Rivers School

Rivers School

The Rivers School

Motto "Integritas et Sedulitas"
School type Private, Day, Coeducational
Established 1915
Head of School Thomas P. Olverson
Location Weston, MA, USA
Campus Suburban, 53 acres
Endowment $17 million
Religious affiliation None
Enrollment 427
Average class size 12
Teacher:Student ratio 1:8
Tuition $30,500
AP/honors courses 34
School Newspaper The Rivers Edge
School colors Red, White
Mascot Redwing
School website [http://www.rivers.org www.rivers.org]

The Rivers School is a private, coeducational, preparatory school, located in Weston, Massachusetts. Founded in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1915 by educator Robert W. Rivers, The Rivers School was originally an 'open-air school', modelled after similar schools in the United Kingdom. In 1940, Rivers merged with the Country Day School for Boys of Boston. In 1960, it relocated to its current sprawling Loker Farm land bordering Nonesuch Pond in Weston. In 1989, the school began admitting girls in grades 9-12, with the Middle School becoming coeducational in 1991.

The school's Middle School program consists of grades 6-8 and the Upper School program is for students in grades 9-12. As of 2006, 426 students from 75 Massachusetts towns attend. In the Upper School, the average class size is 15 students. As of June 2006, the Rivers School's endowment is $17.06 million.

During the 1930s, noted naturalist and ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson taught at the school.

Athletically, Rivers competes in the Independent School League. In recent years, the school's athletic teams have been very competitive. In 2005 and 2006, the girls' soccer team was named the NEPSAC Class C champions, and in 2007 the team rose to win the NEPSAC Class B championship. In 2006 and 2007, the boys' tennis team became the NEPSAC Class C champions, and in 2007, the girls' ice hockey team became NEPSAC Division II finalists after having only three years of play at the varsity level.

The Rivers School Conservatory

The school is well known for its music component, The Rivers School Conservatory.

Founded in 1975 as The Rivers Music School and given its current name in September 2007, the Conservatory is considered one of the top music schools in Greater Boston. While the Conservatory largely offers private lessons and ensemble groups to the general public, it also provides the music component of The Rivers School's curriculum. In October 2007, the Conservatory consolidated most of its operations into the new Bradley Hall.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:

*David Sutherland '63, documentary filmmaker
*Richard G. Darman ’60, former director of the Office of Management and Budget (1989-1993)
*Michael B. Seligman '54, television producer
*John T. Noonan, Jr. '44, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit senior judge
*Frederick Wiseman '47 Documentary Filmmaker
*Elliot Richardson, lawyer and member of Nixon and Ford cabinets

External links

* [http://www.rivers.org The Rivers School]


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