Rocky Hill Country Day School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school located on 84 acres along the Potowomut River and Narragansett Bay in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It educates in grades nursery through grade 12.[1]
The school was founded in 1934 by Dorothy Marshall as a local preschool.[2] Three years later, the first official schoolhouse was constructed to serve preschool through third grade. Nathan Hale, a descendant of the Revolutionary war hero of the same name, purchased the school in 1941.[3] and changed the school's name to Rocky Hill Country Day School[4] Four years after, the school’s first ninth grade class graduated. In 1945, Rocky Hill Country Day School moved 245 students to the former Hopelands country estate,[5] which was later acquired by the school and incorporated as a non-profit.
Uniforms and yearbooks were instilled as well as the development of the School’s Alma mater after Robert C. Smith became the headmaster in 1962. Five years later, the first 12th grade class graduated.
In 2001, the first laptop classroom was implemented and a student laptop program was later launched in 2004.[6]
Educational modeledit
This is a coeducational school that comprises three divisions
Lower School: Serving nursery- grade 5
Middle School: Serving grade 6 - grade 8
Upper School: Serving grade 9- grade 12
The Rocky Hill Country Day School Model encourages all students to articulate and champion their own ideas to strive towards intellectual independence and a lifetime of learning.[7] Through integrating technology in the classroom, outside learning[8] and the implementation of the Harkness methodology (Grades 6-12) where students and teachers sit at a round table encouraging discussions and involvement.[9][10]
^"Rocky Hill Alum, Rome Kirby, the Sole American Sailor on the Victorious, America's Cup Oracle Team". 2 October 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
External linksedit
Official website
April 12, 2024
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This article is about the private school in Rhode Island For the public high school in Connecticut see Rocky Hill High School This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rocky Hill Country Day School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school located on 84 acres along the Potowomut River and Narragansett Bay in East Greenwich Rhode Island It educates in grades nursery through grade 12 1 Rocky Hill Country Day SchoolAddress530 Ives RoadWarwick Kent County 02818Coordinates41 39 31 N 71 25 22 W 41 658677 N 71 4226587 W 41 658677 71 4226587InformationFounded1934 Contents 1 History 2 Educational model 3 Heads of School 4 Facilities 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe school was founded in 1934 by Dorothy Marshall as a local preschool 2 Three years later the first official schoolhouse was constructed to serve preschool through third grade Nathan Hale a descendant of the Revolutionary war hero of the same name purchased the school in 1941 3 and changed the school s name to Rocky Hill Country Day School 4 Four years after the school s first ninth grade class graduated In 1945 Rocky Hill Country Day School moved 245 students to the former Hopelands country estate 5 which was later acquired by the school and incorporated as a non profit Uniforms and yearbooks were instilled as well as the development of the School s Alma mater after Robert C Smith became the headmaster in 1962 Five years later the first 12th grade class graduated In 2001 the first laptop classroom was implemented and a student laptop program was later launched in 2004 6 Educational model editThis is a coeducational school that comprises three divisions Lower School Serving nursery grade 5 Middle School Serving grade 6 grade 8 Upper School Serving grade 9 grade 12The Rocky Hill Country Day School Model encourages all students to articulate and champion their own ideas to strive towards intellectual independence and a lifetime of learning 7 Through integrating technology in the classroom outside learning 8 and the implementation of the Harkness methodology Grades 6 12 where students and teachers sit at a round table encouraging discussions and involvement 9 10 Heads of School editDorothy Marshall Nathan Hale Robert C Smith Hugh Campbell Alan F Flynn Jr R Leith Herrmann James J Young III 70 Jonathan M Schoenwald Ph D 11 Peter M Branch 12 Dr James Tracy 13 Diane RichFacilities editPerkins Hall 14 Gibson Hall Sharpe Gymnasium Carriage House Hale Science Center Alan F Flynn Jr Academic Center Hopelands Brickhouse Academic Center for Enrichment Marshall House Preschool Pony Barn Campbell Center Pump House Head of School residenceNotable alumni editRudy Tanzi 78 15 Mena Suvari 97 16 Rome Kirby 07 17 18 19 Damian Rivera 21References edit Rocky Hill School www aisne org Archived from the original on 2017 03 31 Hopelands Rocky Hill School 3 12 January 2012 Breed Donald D 1 August 1998 There s a lot of history behind these East Greenwich walls Providence Journal Rocky Hill country day school 1934 Private Independent Schools 1963 hopelands country estate National Park Service Search Results http www rockyhill org history Rocky Hill School www aisne org Archived from the original on 2017 03 31 Rocky Hill School has been teaching independence for 75 years October 2009 The Harkness Table Schools Archived from the original on 2014 05 10 Retrieved 2017 02 27 What is the Harkness Program at Rocky Hill School 5 August 2013 New Head of School at Rocky Hill 13 September 2011 Exciting News for Rocky Hill School New Head of School is inspiring experienced and ready to hit the ground running 16 July 2013 Tracy to be installed head of Rocky Hill School this Friday 15 September 2016 Rocky Hill School History Top Private School in RI Archived from the original on 2017 02 18 Retrieved 2017 02 27 East Greenwich Rhode Island Rocky Hill School PDF Free Download http www rockyhill org wp content uploads 2014 05 bulletin small pdf dead link http www providencejournal com breaking news content 20131019 america s cup winner rome kirby visits alma mater rocky hill school ece Rocky Hill Alum Rome Kirby the Sole American Sailor on the Victorious America s Cup Oracle Team 2 October 2013 Team Oracle USA Rome Kirby visits alma mater ABC6 Providence RI and New Bedford MA News Weather Archived from the original on 2017 02 28 Retrieved 2017 02 27 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rocky Hill School amp oldid 1206698628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
