fbpx
Wikipedia

Berkshire Country Day School

Berkshire Country Day (BCD) is an independent school for pre-schoolers through eighth grade. It is located at 55 Interlaken Road/Route 183 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts near the town of Lenox.[1]

Berkshire Country Day School
Location
,
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoBerkshire Country Day School exists to inspire the individual promise of every student so that each may become an engaged citizen of the world.
Founded1946
Head of SchoolMary Warner
Faculty32
Enrollment100
Average class size7 students
CampusRural (Brook Farm), 27 acres
Color(s)Blue and White
AthleticsInterscholastic League, Club, Junior Varsity, and Varsity teams
SportsSoccer, Lacrosse, Cross Country Skiing,
MascotPenguin
YearbookThe Penguin
Websitewww.berkshirecountryday.org mybcd.org
One of the playgrounds at the front of the school.

History edit

BCD was founded in 1946 by a group of local parents who wanted to give their children a certain style of education which they felt was not available in the area. It began with 12 students in one building on the campus of the Lenox School for Boys, an Episcopal all-boys boarding school.[2] Initially, the school covered only grades 1-6 and tuition ranged from only $150 to $310, depending on the grade. In 1957, the school expanded to include a seventh and eighth grade and kindergarten and preschool, and moved into two new buildings. The school's main building, housing the pre-k through sixth grade, was moved to the Starks' former family home on Walker Street in Lenox. The seventh and eighth grade, on the other hand, were housed in Bassett Hall, a building close by, which is now Kemble Inn. BCD's enrollment soared from 58 students in 1958 to 183 in 1963.

 
Brook Farm, circa 1891

Then, in 1963, the school purchased its current campus, the Brook Farm Campus. Initially, the campus was only used by the younger students for classes, while the older students continued using the Walker Street Building, frequenting the new campus for sports and co-curricular activities. This arrangement lasted for only a year, as the Walker Street building was destroyed in a fire. In the academic year 1967-68, the school expanded to include ninth grade. In 2000, the school opened Berkshire Country Day Secondary School (BCD2s), a high school division of the school consisting of grades 9-12. BCD's ninth grade was separated from BCD and became a part of BCD2s. The high school was located on Winthrop Campus, the summer home of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, which the school rented from Boston University during the academic year. However, in June 2007 at the end of the academic year, BCD2s was closed, although the ninth grade class option was kept and added back to the BCD student body. Currently, the school resides at its Brook Farm campus, serving students from 2-years-old through eighth grade. BCD is still permitted by Boston University to use the West St. Theater for its upper school theater productions, talent show, and film festival. The 27-acre natural campus includes several regulation playing fields, a pond used for kayaking and ice skating and new wings have been added to the original historic buildings.

Brook Farm Campus edit

 
Kayaking on Barrett Pond

Berkshire Country Day School is located at the Brook Farm campus near Lenox, Massachusetts. The campus grounds date back to the 1890s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as it was once a working farm for the Anson Phelps Stokes' Shadowbrook estate. Mr. Stokes built the 1,000 acre estate, complete with a mansion that encompassed 100 rooms and stretched 410 feet, as a "summer cottage" in 1892–1896. After ten years (in 1906) the family sold the estate to Mr. Spencer Shotter. It was then leased to Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in 1916 and 1917 before being sold to Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie inhabited the estate until 1919 when he passed. The New England Province of the Society of Jesus purchased the estate in 1922 and used it as their seminary. Unfortunately, in 1956 the entire Shadowbook mansion burned to the ground in a tragic fire. The Society rebuilt a new brick building on the site of the previous mansion and maintained it for their society until 1970. The estate laid vacant until 1983, when the Kripalu Center[2] purchased the mansion's section of the property.

Meanwhile, the farm section of the estate had been passed down through the family to Stokes' son, Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr., who lived there with his family. The old Shadowbrook farm is now the current campus of BCD. It consists of the original farm buildings, as well as new additions recently built. The fields that were once farmed and used for animal pasture are now sports fields and playgrounds, and much of the woodland is traced with hiking trails. Also, in 1972, a house for the head of school was built at the rear of the property.

Art edit

The many different arts courses offered to the classes at BCD include both visual and performing arts, ceramics, painting & drawing, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry design, woodcraft, vocal ensemble, digital music composition, and guitar ensemble. Students from preschool through Grade 8 participate in art, music, and chorus classes throughout the year. Students also partake in shop class, and have the option of participating in band or chorus.


