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==National recognition==
==National recognition==
Since 1858, Shattuck-St. Mary's School (SSM) has been recognized as a rich and engaging college preparatory program for students from around the world. In September 2013, SSM opened with an enrollment of 444 students from 39 states, 31 countries, and 2 US territories. While this could describe many excellent boarding schools, SSM is comfortably different. The difference lies not only in the composition of our student body of 444 students from 39 states, 31 countries, and 2 US territories – the majority of whom live on campus; but it is also SSM’s determination and drive to continually refine curricular and co-curricular opportunities ensuring that our students develop relevant 21st Century skills as well as their own personal passions and talents.
Additionally, SSM offers over 130 courses, including 18 Advanced Placement and 11 Advanced Level courses. The variety of SSM’s courses does not alone stand out – it is the classroom experience which sets SSM apart. SSM faculty and leadership believe the more meaningful experiences for a student exist when the student is afforded a ‘blend’ of traditional classroom experience, enhanced engagement in the individual learning process through autonomy, and dedicated time for mentored, student-centered creative experiential learning. This blended learning model specifically gives SSM’s students the time and flexibility to create these additional opportunities for experiential learning off campus through internships, independent research, and in-depth service learning. All courses offered in the 11th and 12th grade balance both the traditional and blended learning model.
To complement the blended model, the weCreate project allows students to follow their passions and turn those passions into a meaningful purpose. Using the design thinking method as a framework, students work with a mentor who helps shape their project, guide their progress, and encourage them through the challenges they are bound to face. Students can capture the whole of this process, not just the end result, in an e-portfolio designed to distinguish them from other college applicants.
All of this is done in an environment that is rich in opportunity to celebrate and value all the student is and all they can become.

In the last decade, SSM has attracted national attention in areas the school refers to as "Centers of Excellence," namely [[ice hockey]], [[soccer]], [[figure skating]], golf, and the arts.<ref>[http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/125] Boarding School Review web site 8 May 2007</ref>
In the last decade, SSM has attracted national attention in areas the school refers to as "Centers of Excellence," namely [[ice hockey]], [[soccer]], [[figure skating]], golf, and the arts.<ref>[http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/125] Boarding School Review web site 8 May 2007</ref>


Revision as of 21:03, 29 January 2014

Shattuck-St. Mary's School
Location
Map
1000 Shumway Avenue

Faribault
,
MN
55021

USA
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding
Motto-
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal
Established1858
Faculty95
Enrollment434 total
Average class size12
Student to teacher ratio7:1
Campus250 acres (1.0 km2)
Color(s)Maroon  , Black  , and White  
AthleticsHockey, Figure Skating, Soccer, Lacrosse, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Fencing
MascotSabres
Website[5]
Shattuck Historic District
Shattuck Historic District from the southeast
LocationShumway Ave
Nearest cityFaribault, Minnesota
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1869–mid-1950s
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSRice County MRA
NRHP reference No.82003018
Added to NRHPApril 6, 1982
Phelps Library, Shattuck School
Phelps Library from the southeast
LocationOff Shumway Ave.
Built1869
NRHP reference No.75001021
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1975
Shumway Hall and Morgan Refectory--Shattuck School
Shumway Hall with Morgan Refectory partially visible on left
LocationOff Shumway Ave.
Built1887 (Shumway Hall), 1888 (Morgan Refectory)
ArchitectWilcox & Johnston
Architectural styleGothic/Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.75001023
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1975
St. Mary's Hall
Location4th St., NE and 4th Ave. NE
ArchitectClarence H. Johnston, Sr.
MPSRice County MRA
NRHP reference No.82003019
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1982
The Clocktower at Shattuck-St. Mary's

Shattuck-St Mary's School (also known as SSM) is a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, United States, and is known for its Centers of Excellence hockey, soccer, music and figure skating programs.

