Rumsey Hall School
Rumsey Hall School is a co-educational boarding and country day school for grades K-9 located in Washington, Connecticut. The school enrolled 332 students and employs 58 full- and part-time faculty members during the 2015-2016 academid year.[1] Thomas W. Farmen, the school's fifth headmaster, was appointed in 1985.[2] The school grounds comprise 32 buildings on 148 acres (0.60 km2) along the Bantam River.[1]
Leadership history
Founded in 1900 by Lillias Rumsey Sanford (1850–1940) as an all-boys school in Seneca Falls, New York, Rumsey Hall School moved to Cornwall, Connecticut in 1906. In 1941, the school passed into the hands of John F. Schereschewsky. Rumsey Hall moved to its current location in 1949, at which point it became coeducational. Schereschewsky acted as Director until his death in 1969. John F. Schereschewsky, Jr. served as Headmaster from 1965-1969 and as Director from 1969-1977. Louis Magnoli, a faculty member since 1957, became Headmaster in 1977 and served until 1985. Thomas Farmen (faculty since 1974) began as Headmaster in 1985.[2] On July 1, 2015, he announced that the 2015-2016 academic year would be his final as Headmaster.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Rumsey Hall School: Who We Are » Quick Facts". www.rumseyhall.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ a b "Rumsey Hall School: Who We Are » History". www.rumseyhall.org. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Letter from Tom Farmen" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-25.
External links
- Boarding schools in Connecticut
- Private elementary schools in Connecticut
- Washington, Connecticut
- Schools in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Educational institutions established in 1900
- 1900 establishments in New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut