Thornton-Donovan School ( TD ) was founded as New Rochelle School and Kindergarten in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded by Judge Martin Jerome Keogh in 1901. The first teacher and principal was Emily Scott Thornton, a native Philadelphia educator educated at University College Nottingham, now the University of Nottingham. The headmaster in 2009 was Douglas E. Fleming, Jr.
The school is now on the third campus, in Overlook Circle in Beechmont New Rochelle neighborhood. It inhabits three former houses, including the former estate of Andrew Crawford, now the Main House.
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International and independent, The Thornton-Donovan School is now an accredited New York State high school that educates over 175 students in K-12 classes each year. On May 25, 2005, the students planted two flowering trees at the end of the Neglecting Circle and at Lester Place and Beechmont Lake as a gift to the New Rochelle city of New York.
The school offers a swimming pool, outdoor playset, woodchips, driveways, over thirty live trees, a large lawn, basketball/tennis/family courts, three buildings, a parking lot/Hacky Sack arena, and a warehouse for arts and crafts only used during the summer.
Renovation 2008-2009
During early 2008, plans are being made to expand and level the pitch together by building a new basketball court. A proposal for renovation was sent to the New Rochelle Development Planning Board on June 24. The proposal states that the field will be assessed, ten irrigation sprinklers will be installed, the basketball court will be separated and moved to allow more space, a ten-foot chain fence will cover a new court, and twenty trees must be removed during the process. Principal Douglas Fleming has referred to the final product as the Field of Dreams.
Summer Challenge Program
In summer, schools also run summer camp programs, in 46 consecutive years in summer 2014. Children aged 3-14 are allowed to join the program. Children are divided into two divisions: Play School (3-7 years) and Sports Fitness (7-14 years). They participate in various sports. Activities include: tennis, softball, hockey, swimming, arts and crafts, karate, dance, basketball, soccer, trampoline, capture flags, outdoor playset, watermelons, and kick balls. The older group is also taken to the bowling alley in the Bronx every Friday, where the children have a chance to eat.
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Thematic Language Education
The Middle and Upper School curriculum themed annually in the world region. Students are exposed each day to dynamic learning throughout the year, not only learning about international culture, but also true politics, history, and painting in intramural and experiential contexts. The school also has strong ties with several countries, with 35 twin schools across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. During the school year, about four students are selected to go to one of several twin schools. More important exchanges are to Busan, South Korea; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Dublin, Ireland; La Rochelle, France; Nottingham, England; Rome, Italy; Mexico City, and Guatemala City.
Rigorous learning is punctuated by "spring-lane" trips to locations related to this year's theme (ie - the country or place of the school under study). Students, faculty, and friends can join for a great educational outing. Since 1994, there are 18 trips, of which 14 are international.
1990s
Little information about the first six trips taken by schools has been given through their website; However, travel to six countries and one country was conducted between 1994 and 1999.
2000- Greece
The new millennium begins with an 11-day trip to Greece starting on May 18 and ending May 28. The travelers depart from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City on May 18 and landed in Athens, Greece on May 19. group spent morning and evening at Hotel Plaka in old Athens, overlooking the Acropolis. After touring the old town that night, the school went to the Acropolis at night before going to Pnyx Hill to see the light show. On May 20, a full day of sightseeing. Tourists visit Propylaea, Temple of Athena, Erechtheum, Parthenon, Museum of the Acropolis, and Dionysus Theater. At 6 o'clock, they attend a Change of Guard ceremony in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
2001- Spanish
In 2001, the school traveled 18 days to Spain from 10 to 28 May.
2002 - New York
The following year is a ten-day tour of New York City, Upstate New York, and Montreal from 12 to 21 April.
2003- Florida
In 2003, the school traveled to southern Florida from April 25 to May 4.
2005â € "Illinois and Missouri
In 2005, the most recent non-international school trip lasted from April 1 to 10 in Illinois and Missouri.
2006- English
During 2006, the school traveled to Britain for two weeks from 28 April to 13 May.
2007- Japan
From May 4 to 17, 2007, the school traveled to Japan. One of the biggest visits made by the school, a total of 90 people, including teachers and parents, took part in the journey across the Pacific. Because of the large number of people, two flights were taken to Japan, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, both from John F. Kennedy Airport to Narita Airport; However, the first stop in Los Angeles, California to reduce the amount of waiting time between two flights. That night was spent at the Shiba Park Hotel in Tokyo. The first destination was the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo before traveling to the Meiji Shrine which began in 1920. After visiting the sparkle, the group traveled across the Rainbow Bridge to the Fuji Television building. The last visit of the day was the Tokyo International Forum where the group attended the show by La Folle Journee au Japan. The next day the school went to Imperial Palace for an exclusive tour inside the building; However, this did not happen because of misunderstanding by students and groups doing tours outside the palace. After a tour of the Imperial Palace, the next stop is the John Lennon Museum in Ch'-ku, Saitama.
2008- Portugal
The 2008 trip was taken from April 25 to May 10 in Portugal.
2009- Brazil
From April 29, 2009, the school toured Salvador, Brazil. The journey has taken students through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and entered the Amazon Rainforest on May 1st. A concert by a local New York Jazz band had been scheduled for the trip, but was canceled after bassist/music professor bands, Dr. Liam Baum, sparked a tribal war between formerly peaceful inhabitants.
2010- South Africa
Pada 28 September 2008, perjalanan semester 2009-10 diatur menjadi sekitar Afrika Selatan.
2011- Irlandia
2012- Venesia
2013- Argentina dan Uruguay
2014- Alaska
2015- Denmark, Swedia, dan Islandia
2016- Chicago, LA, Las Vegas, Miami, dan Kuba
2017- Ekuador dan Peru
2018- Albania, Yunani, Makedonia , Montenegro, dan Kroasia
2019- Mongolia
2020- California
Sambungan seni dan komunitas
- Mural "The Constellations" di lantai pertama gedung utama T-D dilukis oleh kerabat James Joyce, Alton S. Tobey
- Lumen Martin Winter's Haus adalah akuisisi kedua T-D untuk karya saat ini. Mosaik ada di markas besar PBB di Manhattan. Ada juga mural oleh dia yang berjudul "Aspirational Music" di struktur bangunan utama sekolah.
- Sekolah memiliki banyak koneksi ke Lion's Club International, organisasi "layanan" di seluruh dunia.
Alumni terkenal
- Wayne Allyn Root - nominasi wakil presiden Partai Libertarian Amerika Serikat 2008. Dia menghadiri sekolah dari 1977 hingga 1979 ketika dia lulus.
- Joey Kramer - Drummer dari Aerosmith.
Kepala Sekolah
- 1. Emily Scott Thornton- 1901-1945
- 2. Genevieve F. Berns- 1945-1968
- 3. Douglas E. Fleming, Jr.- 1968-sekarang
Referensi
Tautan eksternal
- Situs web Thornton-Donovan School
- Laporan Sekolah Swasta TD
- Video tentang Sekolah Thornton-Donovan
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