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Darrow School

New Lebanon, New York, USA
Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation

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Darrow School has been recognized as a thought leader in the field of curriculum design and innovation. Darrow is unique in that it places students at the center of their own education, finding new and innovative ways to challenge and support students at every turn. Our numerous elective offerings task students with designing a cohesive education in which the work they’ve done before always informs the work they do next. Our active curriculum, combined with our incorporation of project based learning, means that our students learn to solve real problems using skills they develop across disciplines.

Equally, if not more, importantly: Darrow students are tasked with becoming stewards of their environment. They are taught to not only understand their options, but to be involved in creating new options. In this way, they are prepared for a life of engaged citizenry, contributing to the improvement of the world around them.

 

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110 Darrow Road
New Lebanon, New York, USA 12125

(518) 704-2765

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Director of Admissions: Kristen Kaschub
Admissions Phone:(518) 704-2765Fax:518-794-7065
Email: [email protected] Website:
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  • Application Deadline: Rolling
  • Application Fee: $75
  • International Application Fee: $75
  • Accepts SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO): Yes
  • Accepts Gateway to Prep Schools Application: No
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  • Founded: 1932
  • Campus Size: 365 acres
  • Grades Offered: 9th-post-grad
  • Accredited by: MSA, NYSAIS
Student Body
Boarding
Grades 9th-post-grad
Day
Grades 9th-post-grad
Total
Girls     31 13 44
Boys     49 17 66
Total     80 30 110

Tuition and Financial Aid
  • 7-Day Boarding: $61,000
  • 5-Day Boarding: N/A
  • Day Tuition Fee: $36,000
  • Payment Plans: Offered
  • Need-Based Aid: Offered
  • Students Receiving Aid: 40.00%
  • Average Awarded: $39,554
School Finances
  • Merit Scholarships: Offered
  • Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: 8.00%
  • Average Merit Scholarship: $8,000
  • Current Endowment: $5,200,000
  • Per Student Endowment: $47,273
 

Summary: Darrow School students learn within an atmosphere that supports intellectual curiosity, creativity, and experimentation. Through project-based learning and problem solving, our students discover that education is active, and that their own curiosity is their most powerful motivator. Darrow classes are small, collaborative, and engaging. Our faculty excel at creating an atmosphere in which all members of the community are both learners and teachers - all students are valued for their unique perspectives, experiences, and ideas.

Darrow students are taught that they should aspire to not simply succeed, but to thrive. By working with an outstanding faculty comprised of adults who care and are invested in their academic and emotional well-being, students experience the joy of self-discovery and curiosity. In this way, they are uniquely prepared to enter the world with excitement for life’s ambiguities and unknowns.

Through differentiated instruction and student-centered, active learning, Darrow School is able to serve students with a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities, building on each student’s individual talents and interests to inspire enduring confidence to thrive in college and life. Our Academic Mentoring Program gives students the opportunity for individual or small group support in a range of academic and life-skill areas. Academic mentors help students develop strong study, organizational, leadership and management skills. All students can benefit from close collaboration with an academic mentor.

Department Director: Mika Saarela

Average Class Size: 9

Full Time Teachers: 30

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 77.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 4/1

Academic Schedule: Semester

Saturday Classes: Most or All

Notable Achievements: NAIS Leading Edge Honoree

Advanced/Enrichment Programs
  • Spring Term;
  • Hands to Work Program
Support Programs
  • ADD/ADHD Support
  • College Counseling
  • ESL: Beginning
  • ESL: Intermediate
  • ESL: Advanced
  • Evening Study Assistance
  • Learning Center
  • Learning Differences Support
  • Study Skills Assistance
  • Subject Tutoring
  • Technology Center
  • Summer Program for ESOL Students
English:
  • Creative Writing
  • Literature
  • Poetry
  • Russian Lit
  • Race: Reality & Fiction
  • African American Lit
History:
  • United States History
  • World History
  • Historical Methods
  • Global Citizenship
  • Gaming the Cold War
  • Modern Latin America
  • The Civil War Experience
  • Economics
Foreign Languages:
  • Chinese-Mandarin
  • Chinese-Cantonese
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Semi-Independent Study in ALL foreign languages.
  • Intro to Linguistics
Religion/Philosophy:
  • Ethics
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Social Justice
Humanities/Social Sciences:
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Psychology
Sciences:
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Science
  • Geology
  • Health
  • Meteorology
  • Physics
  • Anthropology
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Psychology
  • Robotics
Math:
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Geometry
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Advanced Calculus
Computer Studies:
  • Multimedia
Music:
  • Composition
  • History of Jazz
  • Individual Instructions
  • Music Appreciation
  • Music Theory
  • Principles of Arranging
  • Recording
  • Songwriting
  • Voice
  • Darrow Performance Group
  • Narrative Film Production
Performing/Visual Arts:
  • Animation
  • Art History
  • Ceramics
  • Design
  • Drawing
  • Film and Video
  • Graphic Design
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Portfolio
  • Printmaking
  • Publications
  • Screen-printing
  • Screenwriting
  • Sculpture
  • Stagecraft
  • Studio Art
  • Theater Arts
  • Theater Design
  • Woodworking
  • Furniture Design
  • Digital Photography
  • Artist in Residence;
Special Programs:
  • Community Service
  • Independent Study
  • Internships
  • Leadership
  • Outdoor Education
  • Financial Literacy
Distinctive or New Programs:
  • Darrow Performance Group
    Artist in Residence taught courses
    Brand new video/music production studios
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Summary: Everything at Darrow begins with community. Our community is strong and distinctive because it is based on kindness, celebration of our incredible diversity, and active engagement in the work and joy of everyday life.

