Rumsey Hall School
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Rumsey Hall School is a coeducation
al boarding
and country day school for kindergarten
through ninth grade located in Washington, Connecticut
. As of 2005, the school enrolls approximately 300 students and employs 54 full- and part-time faculty members. Thomas W. Farmen, the school's fifth headmaster, was appointed in 1985. The school grounds comprise 30 buildings on 148 acre (0.59893528 km²) along the Bantam River.
(1850–1940) as an all-boys school in Seneca Falls, New York
, Rumsey Hall School moved to Cornwall, Connecticut
in 1906 and then to its current location in 1949, at which point it became coeducational. In 1956 Marvelwood School
was founded in Cornwall, taking over the main building previously occupied by Rumsey Hall, but preserving the name. When Marvelwood moved in 1995 to Kent
, Connecticut, the Rumsey Hall building fell into disrepair.
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...
al boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and country day school for kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through ninth grade located in Washington, Connecticut
Washington, Connecticut
Washington is a rural town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. The population was 3,596 at the 2000 census. Washington is known for its picturesque countryside, historic architecture, and active civic and cultural life...
. As of 2005, the school enrolls approximately 300 students and employs 54 full- and part-time faculty members. Thomas W. Farmen, the school's fifth headmaster, was appointed in 1985. The school grounds comprise 30 buildings on 148 acre (0.59893528 km²) along the Bantam River.
History
Founded in 1900 by Lillias Rumsey SanfordLillias Rumsey Sanford
Lillias Rumsey Sanford was the founder of Rumsey Hall School, the second private nondenominational pre-preparatory school in the United States, originally located in Seneca Falls, New York....
(1850–1940) as an all-boys school in Seneca Falls, New York
Seneca Falls (village), New York
Seneca Falls is a village in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 6,861 at the 2000 census. The village is in the Town of Seneca Falls, east of Geneva, New York. On March 16, 2010, village residents voted to dissolve the village, a move that would take effect at the end of 2011...
, Rumsey Hall School moved to Cornwall, Connecticut
Cornwall, Connecticut
Cornwall is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.In 1939 poet Mark Van Doren wrote "The Hills of Little Cornwall", a short poem in which the beauties of the countryside were portrayed as seductive:The town was also home to the Foreign...
in 1906 and then to its current location in 1949, at which point it became coeducational. In 1956 Marvelwood School
Marvelwood School
The Marvelwood School is a college preparatory private boarding school located in Kent, Connecticut, USA. Marvelwood was founded in 1956 by Robert A. Bodkin and Ian Hanna in Cornwall, Connecticut. The co-founder, Robert A. Bodkin, remained Headmaster until 1981. He was succeeded by Peter B. Tacy...
was founded in Cornwall, taking over the main building previously occupied by Rumsey Hall, but preserving the name. When Marvelwood moved in 1995 to Kent
Kent, Connecticut
Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, alongside the border with New York. The population was 2,858 at the 2000 census. The town is home to three New England boarding schools: South Kent School, Kent School and The Marvelwood School. The Schaghticoke Indian Reservation is also located...
, Connecticut, the Rumsey Hall building fell into disrepair.