Saint Ann's School (New York City)

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Saint Ann's School
Established	1965
Type	Private
Principal	Larry Weiss
Grades	K-12
Location	129 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn, New York, USA
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	The Steamer
Newspaper	The Saint Ann's Ram
Website	[1]

Saint Ann's School (never abbreviated as "St. Ann's") is a private school in New York City known for its strength in the arts. The school is a coeducational pre-K-12 day school, with rigorous programs in the arts, humanities, and sciences. The school has no grades, relying instead on written reports from teachers.

The school is located in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was founded by a board delegated by Saint Ann's Episcopal Church in Brooklyn Heights in 1965. Stanley Bosworth became its first headmaster. It disaffiliated with the Episcopal Church in 1982. In 2004, Bosworth retired and was succeeded by Lawrence S. Weiss.

The school's program for the arts includes Costume, Printmaking, Figure Drawing, African Dance, Modern Dance, Film Production, Theater, Puppetry, Playwriting, Voice and more. Saint Ann's is also strong academically, allowing its highschool juniors and seniors to essentially design their own curriculum. In a survey conducted in 2004 by the Wall Street Journal, Saint Ann's was found to have the highest percentage of graduating seniors enrolling in Ivy League and other highly selective colleges among the nation's private and public schools with graduating classes of over 50 students.

Contents 1 Notable Alumni 1.1 Actors and Actresses 1.2 Filmmakers and Screenwriters 1.3 Musicians 1.4 Athletes 1.5 Writers 1.6 Other Notables 2 See also

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] Actors and Actresses

• Jon Abrahams (actor)
• Eva Amurri (actress)
• Jennifer Connelly (actress)
• Alexis Dziena (actress)
• Josh Hamilton (actor)
• Paz de la Huerta (actress)
• Michelle Hurd (actress)
• Monica Keena (actress)
• Joie Lee (actress, sister of famed director Spike Lee)
• Mia Sara (actress)

[edit] Filmmakers and Screenwriters

• Akiva Goldsman (screenwriter)

[edit] Musicians

• Michael Diamond (musician)
• Simone Dinnerstein (pianist)

[edit] Athletes

• Katherine Healy (figure skater)
• Meredith Rainey (U.S. Olympic Team track/field athlete)

[edit] Writers

• Seth Faison (writer, journalist)
• Sasha Frere-Jones (writer)
• Dan Goor (comedy writer)
• William Hogeland (writer)
• Hara Person (editor, UAHC Press)
• John Pomfret (writer, journalist)

[edit] Other Notables

• Tobias Frere-Jones (typographer)
• Zac Posen (designer)

[edit] See also

• Education in New York City
• Saint Ann's School
• New York Magazine article on former headmaster Stanley Bosworth