The Newman School is a private school in the
Back Bay district of
Boston, Massachusetts.
History
The Newman School was founded as Newman Preparatory School in 1945, the centennial of
John Henry Cardinal Newman
John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican ministry, Anglican priest and later as a Catholi ...
's conversion to
Roman Catholicism
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, by Dr. J. Harry Lynch and a group of Catholic laymen, for the purpose of providing college preparation to veterans returning from service to their country in
World War II. Over the years, Newman Prep evolved into a co-educational, diploma-granting program, and eventually began to accept younger students into the ninth grade. During the 1960s, the school operated The Newman School for Boys as a separate four-year (grades nine through twelve) and then six-year (grades seven through twelve) college preparatory school. Walter J. Egan was head of the School for Boys during most of its existence.
Now known as The Newman School, Newman provides a liberal arts education to a diverse group of approximately 200 American and international students. The student body is composed of students from the
Greater Boston area with 50 percent of them coming from the city of Boston itself. International students come from
Australia
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,
Brazil,
China
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,
Croatia,
Czech Republic,
Germany,
Greece,
Hong Kong,
Iran,
Italy,
Japan
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,
Kazakhstan,
Mexico,
Russia,
South Korea,
Spain,.
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Thailand and
Vietnam among other countries. The school provides
dormitories for students, located down the street from the school building.
Academics
In addition to a traditional curriculum, The Newman School offers an
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme that students may take advantage of in their junior and senior years. The school also offers the
IB Middle Years Programme for grades 7-10, and the
IB Diploma Programme for grades 11-12.
Athletics
Newman competes in Division B of the
Massachusetts Bay Independent League
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.
Sailing
The sailing team sails out of the CBI boathouse on the
Charles River.
Tennis
The Newman tennis team has access to courts affiliated with the Winchester Tennis Club.
Alumni
*
Marty Walsh,
Secretary of Labor
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under
Joe Biden and former mayor of
Boston
*
Charles Taylor (Liberian politician), 22nd president of
Liberia
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*
Joe Moakley, Democratic Chairman of the
U.S. House Committee on Rules
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References
External links
Official school website accessed April 22, 2014.
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1945 establishments in Massachusetts
Educational institutions established in 1945
High schools in Boston
International Baccalaureate schools in Massachusetts
Private middle schools in Massachusetts
Private high schools in Massachusetts