The Marvelwood School is a college preparatory private boarding school located in Kent, Connecticut, United States.
History
Marvelwood was founded in 1956 by Robert A. Bodkin and Ian Hanna in Cornwall, Connecticut, on a campus previously occupied by Rumsey Hall School. Ian Hanna named the school after his relative, Donald Grant Mitchell, an American novelist who owned an estate in New Haven, Connecticut, also called Marvelwood.[4]
Bodkin remained headmaster until 1981. He was succeeded by Peter B. Tacy until 1989, H. Mark Johnson until 1997, Anne Davidson Scott until 2005, Scott E. Pottbecker until 2011, and Arthur F. Goodearl until 2018. Blythe Everett, parents of 2014–16, is the current head of the school.[until when?]
In 1995, Marvelwood moved from its campus in Cornwall to the former Kent School girls' campus about 10 miles (16 km) away on Skiff Mountain in Kent, Connecticut.
Admissions
The Marvelwood student body consists primarily of boarding students, with about 20% commuting from home. Of those boarding students, about 24% are international. The school offers a three-level ESL program for foreign speakers.[5]
Demographics
| White | Asian | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
Curriculum
Students participate in weekly community service, competitive athletics, creative arts programs, and film studies programs. Marvelwood works locally with the Audubon Sharon and Institute for Bird Populations.
Notable alumni
- Jake Burton Carpenter – founder of Burton Snowboards[6]
- John P. Hammond – blues singer and guitarist
- Arthur Levering – classical composer[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Marvelwood School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Form 990" (PDF). Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. Internal Revenue Service. 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Tuition & Financial Aid". Admission. Marvelwood School. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Curricular Resources".
- ^ "Marvelwood School: Key Facts". www.marvelwood.org. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
- ^ "Remembering Jake Burton Carpenter". Burton. Burton Snowboards. November 21, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Biography". Arthur Levering. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
