Whitby School
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Whitby School is a private day-school located in Greenwich, Connecticut
, United States
. The school starts at Primary (18 months) and includes a Lower School (grades 1-4) and a Middle School (grades 5-8). The Head of School is Douglas Fainelli. The school was founded in 1958 as the first American Montessori School. Ever an innovator, Whitby has added the highly-regarded International Baccalaureate program to its existing Montessori and best practices curriculum for Primary-8th grade.
The school has 385 students and is located on a 24 acres (97,124.6 m²) campus in Greenwich, Connecticut.
"Montessori and International Baccalaureate schools like Whitby are examples of a more innovative and student-motivating approach to education" Tony Wagner - Founder of the Change Leadership Group at Harvard and author of The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even our Best Schools Don't Teach The New Survival Skills Our Children Need - And What We Can Do About It.
http://greenwichblog.com/2011/04/tony-wagner-edd-spoke-on-overcoming-the-global-achievement-gap/
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
, United States
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. The school starts at Primary (18 months) and includes a Lower School (grades 1-4) and a Middle School (grades 5-8). The Head of School is Douglas Fainelli. The school was founded in 1958 as the first American Montessori School. Ever an innovator, Whitby has added the highly-regarded International Baccalaureate program to its existing Montessori and best practices curriculum for Primary-8th grade.
The school has 385 students and is located on a 24 acres (97,124.6 m²) campus in Greenwich, Connecticut.
External links
- Whitby School (website)
"Montessori and International Baccalaureate schools like Whitby are examples of a more innovative and student-motivating approach to education" Tony Wagner - Founder of the Change Leadership Group at Harvard and author of The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even our Best Schools Don't Teach The New Survival Skills Our Children Need - And What We Can Do About It.
http://greenwichblog.com/2011/04/tony-wagner-edd-spoke-on-overcoming-the-global-achievement-gap/