Brearley School
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The Brearley School is an all-girls private school in New York City. The school is divided into the Lower School (K-4), Middle School (5-8) and Upper School (9-12). There are a total of approximately 750 students enrolled in grades K-12, with about 50 students in a class.
Founded in 1884 by Samuel Brearley, the school is still, despite this relative youth, considered the sister school of The Collegiate School, the oldest educational institution in North America. The Brearley School has moved three times during its history and is currently located in a 12-story building on East 83rd street in Manhattan, overlooking the East River.
Brearley's mascot is the beaver, and its motto is "By Truth and Toil."
Brearley's current headmistress (appointed 2003) is Stephanie Hull.
Academics
Academically, Brearley has a reputation for being one of the most challenging schools in the nation. The curriculum is based on the study of the liberal arts, and is designed to give students a solid background in all disciplines. The English and History departments are particularly strong, and focus on the development of writing skills (in Middle School) and analysis (in Upper School). All students are required to study at least one language, and most take two. Languages currently taught are Spanish, French, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, and Greek. In the fall of 2004, the school piloted a new program that incorporated the use of iPods in language classes, allowing students to download portable audio lessons. The Brearley School also places considerable emphasis on music, art, and drama.Sports facilities
A separate building, Field House on East 87th Street, has facilities for physical education and athletics including track, soccer, basketball, tennis, badminton, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, cross country, squash, lacrosse and field hockey. In 2006, both Varsity Volleyball and Varsity Cross Country won State Championships.Clubs and Committees
- Student Government
- Athletics Association
- Service Committee
- Students Involved in Defeating Aids (SIDA)
- Brearley Environmental Action Committee (BEAC)
- The Zephyr (Newspaper)
- The Beaver (Literary Magazine)
- Yearbook
- Bridges 2 Learning (community outreach service club)
- Asian Awareness
- Flash (photography club)
- Robotics (Team Double X, the FIRST Competition)
- Political Awareness
- Diversity Committee
- Film Club
- Art Club
- Debate Team
- Drama Club/Tech Club
- GASP (Gay and Straight Partnership)
- Classics Club
- Brearley Cooking Club
- Step Club
- Ella
- Umoja
- Anime Club
- Robotics
Alumnae
- Elizabeth Fishel, journalist and writer, in 2000 published a book profiling 10 of her Brearley classmates from the class of '68, Reunion: The Girls We Used to Be, the Women We Became.
- Virginia Kneeland Frantz, pathologist, pioneer in the study of pancreatic tumors
- Téa Leoni, actress
- Kyra Sedgwick, actress
- Abby Rockefeller Mauzé (1903-76), philanthropist, daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr.
- Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, author, daughter of John F. Kennedy
- Blue Balliett, author of Chasing Vermeer
- Betsy Gotbaum, New York City Public Advocate
- Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
See also
- Education in New York City
- Official homepage: [www.brearley.org]
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