National recognition

Since 1858, Shattuck-St. Mary's School (SSM) has been recognized as a rich and engaging college preparatory program for students from around the world. In September 2013, SSM opened with an enrollment of 444 students from 39 states, 31 countries, and 2 US territories. While this could describe many excellent boarding schools, SSM is comfortably different. The difference lies not only in the composition of our student body of 444 students from 39 states, 31 countries, and 2 US territories – the majority of whom live on campus; but it is also SSM’s determination and drive to continually refine curricular and co-curricular opportunities ensuring that our students develop relevant 21st Century skills as well as their own personal passions and talents. Additionally, SSM offers over 130 courses, including 18 Advanced Placement and 11 Advanced Level courses. The variety of SSM’s courses does not alone stand out – it is the classroom experience which sets SSM apart. SSM faculty and leadership believe the more meaningful experiences for a student exist when the student is afforded a ‘blend’ of traditional classroom experience, enhanced engagement in the individual learning process through autonomy, and dedicated time for mentored, student-centered creative experiential learning. This blended learning model specifically gives SSM’s students the time and flexibility to create these additional opportunities for experiential learning off campus through internships, independent research, and in-depth service learning. All courses offered in the 11th and 12th grade balance both the traditional and blended learning model. To complement the blended model, the weCreate project allows students to follow their passions and turn those passions into a meaningful purpose. Using the design thinking method as a framework, students work with a mentor who helps shape their project, guide their progress, and encourage them through the challenges they are bound to face. Students can capture the whole of this process, not just the end result, in an e-portfolio designed to distinguish them from other college applicants. All of this is done in an environment that is rich in opportunity to celebrate and value all the student is and all they can become.

In the last decade, SSM has attracted national attention in areas the school refers to as "Centers of Excellence," namely ice hockey, soccer, figure skating, golf, and the arts.[1]

National Championships for SSM include the 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001 and 1999. 18U Boys Hockey teams and the 2007 19U Girls Hockey team. The 2007 win for the 19U girls was their third straight National Championship. The 2007 16U Boys team placed second in nationals and the 14U Boys were also in the 2007 National tournament but lost in the Semifinals. On the ladies side the 16U team was also in the 2007 Nationals but failed to win a game.[2][3] The Girls U19 team in 2009 won the National Championship to regain their highly established reputation.

A federal- and state-listed endangered species, the Dwarf Trout Lily, was initially discovered on the school's campus by a St. Mary's biology instructor in 1871.

History

On June 3, 1858, in a small rented building in Faribault, Minnesota, The Rev. Dr. James Lloyd Breck established the Episcopal mission school and seminary from which Shattuck-St. Mary's School has developed and prospered. When the school first opened, there were 45 young girls and boys and six divinity students, both Native American and European American. About this time, the newly established Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota selected Henry Benjamin Whipple as its first Bishop. Bishop Whipple established his home in Faribault and, in 1860, took over the reins of the school, changing Breck's ambitious plan for "Bishop Seabury University" into something more realistic, namely "an honest school."

In 1864, when Seabury Hall was completed, the school moved to its present site on the bluffs above the Straight River. With this change, the institution became a boarding school for young men and boys. In 1865, Tommy Crump, an English divinity student recently returned from the Civil War, started the boys drilling with sticks, thus beginning a military program that would last for more than a century; during this time the campus was known as Shattuck Military Academy.

By 1866, more room was needed and largely through the efforts of Dr. George Cheyne Shattuck, Shattuck Hall was built specifically for the boys. Soon the grammar school itself became known as "Shattuck." That same year, Bishop Whipple opened a school for girls, St. Mary's Hall, in his home in downtown Faribault. The girls remained there until 1872 when the Bishop moved to a new house and St. Mary's Hall was turned over to a board of trustees. In 1872, the Chapel of the Good Shepherd was built through the generosity of Augusta Shumway of Chicago. Though she lost all her property in the great Chicago Fire, she kept her promise to build a chapel for "the Bishop's boys' school" by sending Whipple her insurance checks. With its rare all-stone spire, the chapel became the focal point of the Shattuck campus.

By 1883, St. Mary's had also outgrown its downtown facilities, and a grand, ornate building, often referred to as "the Castle on the Rhine," was built on the bluffs, less than a half mile south of Shattuck. That unique building burned in 1924, and the limestone structure that stands today was built less than a year later.

