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New Lebanon, New York, USA Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation
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.
110 Darrow RoadNew Lebanon, New York, USA 12125 (518) 794-6000
Director of Admissions: Nicholas Forcier Admissions Phone:(518) 794-6000Fax:518-794-7065 Email: [email protected] Website: www.darrowschool.org
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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
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
Number of Dorms: 5
Average Students Per Dorm: 20
No. of Girls Dorms: 2
No. of Boys Dorms: 3
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Dress Code: Casual
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.
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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
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
Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%
Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:
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
"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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