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| The Marvelwood School | |
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476 Skiff Mountain Rd New England , Litchfield, Connecticut ,Connecticut 06757-1112 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°46′57″N73°27′35″W / 41.7826°N 73.4597°W /41.7826; -73.4597 |
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| School type | Non-Profit, High School |
| Motto | Latin:Aeterna lux scientiae |
| Religious affiliation | Nonsectarian[1] |
| Established | 1956 (69 years ago) (1956) |
| Founders | Robert Bodkin & Ian Hanna |
| CEEB code | 070117 |
| NCES School ID | 00232734[1] |
| Dean | Heather Brand |
| Head of school | Blythe Everett |
| Faculty | 26 (on anFTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 125[1] (2023–2024) |
| International students | 15% |
| Average class size | 10 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 3:1[1] |
| Classes offered | >100 |
| Hours in school day | 6.8[1] |
| Campuses | Skiff Mountain |
| Campus size | 86 acres |
| Campus type | Rural[1] |
| Houses | Summit Dorm, Sterling Dorm, Star Dorm, Lake Dorm, Sundt House |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Athletics | Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country, Wrestling, Basketball, Skiing/Snowboarding, Tennis, Softball, Lacrosse, Equestrian |
| Athletics conference | HVAL (Hudson Valley Athletic League) |
| Sports | Lacrosse |
| Mascot | Terry the Pterodactyl |
| Nickname | Pterodactyls |
| Newspaper | Pterodactyl Times |
| Yearbook | Prism |
| Endowment | $4.4 million[2] |
| Annual tuition | $66,200 boarding, $41,400 day[3] |
| Revenue | $8.7 million[2] |
| Affiliation | NAIS |
| Website | marvelwood |
The Marvelwood School is acollege preparatoryprivateboarding school located inKent, Connecticut, United States.
Marvelwood was founded in 1956 by Robert A. Bodkin and Ian Hanna inCornwall, Connecticut, on a campus previously occupied byRumsey Hall School. Ian Hanna named the school after his relative,Donald Grant Mitchell, an American novelist who owned an estate inNew Haven, Connecticut, also calledMarvelwood.[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, parents of 2014–16, is the current head of the school.[until when?]
In 1995, Marvelwood moved from its campus in Cornwall to the formerKent School girls' campus about 10 miles (16 km) away on Skiff Mountain inKent, Connecticut.
The Marvelwood student body consists primarily of boarding students, with about 20% commuting from home. Of those boarding students, about 24% are international. The school offers a three-levelESL program for foreign speakers.[5]
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| White | Asian | Black | Hispanic |
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| 65 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
Students participate in weekly community service, competitive athletics, creative arts programs, and film studies programs. Marvelwood works locally with theAudubon Sharon and Institute for Bird Populations.
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