The Stanwich School is a private

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 PK-12 college prep school, in Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...

, established in 1998. It is accredited by the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.

History

The Stanwich School was conceived by Patricia Young, the founding Head of School, and Dan Reid, the founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Young envisioned envisioned a school that could instill in its students values based on Judeo-Christian

Judeo-Christian

Judeo-Christian is a term used in the United States since the 1940s to refer to standards of ethics said to be held in common by Judaism and Christianity, for example the Ten Commandments...

principles and traditions.