The Harvey School
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The Harvey School is a co-educational, college preparatory school
near Katonah
, New York
, for students in grades 6 through 12. It is located on a wooded, 100-acre (40 ha) campus and has an annual budget (2005) of $10.9M. AP courses
in biology, American history, calculus, chemistry, computer science, English, European history, Latin and Spanish are available. Technology is integrated throughout the curriculum, and three Internet-accessible labs are available for student use. Basketball, cross-country, dance, football, ice hockey, rugby, lacrosse, and soccer are among the sports offered at Harvey. An optional five-day residential program is available for students in grades 7 through 12.
by Dr. Herbert Carter as a residential school
for boys, enrolling students through the secondary grades. Dr. Carter, a New York City
pediatrician, built the school on his farm with the intention of providing a country environment and an educational program for his physically handicapped son, Herbert Swift Carter, Jr. He named the school for Sir William Harvey
(1578–1657), personal physician of King Charles I who is considered one of the fathers of modern medical science.
John L. Miner was appointed as the school's first headmaster when its doors opened in October 1916, with an enrollment of twelve boys. Mr. Miner served the school for ten years before leaving to establish Greenwich Country Day School
, originally known as The Harvey School of Greenwich.
Herbert Carter, Jr. graduated from Harvey in 1919, and from Princeton University
in 1923. Following a year at Oxford
he returned to Harvey to teach English. In 1926, he succeeded Mr. Miner as headmaster, serving in that position until 1938. After Dr. Carter's death 1927, the school shifted its purpose from caring for the physically handicapped to preparing boys from grades four through eight for enrollment in the leading eastern secondary boarding schools. In 1938, the school came under the leadership of Mr. Leverett T. Smith, who served until 1963.
In 1947 the school established a Board of Trustees and became a not-for-profit organization.
In 1959, the school lost its Hawthorne campus
due to construction of a cloverleaf highway interchange
on the Taconic and Sprain Parkways, and moved to its current 100 acres (40.5 ha) campus on the former Sylvan Weil Estate in Katonah. The new campus could accommodate 60 boarding students and a growing day student population. When Harry A. Dawe became headmaster in 1969 the school began a transition to being primarily a day school, while retaining the residential environment.
In 1970 the school added ninth grade
, and between 1979 and 1981 it added grades nine through twelve. Harvey began admitting girls as day students when it began operating as a full high school. The fourth and fifth grades were eliminated in 1983 and 1984, and girls were admitted to the middle school
beginning in 1984.
The current headmaster, Barry W. Fenstermacher, has served the school since 1986. In March 2005 a new arts center was completed to provide an environment for studio, music and dramatic-arts education, as well as a flexible performance theater. The architecture of the $6m theatre gained a silver prize for its design.
+ V=Varsity, JV=Junior Varsity, MS=Middle School
The school's teams are quite successful within their leagues, especially the girls' teams. In the last four years the Varsity Girls basketball has won the league three times as well as placing first and second in various tournaments. Varsity Softball has won the championship the last four years in a row, although invited to tournaments often declining because they happen on Mother's Day weekend. The Girls Varsity Soccer Team is relatively new, with only seven years in existence, but has quickly climbed the ranks and won the HVAL Championship in 2007.
The boys' teams standings all vary depending on the sport. Although not always on top, the football team participates in a very competitive league; being a small private school the odds are not always with them when playing large public high schools. The rugby team is unique among independent schools in the area. The Coach, Phil Lazzaro, has practices throughout the year and even has a team trip to play in Ireland
every three years.
and the development of a research paper.
A typical Middle School program includes the following:
A typical Upper School program includes the following:
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
near Katonah
Katonah, New York
Katonah, New York is one of three unincorporated hamlets within the town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States.-History:Katonah is named for Chief Katonah, an American Indian from whom the land of Bedford was purchased by a group of English colonists...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, for students in grades 6 through 12. It is located on a wooded, 100-acre (40 ha) campus and has an annual budget (2005) of $10.9M. AP courses
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
in biology, American history, calculus, chemistry, computer science, English, European history, Latin and Spanish are available. Technology is integrated throughout the curriculum, and three Internet-accessible labs are available for student use. Basketball, cross-country, dance, football, ice hockey, rugby, lacrosse, and soccer are among the sports offered at Harvey. An optional five-day residential program is available for students in grades 7 through 12.