Division structure edit

The school is sectioned into four divisions:[3]

  • Early Childhood

Early Childhood includes Beginner 2 year olds and up to Pre-Kindergarten. The school embraces the Reggio Emilio format of inviting and sustaining ongoing learning. Early Literacy skills are developed through imaginative play and daily exposure to books. Math concepts are investigated through hands on use of materials such as manipulatives, puzzles and blocks. Students begin to learn about the science process by engaging in their physical world and in focused activities such as caring for animals and following the weather.

  • Lower School

The Lower School includes Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3 and is carefully structured to support every child's individual journey, stimulating their minds and supporting their natural strengths. The focus of the Lower School is supporting and promoting each student's academic development as well as their social and emotional growth. Hands-on science labs provide opportunities to learn by doing.

  • Middle School

Middle School, consisting of Grades 4,5, and 6, is where students study the academic classes as well as arts, foreign language, and technology. In these years the students adeptly move from the concrete to the abstract. They become independent learners, and motivated individuals and community members.

  • Upper School

Upper School consists of 7th and 8th graders who demonstrate increasing levels of achievement in academics, the arts and athletics. Students are stewarded by a team of two teachers who serve as advisors and homeroom teachers guiding the social-emotional curriculum during these crucial adolescent years.

Extracurriculars Activities edit

Berkshire Country Day School offers varied and excellent extra-curricular opportunities - Band, Ceramics, Chorus, Creative Writing, Drama, Newspaper, Photography, Yearbook, Competitive Sports including Soccer, Lacrosse, Gymnastics & more.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.berkshirecountryday.org www.berkshirecountryday.org
  2. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2008-12-11. History of BCD
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2008-12-11. Admissions Process
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-04-11.

