Renbrook School

Last updated
Renbrook School
Location
Renbrook School
,
CT

USA
Information
Type Co-ed, Private
MottoBringing Learning to Life
Established1935
Head of SchoolMatthew Sigrist
Faculty89
Enrollment370
Campus75 acres (300,000 m2)
Color(s)Royal Blue   and White  
MascotFreddie the Hawk
Website Renbrook.org

Renbrook School is an independent, private day school in West Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1935, Renbrook is an independent day school for students in three divisions; Beginning School for students in preschool through kindergarten, Lower School for grades 1-4, and Upper School for grades 5-8. With 370 students, class sizes of 10–15 are typical. Located on over 75-acres atop Avon Mountain, the main building was originally the home of Frederick Rentschler.

Contents

Notable alumni

The alumni association includes over 2,400 graduates from Renbrook and the Junior School.

NameClass YearDescription
Eunice Groark 1950First female Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1991–1995)
Elizabeth May 1969President of the Green Party of Canada
Michael Sucsy 1988Writer, director, and producer of the HBO film Grey Gardens (HBO film)
John Conklin 1949Set designer and Associate Artistic Director for the Glimmerglass Opera
Ben Coes 1982Novelist, New York Times bestselling author
Samantha Magee 1998Olympian rower
Sirena Huang 2009Professional Violinist
Charles Graeber 1984Journalist and Author [1]
William Tong 1988Attorney General of Connecticut

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clinton Avenue School</span> Public elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Clinton Avenue School is a bilingual school located at 293 Clinton Avenue in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It was built in 1911 and underwent extensive renovations beginning in 2004. The original design was similar to the nearby Truman School, both Beaux Arts style buildings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenwich Country Day School</span> Co-educational, nursery-12 school in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

The Greenwich Country Day School is a co-educational, independent day school in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1926. As of 2019, it enrolled some 1190 students from nursery to 12th grade level. In November 2017, Greenwich Country Day acquired The Stanwich School, making it the only independent nursery through 12th grade co-educational school in Greenwich. The Head of School of GCDS is Adam Rohdie. The head of the high school is Chris Winters, former Greenwich High School principal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheshire Academy</span> School in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States

Cheshire Academy is a co-educational college preparatory school located in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1794 as the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut, it is the eleventh oldest boarding school in the United States. In 1917, the school was renamed The Roxbury School, and trained young men exclusively for the purpose of attending nearby Yale University. Later known as Cheshire Academy, the school was the first private academic institution to accept international students dating back to the 1850s, and as of 2011 it is the only independent school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the state of Connecticut.

Grand Prairie Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States.

Hilltop Country Day School is an independent, nonsectarian coeducational day school located in Sparta, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students in preschool through eighth grade. The school is divided into an Early Childhood Division, a Lower school and Upper School. The school is led by Head of School Ms. Laura McGee and by a board of trustees composed of members of the community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beaver Country Day School</span> Independent school in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States

Beaver Country Day School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for students in grades 6 through 12, founded in 1920. The school is located on a 17-acre (69,000 m2) campus in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, near Boston. Beaver is a member of the Cum Laude Society, the Independent Curriculum Group, and the National Association of Independent Schools. Beaver is accredited by the New England Association of Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cardigan Mountain School</span> Private boarding school in New Hampshire, US

Cardigan Mountain School, also called Cardigan or CMS, for short, is an all-boys independent boarding school for grades six through nine, located on 62 Alumni Drive, Canaan, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded in 1945 on land provided by Dartmouth College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King Philip Middle School</span> Public middle school in the United States

King Philip Middle School is a middle school in the town of West Hartford, Connecticut. It is one of the West Hartford Public Schools as well as one of three public middle schools in the town of West Hartford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yale School of Public Health</span> School of public health in Connecticut, U.S.

The Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) was founded in 1915 by Charles-Edward Amory Winslow and is one of the oldest public health masters programs in the United States. YSPH is both a department within the school of medicine as well as an independent, CEPH-certified school of public health.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eisenhower High School (Houston)</span> School in Houston, Texas, United States

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School is a Title I public secondary school located in Near Northwest and in Houston, Texas, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palmer High School (Massachusetts)</span> Public high school in Palmer, Massachusetts, United States

Palmer High School is a public high school located in the city of Palmer, Massachusetts, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bowling Green City School District</span> School district in Ohio

Bowling Green City Schools is a school district in northwest Ohio, the United States. The school district serves students who live in the city of Bowling Green located in Wood County including the villages of Portage, Rudolph, Sugar Ridge, Milton Center and Custar.

Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement ("TMSC") is a non profit corporation in Avon, Connecticut. It is dedicated to the improvement of science education and does so by working directly with students, teachers, and the general public. Located at Avon CT, Talcott Mountain Science Center tries to improve lives of all people through an academy and science center programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Middlesex Community College (Connecticut)</span> Public college in Middletown, Connecticut, US

Middlesex Community College is a public community college in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yorktown Central School District</span> School district in the U.S. state of New York

Yorktown Central School District is a school district in Yorktown Heights, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hall Memorial School</span>

Hall Memorial School is located at 111 River Road in Willington, Connecticut. It serves only the town of Willington, grades 5 through 8. The school is fairly small, servicing about 320 students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Strong School</span>

Strong School is a school located at 69 Grand Ave. in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It is an overflow school for district kindergartners and first graders. It has a student population of approximately 277 utilizing a 1.055-acre (4,270 m2) site.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Winchendon School</span> Private, college-prep, day and boarding school in Winchendon, MA, United States

The Winchendon School is a coeducational, preparatory boarding and day school composed of two campuses; one in Massachusetts, and another in Herald Square, Manhattan, New York. Founded in 1926, The Winchendon School has an average classroom size of eight students, an enrollment of approximately 325 students on the two campuses, and a student to teacher ratio of 6:1

Chicago Jewish Day School (CJDS) is a private, multi-denominational Jewish day school in Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois, serving over 200 students from junior kindergarten to grade eight.

Metropolitan Business Academy is an interdistrict magnet high school located on 115 Water Street in New Haven, New Haven County, in Connecticut, United States. It is part of the New Haven Public School District. It enrolls approximately 450 students. It is located near New Haven's Route 1 Highway and Long Island Sound. The school operates with three trimesters, and an alternating block schedule.

References

  1. "Renbrook School on LinkedIn: #netflix #thegoodnurse #truecrime #nytbestseller #renbrookalumni".

41°47′32″N72°47′10″W / 41.7922°N 72.7861°W / 41.7922; -72.7861