, motto_translation = , address = 476 Skiff Mountain Rd , region = New England , city =

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, established = , founders = Robert Bodkin & Ian Hanna , ceeb = 070117 , us_nces_school_id = , dean = Heather Brand , head_of_school = Blythe Everett , faculty = 26 , grades = 9– 12 , years_taught = , gender =

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, enrollment = 102 , enrollment_as_of = 2019–2020 , grade9 = 16 , grade10 = 24 , grade11 = 31 , grade12 = 31 , international_students = 15% , average_class_size = 10 , ratio = 3.9:1 , hours_in_day = 6.8 , campus_type = Rural , houses = Summit Dorm, Sterling Dorm, Star Dorm, Lake Dorm, Sundt House , student_union = , colors = Blue and white
, athletics_conference = HVAL , mascot = Pterodactyl , rival =

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, newspaper = Pterodactyl Times , endowment = $4.4 million , annual_tuition = $62,200 , revenue = $8.7 million , affiliation = NAIS , website = The Marvelwood School is a

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, United States.

History

Marvelwood was founded in 1956 by Robert A. Bodkin and Ian Hanna in Cornwall, Connecticut, on a campus previously occupied by Rumsey Hall School. Ian Hanna named the school after his relative

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, also called ''Marvelwood''. Bodkin remained headmaster until 1981. He was succeeded by Peter B. Tacy until 1989, H. Mark Johnson until 1997, Anne Davidson Scott until 2005, Scott E. Pottbecker until 2011, and Arthur F. Goodearl until 2018. Blythe Everett P '14,'16 is the current Head of School. In 1995, Marvelwood moved from its cramped campus in Cornwall to the former Kent School girls' campus about away on Skiff Mountain in Kent, CT.

Admissions

The Marvelwood student body consists primarily of boarding students, with about 20% of students commuting from home. Of those boarding students, about 24% are international, coming from countries such as China, Afghanistan, or Japan. The school offers a three-level ESL program to accommodate foreign speakers. There are also a lot of kids who used to go to treatment.

Demographics

Curriculum

Intentionally small and flexible, Marvelwood offers an intimate mountain-top setting for students who benefit from focused and individual attention and encouragement. Students are engaged in unique and hands-on programming, nurturing them toward academic and personal confidence. Their program is geared toward providing a strong preparation for college and laying the foundation for a lifetime of curiosity, inquiry, and learning. Marvelwood's optional Learning Support Program customizes one-on-one and small-group curricula to suit each student. Orton-Gillingham-trained teachers work with students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Students participate in various activities outside the classroom, including weekly community service, competitive athletics, creative arts programs, and an award-winning film studies program. Marvelwood works locally with the

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Notable alumni

* Jake Burton Carpenter - founder of Burton Snowboards *

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- blues singer and guitarist *

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- modern composer of classical music

References

External links

* {{authority control Kent, Connecticut Boarding schools in Connecticut Private high schools in Connecticut Schools in Litchfield County, Connecticut