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Deerfield Academy (often called Deerfield or DA) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1797, it is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. Deerfield has approximately 650 students and 150 faculty.
Eaglebrook School is an independent junior boarding and day school for boys in grades six through nine. It is located in Deerfield, Massachusetts, on the Pocumtuck Range near Deerfield Academy and sited on an 724-acre (2.93 km 2) campus which is also preserved by the Deerfield Wildlife Trust. [ 1] Eaglebrook School is accredited by the ...
James Colgate Cleveland (1920–1995), U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire. Thomas Hedley Reynolds (1920-2009), President of Bates College. William Zinsser (1922-2015), writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), singer and actor. Ian Barbour (1923-2013), Templeton Prize winner.
The report recommended examinations that would place students after admission to college. This program evolved into the Advanced Placement Program. [220] [70] In 1965 Exeter became the second charter member (after Andover) of the School Year Abroad program. [221] The program allows students to reside and study a foreign language abroad.
Deerfield Academy is led by a Head of School selected by the Board of Trustees. During the Academy's history, the position has been known as Preceptor (1799-1851), Principal (1851-1902), Headmaster (1902-2006), and Head of School (2006-).
The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield. Author. John McPhee. Published. 1966. ISBN. 0-374-51496-8. The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield is a 1966 book by John McPhee, profiling Frank Boyden, the long-time headmaster of Deerfield Academy. The book was expanded from a magazine profile in The New Yorker .
Through the years Deerfield joined the ranks of elite private schools such as Exeter and Andover. [2] Boyden's efforts as headmaster resulted in a revival of the town of Deerfield. Henry and Helen Flynt were parents of a boy student at the academy. Boyden invited them to serve on the school's board and later to participate in town improvement ...
Mary Tenney Castle. John Chafee. David Childs. John Chittick. Adriana Cisneros. Charles Clapp (judge) James Colgate Cleveland. William Sloane Coffin.