The Hyde Schools is a private high school in Bath, Maine

Bath, Maine

Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...

. The School was founded in 1966.

History

The original Hyde School was founded in 1966 in Bath, Maine

Bath, Maine

Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...

 by math teacher Joseph Gauld. Gauld had what he calls a "crisis of conscience" and became interested in providing education that included character development alongside academic achievement.

A second campus was later established in 1996 in Woodstock, Connecticut

Woodstock, Connecticut

Woodstock is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,221 at the 2000 census.-Annual events:*The Woodstock Fair, run by the Woodstock Agricultural Society has been held since 1860. The current President of the Woodstock Fair is Susan Z. Hibbard...

. Hyde also has public school initiatives in New Haven, Connecticut; Brooklyn, New York; and the Bronx, New York, and provides parenting workshops and wilderness experiences.

In the media

In 1993, Joseph Gauld’s experiences were published in his book Character First: The Hyde School Way and Why It Works (Scribner). Television shows, such as ABC’s 20/20, CBS’s 60 Minutes

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 and NBC’s The Today Show have aired full segments on Hyde, and the Hyde character concept has been featured in publications such as Education Week

Education Week

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, Insight

Insight

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, The New York Times

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, USA Today

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, The Boston Globe

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, and The Wall Street Journal

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