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| Beaver Country Day School | |
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto | Mente et Manu (With Mind and Hand) |
| Established | 1920 |
| Head of School | Kimberly Samson |
| Faculty | 122 |
| Enrollment | 491 |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 4:1 |
| Campus | 17 acres (69,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and gray |
| Athletics | 18 sports |
| Athletics conference | Eastern Independent League (EIL) |
| Mascot | Beaver |
| Publication | The Heliconian (literary journal) |
| Newspaper | The Times of Boston |
| Yearbook | The Beaver Log |
| Tuition | $58,805 (2022–2023) |
| Website | www.bcdschool.org |
Beaver Country Day School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for students in grades 6 through 12, founded in 1920. The school is located on a 17-acre (69,000 m2) campus in the village ofChestnut Hill, Massachusetts, nearBoston. Beaver is a member of theCum Laude Society, the Independent Curriculum Group, and theNational Association of Independent Schools. Beaver is accredited bythe New England Association of Schools.
Beaver was incorporated as an elementary school and an all-girlshigh school in 1920 by a group of parents who were interested inprogressive education and theCountry Day School movement.
The school was named in Boston, where some of the founders had been involved with a school for younger children, later referred to as "Little Beaver."
Beaver's first school principal was Eugene Randolph Smith, a progressive educator and a follower of the educational reformerJohn Dewey; Smith had previously been head of thePark School of Baltimore. The school opened in a facility inBrookline and moved to the present Chestnut Hill campus in the mid-1920s. Crosby Hodgman succeeded Smith as headmaster in 1943 and led the school until 1967 when Donald Nickerson became head. Nickerson resigned in 1973 and was succeeded by Philip E. McCurdy. McCurdy's successor, Jerome B. Martin led the school from 1985 until 1992, when Peter R. Hutton took over. Peter Hutton stepped down in June 2020, and Kim Samson took over as Head of School.
From the 1930s into the early 1940s, Beaver was part of theEight-Year Study, an educational experiment to test the efficacy of progressive education. The school adoptedcoeducation in 1971.
PainterBeatrice Van Ness founded the art department at the school in 1921 and remained on the faculty until 1949.[1]
Beaver offers grades 6 through 12. Enrollment (2019-2020) is 491 students, of whom 355 are in the upper school (grades 9–12) and about 136 are in the middle school (grades 6–8). Classes average about 15 students; one hundred percent of Beaver graduates go on to four-year colleges and universities. The school community is diverse, with students coming from over 60 towns in the metropolitanBoston area and speaking 20 languages besides English at home. About 25% of students and 25% of faculty are people of color. Twenty-five percent of students receivefinancial aid. Tuition for the 2022–2023 academic year for all grades was $58,805.[2]
Beaver is a part of the Eastern Independent League and fields interscholastic teams in sailing, soccer, field hockey, golf, cross country, basketball,fencing, volleyball, wrestling, squash, baseball, softball, tennis,ultimate, and lacrosse. In the winter of 2011–2012, Beaver started competing in girls' ice hockey. In 2015–2016, the school added boys' ice hockey as a part of their athletic program. In 2018, the school added co-ed sailing as well.
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