Greenwich Academy

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Greenwich Academy
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Address
Greenwich Academy
200 North Maple Avenue

Greenwich
,
Fairfield County
,
Connecticut
06830

(United States)
Coordinates 41°02′35″N73°37′38″W / 41.0431°N 73.6271°W / 41.0431; -73.6271
Information
School type Private, college-preparatory school
Single sex education
(all girls -
since 1913)
Motto Latin: "Ad Ingenium Faciendum"
("Toward the Building of Character")
Established1827(197 years ago) (1827)
HeadMargaret L. Hazlett [1]
Teaching staff105.8 (FTE) (2015–16) [2]
Grades PK–12 [2]
Gender all girls
Enrollment795 (774 K-12) (2015–16) [2]
Student to teacher ratio7.3∶1 (2015–16) [2]
Campus size39 acres (0.16 km2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green and gold
  
Athletics15 varsity sports
Athletics conference New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
(NEPSAC)
MascotGator
Rival
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges
(NEASC)
Website www.greenwichacademy.org
    Last updated: June 6, 2019;5 years ago (June 6, 2019)

    Greenwich Academy is an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls in Greenwich (Fairfield County), Connecticut. Founded in 1827 (197 years ago), it is the oldest girls' school / Single sex education in the state of Connecticut. [3] The head of the school is Margaret L. Hazlett. [4]

    Contents

    History

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    Greenwich Academy was founded in 1827 by members of the Congregationalist Church (in America since c. 1648, of the 16th century Reformation era tradition and theological orientation of Protestant / Reformed / Congregationalism branch of Western Christianity, now merged in the last 67 years into the modern denomination of the United Church of Christ since 1957).

    For 86 years, until after the turn of the 20th century, the school admitted both girls and boys. Then, in 1900 / 1902, a Greenwich Academy English teacher founded the nearby parallel Brunswick School for Boys (also in Greenwich, Connecticut). As a eventual consequence, thirteen years later in 1913, the Greenwich Academy Board of Trustees formally approved the decision to accept only girls as future students / graduates in the Middle and Upper Schools, and after 86 years as a coeducational academic institution, the Greenwich Academy was reconceived after that year as a day school for girls.

    Coordination

    Since 1971, the Greenwich Academy has had a coordinated academic / social relationship with the all-boys student body of the nearby Brunswick School, founded 1900 / 1902. Brunswick's upper school is located across the street of North Maple Avenue from G.A. and high school students can take classes on both campuses. Almost all classes at G.A. and Brunswick are coeducational (co-ed).

    Signature programs

    Engineering & Design Lab

    Greenwich Academy's Engineering & Design Lab (EDL) was established in 2013. It is a fully equipped, digital fabrication space with machines including 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, and CNC machines. In addition to digital manufacturing capabilities, the space offers carpentry and hand-building tools, microcontrollers, electronics, and a wide variety of materials for building. Students and faculty across divisions have access to the space and support for their projects. The lab's director, Erin Riley, is a Senior FabLearn Fellow out of Stanford University's Transformative Learning Technologies Lab. [5]

    GAINS (Girls Advancing in STEM) Network

    The GAINS Network was founded by Greenwich Academy in 2011 to provide an online social platform for young women interested in science, technology, engineering and math. [6]

    Since 2015, the GAINS Conference has been held each spring in partnership with universities and corporations.[ citation needed ] The three-day conferences have been held at MIT (2015), Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2016), Silicon Valley (2017), New York City at the offices of Oath (2018), and University of Pennsylvania (2019).

    Daedalus Art and Literary Magazine

    Daedalus, Greenwich Academy's art and literary magazine was established in 1986 and has earned 22 Gold Medalists from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 15 Highest Awards from the National Council of Teachers of English, and 14 Crowns from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

    Notable alumnae

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      • "I went to the New Canaan Nature Center for preschool," she said. "I was so into that world, and still think about it all the time. It established my love for nature and animals." "New Canaan Country School and Greenwich Academy followed."
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