The School at a Glance
Founded: 1916
Head of School: C. Dary Dunham
Director of Admissions: Laura
Altshul
Grades: Kindergarten through Nine
Enrollment:
• 470 boys and girls from New Haven and
26 surrounding communities
• this year's kindergarten students came from
24 schools
• 29% students of color
Faculty & staff:
120 full and part-time faculty and staff;
45% have advanced degrees
Student:teacher ratio: 6:1
Motto:
Laete Cognoscam et Laete Docebo
"Gladly will I learn and gladly teach"
The Curriculum:
Lower School Kindergarten - Grade Five
Middle School Grades Six - Nine
The Campus:
14 acres with 10 classroom buildings, a 45,000 volume library, science laboratories, Middle and Lower School computer labs, a black box theater, music rooms, art studios, a gymnasium, playing fields, and a butterfly garden and wooded area for outdoor education.
Tuition for 2008-2009:
Kindergarten - Grade Five $17,750
Grades Six - Nine $20,650
Financial Aid:
Awarded on the basis of need. 21% of student body received more than $1.3 million in financial aid for 2007-08.
Extended Day:
After School Program for Grades K-6 until 5:30 p.m. each day. Full-time or specified part-time options. Full-time tuiton is $2,730. Vacation Program and Summer Program also available.
Beyond Foote:
Secondary school placement
2003- 2007
College matriculations
1998 - 2007 |
VIRTUAL CAMPUS TOUR
CAMPUS MAP
Contact the Admissions Office
for an Admissions Information packet
or
Call us at 203-777-3464

A few notes about Foote:
ª Reading, writing and oral presentation stressed in all grades
• Hands-on science and math begin in kindergarten
• Foreign language instruction begins in kindergarten and continues throughout the grades
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Music, drama, art and physical education begin in kindergarten
• Technology integrated throughout the curriculum
• Chinese Exchange Program brings a teacher from Yali Middle School in Changsha, China to Foote in the fall. Ninth graders and Foote faculty visit China in March.
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