Buxton School
Encyclopedia
Buxton School is a private
, coeducational, college preparatory, and boarding and day school
for grades 9–12 located in Williamstown, Massachusetts
. The school was founded by Ellen Geer Sangster in 1928 as a coeducational country day school in Short Hills, New Jersey. In 1947 the high school was moved to Mrs. Sangster's family estate in Williamstown, and formed anew as a boarding school. The primary and middle school stayed in Short Hills as the newly formed Far Brook School
. Buxton occupies 150 acre (0.607029 km²) of New England
meadow and forest in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Buxton is known for its commitment to education that is experimental and experiential. The co-directors of the school are Clarence William Bennett and Peter S. Smith.
, is a progressive coeducation
boarding high school
since 1928.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, coeducational, college preparatory, and boarding and day school
Alternative education
Alternative education, also known as non-traditional education or educational alternative, includes a number of approaches to teaching and learning other than mainstream or traditional education. Educational alternatives are often rooted in various philosophies that are fundamentally different...
for grades 9–12 located in Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
. The school was founded by Ellen Geer Sangster in 1928 as a coeducational country day school in Short Hills, New Jersey. In 1947 the high school was moved to Mrs. Sangster's family estate in Williamstown, and formed anew as a boarding school. The primary and middle school stayed in Short Hills as the newly formed Far Brook School
Far Brook School
Far Brook School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, United States, serving students in nursery through eighth grade....
. Buxton occupies 150 acre (0.607029 km²) of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
meadow and forest in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Buxton is known for its commitment to education that is experimental and experiential. The co-directors of the school are Clarence William Bennett and Peter S. Smith.
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Buxton School, located in Williamstown, MassachusettsWilliamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
, is a progressive coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
boarding high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
since 1928.