Hewitt School

Private school in New York, New York, US The Hewitt School is a private, independent K–12 girls' school on New York City's Upper East Side. Founded in 1920 by Caroline D. Hewitt, the school began as private kindergarten classes in a townhouse. History In 1908, Caroline Danella Hewitt (1872 - 1961) came from Barford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom to the United States as a private tutor to the prominent Hoffman family of Tuxedo Park, New York. In 1920, after more than a decade in that position, and at the suggestion of the Hoffman family, Hewitt began private classes for children in a townhouse on the Upper East Side, establishing a small kindergarten for boys and girls located at the Mannes Music School. At this time, her school was referred to as Miss Hewitt's Classes. Over time, the school expanded and began to educate exclusively girls. In 1942, Hewitt retired and was succeeded by faculty member Charlotte Comfort. In 1950, Miss Hewitt's Classes was granted a charter as a nonprofit corporation. In 1951, the school moved to its current location at 45 East 75th Street. In 1955, Miss Hewitt's Classes became The Hewitt School. Campus The Hewitt School is housed in four conne