Boarding students live in beautiful, Shaker-built homes and share rooms with one or two other students. Whether they’re hanging out in the common room, splitting up household chores, or working on homework together in their rooms, students develop a strong sense of responsibility for each other and their shared space. House parents are on duty and available to manage study halls, account for students, host activities, and troubleshoot challenges as they arise.

Students participate in a number of clubs and activities throughout the week and on weekends. Faculty led excursions off-campus allow students to take full advantage of our location in the Berkshires. From outdoor activities like hiking and rock climbing to trips to the mall, restaurants, shops, and the movie theater, Darrow students have many opportunities to do the things they love and discover new passions.

Department Director: Kate Johansen

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 5

Average Students Per Dorm: 20

No. of Girls Dorms: 2

No. of Boys Dorms: 3

Dorm Amenities:

  • Laundry Facilities
  • Lounge
  • Wireless Internet

Dress Code: Casual

Student Life

Summary: Classes, Hands-to-Work, Academic Mentorship, sports, activities, student leadership, living together in the dorms—Darrow School life provides many opportunities to develop relationships and have fun exploring life with adults and peers.

Facilities

  • Baseball field(s)
  • Basketball court(s)
  • Fitness Center
  • Technology Center
  • Indoor basketball court(s)
  • Indoor climbing wall
  • Lacrosse
  • Tennis Courts
  • Cross Country and hiking trails

Clubs and Organizations

  • Community Service
  • Diversity Club
  • Dorm Proctors
  • Environmental Club
  • Food Council
  • Foreign Language Clubs
  • International Clubs
  • Literary Magazine
  • Outing Club
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Photography
  • Snowboarding
  • Student Activities
  • Student Government
  • Student Publications
  • Theater
  • Yearbook
  • Yoga
  • Spectrum LGBTQ
  • STEM Club
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Summary: Darrow School believes that studying the world through the lens of an artist is essential to truly understanding who we are and what we value. Our Joline Arts Center provides studio and lab spaces for a broad range of fine arts, including classrooms and studios specifically built for painting, drawing, design, film and animation, ceramics, photography, and woodworking. In addition to areas for private work and individual projects, the building also includes gallery spaces, seminar rooms, and a graphic design lab. The Performing Arts Center at Darrow contains a state-of-the-art recording studio, where students learn to record, mix, and master like a professional.

Darrow School athletics are dedicated to developing our students as athletes and cultivating exemplary sportsmanship standards for team players and individual athletes alike. Our program is inclusive of all students who wish to participate. Interscholastic teams compete in soccer, cross-country, basketball, softball, lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee, and tennis. Each season, non-competitive electives are also offered, including skiing and snowboarding, outdoor education, MMA, and general fitness/conditioning. In recent years, fencing, mountain biking, yoga and dance have also been offered, based on faculty availability and expertise.

Arts Department Director: Liz Fougere

Athletics Department Director: Don Singleton

Arts
  • A Cappella Group
  • Choral Music
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Rock Band
  • Stage Band
  • Tech Crew
  • Theater
  • Darrow Performance Group
Interscholastic Sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country Running
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Ultimate Frisbee
Recreational Sports
  • Aerobics
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Hiking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Outdoor Education
  • Rock Climbing
  • Snowboarding
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Weight Lifting
 

Summary: College counseling at Darrow School is made up of a robust suite of services ranging from SAT/ACT prep to the creation of college lists for each individual student to the opportunity to meet college and university admissions representatives right here on campus. Darrow’s Director of College Counseling works with each student to guide them through the process of getting the most out of their high school experience and translating those experiences into compelling college applications. Darrow students are accepted into some of the most elite colleges and universities in the country, including: Cornell, Kenyon, Macalester, Grinnell, RIT, Bucknell, Oberlin, and many more. More importantly, they’re getting accepted to the colleges they most want to attend, no matter where those colleges fall in the rankings.

Department Director: Libby Hux

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Bard College 3 graduates
Boston University 1 graduates
Brandeis University 3 graduates
Bucknell University 1 graduates
Carleton College 1 graduates
Cornell University 1 graduates
Grinnell College 1 graduates
Hobart & William Smith Colleges 5 graduates
Johns Hopkins University 1 graduates
Rochester Institute of Technology 1 graduates
Savannah College of Art and Design 3 graduates
Smith College 1 graduates
University of Southern California 2 graduates
Notable Alumni

Charles 'Pete' Conrad (Class of 1949) Third man to walk on the Moon, Apollo 12.

Sam Harper (Class of 1979) Screenplay Writer "Cheaper by the Dozen"

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo (Class of 1979) Sportscaster and Radio Personality


Quotes from Alumni

"If I hadn't gone to Darrow, I would not have gotten to the moon."

-Charles "Pete" Conrad, Class of 1949, noting that it was Darrow’s teachers who discovered his dyslexia and helped him overcome it.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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