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The Putney School

Field	Value
name	The Putney School
image	Drone shot of The Putney School.jpg
logo	Putney School banner.png
established	1935
type	Private independent co-educational boarding and day high school
dean	Tarah Greenidge
head_name	Head of School
head	Daniel O'Brien
city	418 Houghton Brook Road, Putney
state	VT
country	U.S.
campus_size	500 acres
secondary_years_taught	9th through 12th grades
enrollment	221
faculty	35 full-time, 24 part-time/adjunct
class	12
ratio	6:1
classes_offered	Humans in The Natural World, American Studies, Ceramics, Fiber Arts, Astronomy, Existentialism
annual_tuition	$74,500
colors	Green, White
mascot	Elm Tree
rival	Dublin School
homepage	http://www.putneyschool.org/
founder	Carmelita Hinton
campus_type	Rural

The Putney School is an independent high school in Putney, Vermont. The school was founded in 1935 by Carmelita Hinton on the principles of the Progressive education movement and the teachings of its principal exponent, John Dewey. It is a co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school, with a day-student component. Putney is 12 mi outside Brattleboro, Vermont, on a 500-acre hilltop campus with classrooms, dormitories, and a dairy farm where students are expected to work.{{cite web | access-date = 2014-01-30 It enrolls about 225 students. Danny O'Brien is the head of school.

Campus

The original buildings on Putney's campus were overhauled or constructed by Putney work camp attendees, students, and faculty in 1935. The Currier Center is a departure from Putney's customary white, colonial-style architecture, instead using stone and concrete walls in an angular design. It is used for dance, music, movie-making and visual-art presentations. The Field House, which opened in October 2009, was designed as a "net zero-energy building".

There are ten active dormitories on campus. A few faculty members live in each.

Academic program

Then-Director Brian Morgan addresses the graduating Class of 2004.

In 1995, The Boston Globe described Putney as combining "a New England work ethic and a strong academic program." It is a member of the Independent Curriculum Group and in 2009 received a 10-year accreditation review by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. | access-date = 2015-11-11}}

Of his time at the school in the 1950s, the essayist Eliot Weinberger said, "the kids were mainly the children of hardcore old lefties, classical musicians, folk singers, writers and academics."

Farm work

According to Jean Strouse, Putney's farm is "more utopia than school" and seeks to teach "moral values through practical experience and hard physical work". Girls and boys work together on the farm.

Tuition

Tuition for the 2023-24 academic year was $74,500 for boarding students and $45,400 for day students.

Notable alumni and faculty

References

Lloyd, Susan M.. (1987). "The Putney School, A Progressive Experiment". Yale University Press.
(2017-02-22). "Currier Center for the Performing Arts, The Putney School (includes several photographs)".
(2018-07-04). "Our Field House's Green Features".
"Campus Map".
Reddy, Srikanth. (2025). "The Art of the Essay no. 4 (Interview with Eliot Weinberger)". The Paris Review.
Strouse, Jean. (1988). "Do Something!". Grand Street.
Reddy, Srikanth. (2025). "The Art of the Essay no. 4 (Interview with Eliot Weinberger)". The Paris Review.
"Tuition and Financial Aid".

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