The Marvelwood School
Address
476 Skiff Mountain Rd

New England

Kent
,
Litchfield, Connecticut
,
Connecticut
06757-1112

United States
Coordinates41°46′57″N 73°27′35″W / 41.7826°N 73.4597°W / 41.7826; -73.4597
Information
School typeIndependent boarding high school High School
MottoLatin: Aeterna lux scientiae
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian[1]
Established1956 (1956)
FoundersRobert Bodkin & Ian Hanna
CEEB code070117
NCES School ID00232734[1]
DeanHeather Brand
Head of schoolBlythe Everett
Faculty26 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment102[1] (2019–2020)
 • Grade 916
 • Grade 1024
 • Grade 1131
 • Grade 1231
International students15%
Average class size10
Student to teacher ratio3.9:1[1]
Hours in school day6.8[1]
Campus typeRural[1]
HousesSummit Dorm, Sterling Dorm, Star Dorm, Lake Dorm, Sundt House
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Athletics conferenceHVAL
MascotPterodactyl
RivalForman School
NewspaperPterodactyl Times
Endowment$4.4 million[2]
Annual tuition$62,200[3]
Revenue$8.7 million[2]
AffiliationNAIS
Websitemarvelwood.org

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 P '14, '16 is the current head of the school.

In 1995, Marvelwood moved from its cramped campus in Cornwall to the former Kent School girls' campus about 10 miles (16 km) away on Skiff Mountain in Kent, CT.

Admissions

The Marvelwood student body consists primarily of boarding students, with about 20% commuting from home. Of those boarding students, about 24% are international, coming from countries such as China, Afghanistan, or Japan. The school offers a three-level ESL program to accommodate foreign speakers.[5]

Demographics

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity 2019–2020[1]
WhiteAsianBlackHispanic
652494


Curriculum

Intentionally small and flexible, Marvelwood offers an intimate mountain-top setting for students who benefit from focused and individual attention and encouragement. Students are engaged in unique and hands-on programming, nurturing them toward academic and personal confidence. Their program is geared toward providing a strong preparation for college and laying the foundation for a lifetime of curiosity, inquiry, and learning.

Marvelwood's optional Learning Support Program customizes one-on-one and small-group curricula to suit each student. Orton-Gillingham-trained teachers work with students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences.

Students participate in various activities outside the classroom, including weekly community service, competitive athletics, creative arts programs, and an award-winning film studies program. Marvelwood works locally with the Audubon Sharon and Institute for Bird Populations.

Weekly community service and other hands-on programs are cornerstones of the School

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Marvelwood School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Form 990" (PDF). Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. Internal Revenue Service. 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tuition & Financial Aid". Admission. Marvelwood School. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Curricular Resources".
  5. ↑ "Marvelwood School: Key Facts". www.marvelwood.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
  6. ↑ "Remembering Jake Burton Carpenter". Burton. Burton Snowboards. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Biography". Arthur Levering. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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