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A Marvelwood education is characterized by intensive personal attention to the individual student.
We are passionate about providing an educational environment which nurtures academic and personal growth and awakens the potential that resides in each of our students.
A small, coeducational boarding and day school located just 2 hours from New York City in beautiful Kent, Connecticut, Marvelwood strives always to be a place where each child is known, valued, and treated with respect.
Honors and Advanced Placement courses, English as a foreign language, private Strategies and math tutorial programs, and a dedication to experiential education enable Marvelwood to serve a diverse student body with a wide range of learning styles.
Our experienced and dedicated faculty is committed to each student's success and delivers a superior educational program, attuned to individual strengths and weaknesses.
Nonacademic programs including weekly community service, visual and performing arts electives, an impressive slate of interscholastic and noncompetitive sports offerings, and a variety of leadership opportunities increase the potential for engagement and success outside the classroom.
In every way, the structure of the School is thoughtfully designed to support college-bound students in their efforts to achieve positive intellectual, social, personal, and moral growth.
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School Notes
A Marvelwood education is characterized by intensive personal
attention to the individual student. We are passionate about
providing an educational environment which nurtures academic and
personal growth and awakens the potential that resides in each of
our students. A small, coeducational boarding and day school
located just 2 hours from New York City in beautiful Kent,
Connecticut, Marvelwood strives always to be a place where each
child is known, valued, and treated with respect. Honors and
Advanced Placement courses, English as a foreign language, private
Strategies and math tutorial programs, and a dedication to
experiential education enable Marvelwood to serve a diverse student
body with a wide range of learning styles. Our experienced and
dedicated faculty is committed to each student's success and
delivers a superior educational program, attuned to individual
strengths and weaknesses. Nonacademic programs including weekly
community service, visual and performing arts electives, an
impressive slate of interscholastic and noncompetitive sports
offerings, and a variety of leadership opportunities increase the
potential for engagement and success outside the classroom. In
every way, the structure of the School is thoughtfully designed to
support college-bound students in their efforts to achieve positive
intellectual, social, personal, and moral growth.
Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
Jake Burton Carpenter '71 - Jake Burton Carpenter, also known as Jake Burton, is an American snowboarder and founder of Burton Snowboards and one of the inventors of the modern day snowboard.
Blair Patterson '98 - Blair's work for Estée Lauder has been featured on The View, The Today Show and TLC's iVillage, as well as in Nylon and O Magazines and on the covers of Time Out New York and Harper's Bazaar.
Nicholas Benson '83 - Nick was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, and in 2010, he was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Grades: 9-12 | 369 students33.6 miles 10 Main St Cheshire, CT 06410 (203) 439-7250
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School Reviews
5.00 out of 5(2 reviews)
55/29/2021
Our son joined Marvelwood in the Fall as a junior. He attended other schools before but never felt they were the right fit. At Marvelwood, he found a "home away from home". The size of the community makes it easy to know everyone. The faculty and the learning center are incredibly supportive: they taught our son how to advocate for himself, and develop learning strategies. All the departments of the school outperformed our expectations. And the campus is beautiful!Our son went through a few unfortunate events (death in the family, concussion, leg injury), but we always had a lot of support at all levels from everyone in the community. And he made lifelong friends.Marvelwood also handled the covid 19 crisis extremely well: they had a protocol that everyone followed and it enabled the students to enjoy a "normal school year"!Marvelwood is a place where people care! We are looking forward to his senior year!
- Posted by Parent - odile
52/15/2021
My husband went there in one if its first classes. He went to Lehigh and was wait-listed at MIT. He liked school and found faculty kind. He was a very independent learner. He did well in college and is now a retired electrical engineer. He was the only student to go on to a selective engineering school in his class. He was inducted into SIgma Psi at his workplace for research and general technical excellence.
- Posted by Student/Alumni - Wife of graduate/ with grad degree from Brown University
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Quick Stats (2024-25)
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 120 students
Yearly Tuition: $66,200
Acceptance rate: 80%
Average class size: 7 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: Verified school update
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