Saint Ann's School (New York City)

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Saint Ann's School
Established	1965
Type	Private
Principal	Larry Weiss
Grades	pre-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 is a private school in New York City known for its strength in the arts as well as academics. 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 full-page 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. Academically, Saint Ann's is extremely strong: allowing its high school juniors and seniors to essentially design their own curriculum. Furtheremore, in a 2004 survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal, Saint Ann's was rated the number one high school in the U.S.A. for having the highest percentage of graduating seniors enrolling in Ivy League and other highly selective colleges.

Saint Ann's is also famous for being the choice school of many celebrities. Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne, Sigourney Weaver, Jim Simpson, Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Graydon Carter, and Simon Kirke are just a few of the many famous Saint Ann's parents.^{[citation needed]}

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)
• Samantha Gillison (writer)
• Dan Goor (comedy writer)
• William Hogeland (writer)
• Hannah Jones (poet)
• Lynn Nottage (playwright)
• Hara Person (editor, UAHC Press)
• John Pomfret (writer, journalist)
• John Sifton (journalist)

[edit] Other Notables

• Tobias Frere-Jones (typographer)
• Risa Goluboff (law professor)
• Bernadette Meyler (law professor)
• Zac Posen (designer)

[edit] See also

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