolution - Expedition of Wooster - Turning-point of war". Archived from the original on 2006-01-25.
- ^ a b Polk, Nancy (March 17, 1991). "Private Schools Struggle to Survive". New York Times. pp. CN:12.
- ^ Daphne Mack, Episcopal educators gathered in Hollywood for biennial conference: Peter Cheney roasted and three educators honored, Episcopal News Service, November 28, 2006, found at Episcopal Church, USA, Official web site. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
- ^ National Association of Episcopal Schools, Awards, found at NAES official web site. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ "TSKP Architecture Firm web site".
- ^ The Stamford Hospital Web site. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
- ^ "Variable Tuition - Wooster School". www.woosterschool.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Darling, Cary. "Doing it her way: Tracy Chapman goes against the grain with her reflective songs", The Orange County Register, May 25, 1990. Accessed October 19, 2007. "She was a student at Wooster High School in Danbury, Conn., with a budding taste for folk music and a flair for songwriting who corralled her courage and hit the pavement."
- ^ About Tracy Chapmen, official biography web site. Accessed October 22, 2007.
- ^ Diehl, Carol (2007). Andrew Stevovich: Essential Elements. Anita Shreve, John Sacret Young, Valerie Ann Leeds. Lenox, MA: Hard Press Editions. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-889097-70-1.
- ^ FindJustice.com web site. Retrieved October 22, 2007. "His parents' educational aspirations led Mr. Mehri to the Wooster School. 'My years there had a formative influence on me,' he says. 'There probably isn't another prep school that has such a genuine commitment to diversity. Wooster really led the way in that respect. They had already integrated by the 1950s and the idea of diversity was embedded in the culture.'
- ^ "How Does It Feel: DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith Rolls on". 28 July 2014.
- ^ Catherine E. Shoichet, Rudenstine's Book Hits Shelves, June 05, 2001, Harvard Crimson. Accessed October 22, 2007. "In a 1998 speech given at the Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Mass., Rudenstine spoke of the root of his passion for reading—a meeting with a high school adviser during his first term as a scholarship student at the Wooster School in Danbury, Connecticut. “I don’t remember trying to articulate for myself, at the time, what this entire experience actually meant to me,” he says."