| The Cambridge School of Weston | |
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| Location | |
| Weston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Truthe and Gentil Deedes" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 1886 |
| Head teacher | Jane Moulding |
| Enrollment | 320 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus | Suburban, 65 acres |
| Color(s) | Blue and yellow |
| Mascot | Gryphon |
| Website | www.csw.org |
The Cambridge School of Weston, also known as CSW, is a private, coeducational high school in Weston, Massachusetts. Currently the school has approximately 330 students, 25% of whom are boarding. The Head of School is Jane Moulding. The school's motto is "Truthe and Gentil Deedes" (from Chaucer, "Truthe and Gentil Dedes".) Its mascot is the Gryphon.
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The school was founded in 1886 as The Cambridge School for Girls in at 20 Mason Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Arthur and Stella Gilman, who had previously helped found Radcliffe College, as a preparatory school for Radcliffe. In 1918 The Cambridge School for Girls merged with the Boston-based Haskell School, and was renamed The Cambridge-Haskell School. Lebanese-born poet Kahlil Gibran, an intimate friend of headmistress Mary Haskell, designed a ring for her students depicting a flower growing in an open hand.[1]
In 1931 the school was moved 20 miles (32 km) to its present campus in Weston under the direction of then-head of school John French, became coeducational, and was renamed a final time as The Cambridge School of Weston. A follower of educational reformer John Dewey, French put in place many of the progressive educational underpinnings that still guide the school today, such as a focus on the whole student, experiential learning, community involvement, and a low student-to-faculty ratio.
In 1939 the school implemented a form of community self-governance modeled after the traditional New England town meeting. Following Robert's Rules of Order, the entire school community, including students, meet to propose and debate school rules and policies, elect representatives to school committees, and decide on other relevant topics to the community. The Cambridge School Town Meeting continues to be an a central part of the school's community governance to the present day.
The school has gained recognition as a pioneer of the Module System, implemented in 1973 by then Head of School Bob Sandoe.
A form of block scheduling, the goal of the Module, or "Mod" System is to provide a framework to allow students to focus on fewer subjects more intensively during a given term. The academic year is divided into seven terms (known as Modules) of five weeks apiece. A school day consists of four class blocks of either 75 or 90 minutes each, with some classes spanning several consecutive blocks. Students take up to three academic and one extracurricular class per mod. Some classes, such as those in mathematics or a foreign language, continue for multiple mods. No two students have the same Mod Schedule; every student's schedule is unique to themselves. Students submit what classes they would like to enroll in, and the faculty works on their schedule to fit their electives into schedule, along with the required classes each class must participate in.
The Cambridge School of Weston's tution for the 2007-2008 school year is $32,500 for day (commuting) students and $43,250 for boarding students.[2] About 25% of students receive financial aid.[3]
The Cambridge School of Weston finished building a "Green" building called the Garthwaite Center for Science and Art, with a dedication ceremony and day of environmental education events on October 20, 2007. The building represents a large portion of the Changing Lives Capital Campaign completed at the end of 2009.
The Cambridge School of Weston offers the following interscholastic sports[4]:
Additional fitness courses offered are: Yoga, Rock Climbing, Fencing, Cycling, Weight Training, Golf, Table Tennis, Dance, and Martial Arts.[5]
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