The Cambridge School of Weston

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The Cambridge School of Weston is a private, coeducational high school in Weston, Massachusetts.

Currently the school has approximately 310 students, one-third of which are boarding.

History

The school was founded in 1886 as The Cambridge School for Young Ladies in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Arthur Gilman, who had previously helped found Radcliffe College.

In 1931 the school was moved 20 miles west to its present campus in Weston by headmaster John French. A follower of educational reformer John Dewey, French put in place many of the progressive educational underpinnings that still guide the school today, such as a focus on the whole student, experiential learning, community involvement, and a low student-to-faculty ratio.

Noted alumni

• Helen Keller

External Links

• The Cambridge School of Weston website (http://www.csw.org/)

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