External links edit

  • www.berkshirecountryday.org
  • www.mybcd.org

Videos edit

42°18′04″N 73°20′03″W / 42.301°N 73.3343°W / 42.301; -73.3343

berkshire, country, school, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, art. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Berkshire Country Day School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Berkshire Country Day BCD is an independent school for pre schoolers through eighth grade It is located at 55 Interlaken Road Route 183 in Berkshire County Massachusetts near the town of Lenox 1 Berkshire Country Day SchoolLocationStockbridge MAUSAInformationTypeIndependentMottoBerkshire Country Day School exists to inspire the individual promise of every student so that each may become an engaged citizen of the world Founded1946Head of SchoolMary WarnerFaculty32Enrollment100Average class size7 studentsCampusRural Brook Farm 27 acresColor s Blue and WhiteAthleticsInterscholastic League Club Junior Varsity and Varsity teamsSportsSoccer Lacrosse Cross Country Skiing MascotPenguinYearbookThe PenguinWebsitewww wbr berkshirecountryday wbr org mybcd wbr orgOne of the playgrounds at the front of the school Contents 1 History 1 1 Brook Farm Campus 2 Art 3 Division structure 4 Extracurriculars Activities 5 References 6 External links 6 1 VideosHistory editBCD was founded in 1946 by a group of local parents who wanted to give their children a certain style of education which they felt was not available in the area It began with 12 students in one building on the campus of the Lenox School for Boys an Episcopal all boys boarding school 2 Initially the school covered only grades 1 6 and tuition ranged from only 150 to 310 depending on the grade In 1957 the school expanded to include a seventh and eighth grade and kindergarten and preschool and moved into two new buildings The school s main building housing the pre k through sixth grade was moved to the Starks former family home on Walker Street in Lenox The seventh and eighth grade on the other hand were housed in Bassett Hall a building close by which is now Kemble Inn BCD s enrollment soared from 58 students in 1958 to 183 in 1963 nbsp Brook Farm circa 1891Then in 1963 the school purchased its current campus the Brook Farm Campus Initially the campus was only used by the younger students for classes while the older students continued using the Walker Street Building frequenting the new campus for sports and co curricular activities This arrangement lasted for only a year as the Walker Street building was destroyed in a fire In the academic year 1967 68 the school expanded to include ninth grade In 2000 the school opened Berkshire Country Day Secondary School BCD2s a high school division of the school consisting of grades 9 12 BCD s ninth grade was separated from BCD and became a part of BCD2s The high school was located on Winthrop Campus the summer home of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute which the school rented from Boston University during the academic year However in June 2007 at the end of the academic year BCD2s was closed although the ninth grade class option was kept and added back to the BCD student body Currently the school resides at its Brook Farm campus serving students from 2 years old through eighth grade BCD is still permitted by Boston University to use the West St Theater for its upper school theater productions talent show and film festival The 27 acre natural campus includes several regulation playing fields a pond used for kayaking and ice skating and new wings have been added to the original historic buildings Brook Farm Campus edit nbsp Kayaking on Barrett PondBerkshire Country Day School is located at the Brook Farm campus near Lenox Massachusetts The campus grounds date back to the 1890s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as it was once a working farm for the Anson Phelps Stokes Shadowbrook estate Mr Stokes built the 1 000 acre estate complete with a mansion that encompassed 100 rooms and stretched 410 feet as a summer cottage in 1892 1896 After ten years in 1906 the family sold the estate to Mr Spencer Shotter It was then leased to Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in 1916 and 1917 before being sold to Mr Andrew Carnegie Mr Carnegie inhabited the estate until 1919 when he passed The New England Province of the Society of Jesus purchased the estate in 1922 and used it as their seminary Unfortunately in 1956 the entire Shadowbook mansion burned to the ground in a tragic fire The Society rebuilt a new brick building on the site of the previous mansion and maintained it for their society until 1970 The estate laid vacant until 1983 when the Kripalu Center 2 purchased the mansion s section of the property Meanwhile the farm section of the estate had been passed down through the family to Stokes son Anson Phelps Stokes Jr who lived there with his family The old Shadowbrook farm is now the current campus of BCD It consists of the original farm buildings as well as new additions recently built The fields that were once farmed and used for animal pasture are now sports fields and playgrounds and much of the woodland is traced with hiking trails Also in 1972 a house for the head of school was built at the rear of the property Art editThe many different arts courses offered to the classes at BCD include both visual and performing arts ceramics painting amp drawing mixed media sculpture jewelry design woodcraft vocal ensemble digital music composition and guitar ensemble Students from preschool through Grade 8 participate in art music and chorus classes throughout the year Students also partake in shop class and have the option of participating in band or chorus Division structure editThe school is sectioned into four divisions 3 Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood includes Beginner 2 year olds and up to Pre Kindergarten The school embraces the Reggio Emilio format of inviting and sustaining ongoing learning Early Literacy skills are developed through imaginative play and daily exposure to books Math concepts are investigated through hands on use of materials such as manipulatives puzzles and blocks Students begin to learn about the science process by engaging in their physical world and in focused activities such as caring for animals and following the weather Lower SchoolThe Lower School includes Kindergarten and grades 1 2 and 3 and is carefully structured to support every child s individual journey stimulating their minds and supporting their natural strengths The focus of the Lower School is supporting and promoting each student s academic development as well as their social and emotional growth Hands on science labs provide opportunities to learn by doing Middle SchoolMiddle School consisting of Grades 4 5 and 6 is where students study the academic classes as well as arts foreign language and technology In these years the students adeptly move from the concrete to the abstract They become independent learners and motivated individuals and community members Upper SchoolUpper School consists of 7th and 8th graders who demonstrate increasing levels of achievement in academics the arts and athletics Students are stewarded by a team of two teachers who serve as advisors and homeroom teachers guiding the social emotional curriculum during these crucial adolescent years Extracurriculars Activities editBerkshire Country Day School offers varied and excellent extra curricular opportunities Band Ceramics Chorus Creative Writing Drama Newspaper Photography Yearbook Competitive Sports including Soccer Lacrosse Gymnastics amp more 4 References edit http www berkshirecountryday org www berkshirecountryday org a b BCD History of BCD Archived from the original on 2009 01 25 Retrieved 2008 12 11 History of BCD BCD Admissions Process Archived from the original on 2009 01 30 Retrieved 2008 12 11 Admissions Process Private School Innovator Archived from the original on 2015 04 11 External links editwww wbr berkshirecountryday wbr org www mybcd orgVideos edit http www vimeo com 5562397 BCD s 60th Anniversary produced by Kevin Sprague 81 https web archive org web 20110727103433 http mybcd org blog 2010 04 01 bcds new admission video debuts at morning meeting BCD s Admission Video42 18 04 N 73 20 03 W 42 301 N 73 3343 W 42 301 73 3343 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Berkshire Country Day School amp oldid 1179843822, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.