History
The Harvey School was founded in 1916 in Hawthorne, New YorkHawthorne, New York
Hawthorne is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. The population was 4,586 at the 2010 census.-History:...
by Dr. Herbert Carter as a residential school
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...
for boys, enrolling students through the secondary grades. Dr. Carter, a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
pediatrician, built the school on his farm with the intention of providing a country environment and an educational program for his physically handicapped son, Herbert Swift Carter, Jr. He named the school for Sir William Harvey
William Harvey
William Harvey was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart...
(1578–1657), personal physician of King Charles I who is considered one of the fathers of modern medical science.
John L. Miner was appointed as the school's first headmaster when its doors opened in October 1916, with an enrollment of twelve boys. Mr. Miner served the school for ten years before leaving to establish Greenwich Country Day School
Greenwich Country Day School
The Greenwich Country Day School is a co-educational, independent day school in Greenwich, Connecticut, founded in 1926. As of 2005, it has some 840 students from nursery to the 9th grade level....
, originally known as The Harvey School of Greenwich.
Herbert Carter, Jr. graduated from Harvey in 1919, and from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1923. Following a year at Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
he returned to Harvey to teach English. In 1926, he succeeded Mr. Miner as headmaster, serving in that position until 1938. After Dr. Carter's death 1927, the school shifted its purpose from caring for the physically handicapped to preparing boys from grades four through eight for enrollment in the leading eastern secondary boarding schools. In 1938, the school came under the leadership of Mr. Leverett T. Smith, who served until 1963.
In 1947 the school established a Board of Trustees and became a not-for-profit organization.
In 1959, the school lost its Hawthorne campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
due to construction of a cloverleaf highway interchange
Cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...
on the Taconic and Sprain Parkways, and moved to its current 100 acres (40.5 ha) campus on the former Sylvan Weil Estate in Katonah. The new campus could accommodate 60 boarding students and a growing day student population. When Harry A. Dawe became headmaster in 1969 the school began a transition to being primarily a day school, while retaining the residential environment.
In 1970 the school added ninth grade
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
, and between 1979 and 1981 it added grades nine through twelve. Harvey began admitting girls as day students when it began operating as a full high school. The fourth and fifth grades were eliminated in 1983 and 1984, and girls were admitted to the middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
beginning in 1984.
The current headmaster, Barry W. Fenstermacher, has served the school since 1986. In March 2005 a new arts center was completed to provide an environment for studio, music and dramatic-arts education, as well as a flexible performance theater. The architecture of the $6m theatre gained a silver prize for its design.
Student government
The Student Council meets regularly to discuss improvements in school life and to plan all-school activities such as Family Weekend and holiday parties. The President and Vice-President, elected by a simple majority of students during the preceding year, lead the Student Council. Additional representatives are elected by individual classes.Athletic teams
| Sport | Level+ | Season | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... Cross-Country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... Dance Dance Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.... Fitness Program Physical fitness Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness... Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... Hockey Hockey Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:... Lacrosse Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh... Rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... Soccer Football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball... Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... Yoga Yoga Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul... |
V, JV, MS V, JV, MS V, JV, MS V, JV, MS V, JV, MS V, JV, MS V, JV V, JV, MS V, JV, MS V, JV, MS V, JV |
Spring Winter Fall all seasons all seasons Fall Winter Spring Spring Fall Spring Spring Fall all seasons |
Boys Boys, Girls Co-ed Girls Co-ed Boys Boys Boys, Girls Boys Boys, Girls Girls Co-ed Girls Co-ed |
+ V=Varsity, JV=Junior Varsity, MS=Middle School
The school's teams are quite successful within their leagues, especially the girls' teams. In the last four years the Varsity Girls basketball has won the league three times as well as placing first and second in various tournaments. Varsity Softball has won the championship the last four years in a row, although invited to tournaments often declining because they happen on Mother's Day weekend. The Girls Varsity Soccer Team is relatively new, with only seven years in existence, but has quickly climbed the ranks and won the HVAL Championship in 2007.
