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Wooster School

Coordinates: 41°21′59″N 73°29′58″W / 41.3663°N 73.4994°W / 41.3663; -73.4994
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Wooster School
Address
Map
91 Miry Brook Rd

,
Connecticut
06810

United States
Coordinates41°21′59″N 73°29′58″W / 41.3663°N 73.4994°W / 41.3663; -73.4994
Information
TypePrivate, coeducation
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal
Established1926 (98 years ago) (1926)
FounderAaron C. Coburn[1]
CEEB code070130
Head of schoolMatt Byrnes
Faculty61
Enrollment336 (as of 2021)
Student to teacher ratio5:1
Campus size125 acres (51 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)White, maroon, black
   
AthleticsInterscholastic sports teams Housatonic Valley Athletic League
MascotThe General
Team nameGenerals
Tuition$47,440 (2024)[2]
Websitewww.woosterschool.org

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.

Overview

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The 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

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Since 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

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Tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Aaron Cutler Coburn, Priest". The Living Church. Vol. 25. December 20, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Variable Tuition - Wooster School". www.woosterschool.org.
  3. ^ "American Revolution - Expedition of Wooster - Turning-point of war". Archived from the original on 2006-01-25.
  4. ^ a b Polk, Nancy (March 17, 1991). "Private Schools Struggle to Survive". New York Times. pp. CN:12.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ National Association of Episcopal Schools, Awards, found at NAES official web site. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "TSKP Architecture Firm web site".
  8. ^ The Stamford Hospital Web site. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  9. ^ "Variable Tuition - Wooster School". www.woosterschool.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  10. ^ 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."
  11. ^ About Tracy Chapmen, official biography web site. Accessed October 22, 2007.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.'
  14. ^ "How Does It Feel: DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith Rolls on". 28 July 2014.
  15. ^ 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."
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