Cardigan Mountain School
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| Cardigan Mountain School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Canaan, NH, USA |
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| Information | |
| Religion | None |
| Headmaster | David J. McCusker, Jr. '80 |
| Enrollment |
200 |
| Faculty | 50 |
| Average class size | 8 |
| Student:teacher ratio | 4:1 |
| Type | Private boarding school |
| Grades | 6-9 |
| Campus | Township-Woods |
| Campus size | 500 acres (2 km²) |
| Athletics | 15 Interscholastic Sports 33 Interscholastic Teams |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Homepage | www.cardigan.org |
Coordinates: Cardigan Mountain School (also called Cardigan or CMS) is a boys-only independent boarding school located on 62 Alumni Drive, Canaan, New Hampshire, USA. It was founded in 1945 on land provided by Dartmouth College.
It is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).[1]
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[edit] Philosophy
The school emphasizes the individual attention it pays to each student,[2] and the importance it places on leadership abilities.[3] It provides what it calls a "Structured Routine", because "without a highly structured environment and constant adult supervision, even the most responsible boy will spend more time on fruitless distractions than on activities that build character and intellect".[4] It sends many of its seniors to prestigious secondary schools such as St. Paul's, Phillips Exeter, Phillips Andover, Avon Old Farms, Loomis Chaffee, Groton, Belmont Hill, Northfield Mount Hermon, Deerfield Academy and many more. The school itself has a rigorous academic and athletic program. The varsity teams compete against Junior Varsity High school teams.
[edit] Facilities
The school has numerous dormitories and houses for boarding students. Dormitories include Hayward, Clark Morgan, Brewster, Hinman and French. Houses include Stowell, Franklin, Greenwood, Banks, North and Dewar. The school's principal academic buildings are Hopkins, Bronfman (where science labs and art studios are located) and Stoddard (which houses the school's library and the Humann Theatre as well as classrooms). Other facilities include the school's chapel, the Hamilton Health Center, the Hayward Dining Room, the Kenerson Athletic Center, the Williams Woodshop, ski slopes on Clancy Mountain, and a fleet of boats on Canaan Street Lake. The school recently completed an indoor hockey rink called the Wakely Center, which converts to four tennis courts in the spring.
[edit] External links
- Cardigan.org (school website)
- profile at Privateschoolreview.com
- profile at Boardingschoolreview.com
[edit] Further reading
- Bring a Broom Time magazine article, Dec. 30, 1946
- Hopkins, Robert C.; Rearick, Richard R. (1995). Cardigan Mountain School: History, 1945-1995. Littleton, NH: Sherwin Dodge.
