Buxton School (Massachusetts)
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Williamstown, Massachusetts United States |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Cognoscite Agite Laetate |
| Established | 1928 |
| Founder | Ellen Geer Sangster |
| CEEB code | 222410 |
| Director | Peter S. Smith |
| Faculty | 21 |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | approx. 90 |
| Average class size | 9 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Campus size | 150 acres (0.61 km2) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Athletics | Soccer, Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | http://www.buxtonschool.org |
Buxton School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory, and boarding and day school for grades 9–12 located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. The school has a student body of approximately 90 students. Buxton is known for its commitment to education that is experimental and experiential.
The school was founded by Ellen Geer Sangster in 1928 as a coeducational country day school in Short Hills, New Jersey. In 1947, the high school was moved to Sangster's family estate in Williamstown, and formed anew as a boarding school. Nineteen students and many faculty followed Sangster from the New Jersey school to the nascent boarding school in Williamstown. The primary and middle school stayed in Short Hills as the newly formed Far Brook School.
In 2013, Peter S. Smith was appointed Director.
Available classes include: English, French, Spanish, American History, Ancient Greece and Rome, Sociology, World Religions, Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Health, Marine Biology, Physics, The Practice of Poetry, Writing: Daily Themes, Drama, Music, Ceramics, Photography, Printmaking, Studio Art, Video Production, and more.
If students are interested in a subject that is not offered as a class, they can initiate an independent study with a faculty member relevant to their subject, or a teacher from outside. Private music lessons are offered. More advanced students have the opportunity to take more advanced science and math courses at Williams College, which is a few miles away.
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