- 2nd place HVAL 2005
- 1st place HVAL 06
- NEPSAC Tournament Quarterfinalist 2006
- 1st place HVAL 07
- NESPAC Tournament Quarterfinalist 2007
The boys' teams standings all vary depending on the sport. Although not always on top, the football team participates in a very competitive league; being a small private school the odds are not always with them when playing large public high schools. The rugby team is unique among independent schools in the area. The Coach, Phil Lazzaro, has practices throughout the year and even has a team trip to play in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
every three years.
Clubs and activities
- Avatar
- Community Service
- Drama Club
- Environmental Awareness Club
- Equestrian Club
- Model United NationsModel United NationsModel United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
- Student Ambassadors (Tour Guides)
- Student Government
- Students Against Destructive Decisions (S.A.D.D.)
- The Cavalier
- The Pulse
- Stress Reduction through Coloring
- Young Republicans Club
Graduation requirements and course credits
Upper School students are expected to have 60 credits upon graduation – the equivalent of 20 full-year courses plus four trimesters of physical education, fulfilled by participating in a team sport. The following distribution of academic requirements must be met for graduation:- Four years of English
- Three years of mathematics: Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2
- Three years of science: Conceptual Physics, Chemistry, Biology
- Fours years of history: Non-Western History, Western Civilization, American History, and Senior History
- One year (three trimesters) of fine arts. Two-thirds of this requirement is met by required courses in Music and Culture and in 9th grade and History of Art in 10th grade
- One trimester of Health & Wellness in the ninth and eleventh grades.
Course of study
The Middle School offers a supportive environment that prepares students for the Upper School curriculum. Teachers enjoy a ratio of approximately one teacher to eight students so that they can support intellectual development by presenting an integrated course of study that focuses on key content areas. Students are encouraged to develop strategies and skills related to questioning, critical thinking and problem solving. This type of instruction supports the mission of the school by recognizing the varying abilities of students, celebrating their learning styles and supporting the natural strengths of all individuals. The development of study skills is an integral part of the Middle School's curriculum. Sixth-grade students focus primarily on organization, time management and note-taking strategies. Seventh-grade students work on improving their reading-for-meaning skills, note-taking strategies, and developing an understanding of the five-paragraph essay. Finally, in eighth grade, students focus on critical thinking, mastering the five-paragraph essayFive paragraph essay
The five-paragraph essay is a form of written argument. It is a common requisite in assignments in American schools. The format requires an essay to have five paragraphs: one introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs with support and development, and one concluding paragraph...
and the development of a research paper.
A typical Middle School program includes the following:
| Sixth Grade | Seventh Grade | Eighth Grade |
|---|---|---|
| English Math 6 or Math 7 Science Geography Latin 1 Art, Music , Drama Study Hall |
English Math 7 or Pre-Algebra Science Government Latin 1 or 2 Art, Music, Drama Study Hall |
English Pre-Algebra or Algebra Science American History Latin 1, 2, or 3 Art, Music, Drama Study Hall |
A typical Upper School program includes the following:
| Ninth Grade | Tenth Grade |
|---|---|
| English or Honors English 9 Algebra 1, Honors Algebra 1, Geometry, Honors Geometry or other appropriate course Conceptual Physics or Honors Physics Non-Western History or Honors Non-Western History First or second year of Latin, Greek, Spanish, or Japanese Trimester of Health & Wellness Trimester of Music and Culture |
English 10 or Honors English 10 Geometry, Honors Geometry, Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2 or other appropriate course Chemistry, Honors Chemistry or other appropriate course Western Civilization or Honors Western Civilization Second or third year of Latin, Greek, Spanish, French or Japanese Trimester of History of Art |
| Eleventh Grade | Twelfth Grade |
| English 11 or Honors English 11 Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2 Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus or other appropriate course Biology or Honors Biology United States History or AP American History Third or fourth year of Latin, Greek, Spanish, French or Japanese Trimester Electives Trimester of Music and Culture |
English 12 or AP English AP Calculus or other appropriate course Science Electives Senior History Latin, Greek, Spanish, French or Japanese Trimester Electives |