Both schools saw rapid growth during the next few years. Dr. James Dobbin, who had succeeded Dr. Breck in 1866 and who served as Rector of Shattuck School until 1914, was responsible for the construction of many beautiful limestone buildings, including the first Whipple Hall and the present Shumway Hall. In 1901, Dr. Dobbin founded St. James School for younger boys about a half mile north of Shattuck. In 1932, Seabury Theological Seminary merged with Western Theological Seminary and moved to Evanston, Illinois.

In 1972, the three schools, Shattuck, St. Mary's and St. James, were joined into what is known today as Shattuck-St. Mary's School. In 1974, the military program was discontinued, and the St. James campus was sold.

In 1988, the residential and academic programs were reconfigured so that the Middle School students (grades 6-8) were at the St. Mary's campus and the Upper School students (grades 9-12) were at the Shattuck campus.

In the early 1990s, facing serious financial concerns and declining enrollment, Craig Norwich was hired to save the school, a decision was made that would permanently change the course of the school. Norwich was the visionary of the Shattuck model, which has flourished under current president Nick Stoneman, and is one of the main reasons for the success of the school. The school owned the only ice arena in Faribault and Norwich decided to use that to its competitive advantage to create a world-class hockey program. This model, known as a 'center of excellence', has been expanded to include soccer, figure skating, golf, the Center for Academic Achievement, Preconservatory Strings, a BioScience program, and a Vocal Performance Program. The School has grown 50% in the last 6 years, with students from 19 countries and 35 states. SSM's total enrollment in the 2009-2010 school year was 435.

In mid-2009 the Saint James campus was reacquired; it is currently being used for faculty housing and part of it is being rented out to the Cannon River Stem School for grades K-8.

In September 2012 the school opened Fayfield Hall its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) building and home to the BioScience and Engineering Centers of Excellence (beginning in September 2014).

Notable alumni

W. Blake Herron, Screenwriter/Director

  • Thomas Siebel, CEO, Siebel Systems
  • Collin Benson, President and Representative Director, Archer-Daniels Midland – Japan
  • Sharon Hoffman Avent, President/CEO of Smead Manufacturing
  • Harry Hagey, retired CEO of Doge and Cox, Investment Management, Environmentalist
  • Barbara Olson Jacobsen, Noted Author and Humanitarian Ambassador for Project Cure
  • Scott Lutgert, President, The Lutgert Company, One of the founders of Florida Gulf Coast University and retired President of that Board
  • H. Garrett Thornburg, Jr., CEO, Thornburg Management, patron of education and the arts in New Mexico
  • Ann Haakinson Royer, Sculptor and Painter
  • Roy (Bud) Strom, Jr., Published Author known as The Cowboy Poet
  • Marion Gorton Edwards, President of 20th century Fox International Television
  • Dr. Thonét Dauphiné, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Colin Thomas, Professor of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Townes VanZant, Professional Musician and Performer

Other notable associations

  • Clifford C. Furnas athlete, educator, public servant, and scientist taught mathematics and track for 2 years at the school.
  • Andy Murray, former head coach of the ice hockey team for the 1998-99 season.[4]
  • Walter D. Douglas passenger on the RMS Titanic.
  • Craig Norwich/ NHL Alumni/ Former Head Coach
  • Li Tianyi, son of Chinese military singer Li Shuangjiang, was convicted of gang rape. According to a comment posted on the web site MinnPost, Li attended Shattuck-St. Mary's for part of 8th grade in 2009-10.[6]

References

  1. ^ [1] Boarding School Review web site 8 May 2007
  2. ^ [2] USA Hockey 2007 Boys 18U National Championships 1 April 2007
  3. ^ [3] USA Hockey 2007 Girls 19U National Championships 1 April 2007
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gare Joyce, There's Something about St. Mary's, ESPN the Magazine, Accessed November 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Rockzillaworld John Townes van Zandt II Interview By Marianne Ebertowski
  6. ^ [4] MinnPost

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