Far Hills Country Day School
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| Far Hills Country Day School | |
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| Motto | A Balanced Education: Strength of Mind • Strength of Character |
| Established | 1929 |
| Head of school | J. Thomas Woelper |
| Faculty | 80% with Masters Degree or Higher |
| Grades | Preschool - 8 |
| Enrollment | 440 (as of 2013) |
| Information | 908-766-0622 |
| Website | School website |
Far Hills Country Day School (FHCDS) is a private, coeducational PreK-grade eight school located in Far Hills, New Jersey, one hour west of New York City. The school is situated on 54 acres (22 ha) that include learning gardens, computer labs, media centers, performing arts center, large athletics center including a climbing wall, outdoor fields, tennis courts, a ropes challenge course, meadows, ponds, and woodlands.
Academics
FHCDS’ core curriculum provides a foundation in reading, writing, math and science.
Athletics
All students participate in physical education in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and in the interscholastic athletics program in sixth through eighth grade. The athletic program includes basketball, cross-country, cross-fit, fencing, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track, and volleyball.
Testing assessments
ERB Testing begins in third through eighth grade to benchmark students’ academic progress against other independent school students. In fourth and seventh grade, the Writing Assessment Program is used to provide a comprehensive and direct analysis of students' writing ability benchmarked against other independent school students. Upper School Students also take the SSAT, a standardized test used for secondary independent school admissions.
Popular culture
When alumna Christine Todd Whitman appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2004, one of the beneficiaries was Far Hills Country Day School.
Notable alumni
- Nicholas F. Brady (born 1930), former United States Secretary of the Treasury who also briefly represented New Jersey in the United States Senate.[1]
- Steve Forbes (born 1947), editor-in-chief of Forbes.[2]
- Christine Todd Whitman (born 1947), former Governor of New Jersey.[2]
- Frederica von Stade (born 1945), Mezzo-Soprano.[3]
References
- ^ Trenner, Richard. "Playing, Singing, Speaking and 'Doing Politics'", The New York Times, November 15, 1998. Accessed April 18, 2008. "When a former kindergartner visits, he might be Nicholas Brady, former Senator and Secretary of the Treasury. Growing up at Hamilton Farm, his family's 5,000-acre (20 km2) estate encompassing parts of Hunterdon, Morris, and Somerset counties, he spent six wonderful years at Far Hills Country Day. Four of his children and four of his grandchildren have followed him there."
- ^ a b Bumiller, Elisabeth. "POLITICS: ON THE TRAIL;In Political Quest, Forbes Runs in Shadow of Father", The New York Times, February 11, 1996. Accessed December 11, 2007. "Christine Todd, Mr. Forbes's childhood friend from the Far Hills Country Day school, would grow up to become Governor Whitman.... His son went off to the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass., then on to Princeton, Malcolm Forbes's alma mater."
- ^ Hall of Honor, Far Hills Country Day School. Accessed April 18, 2008.