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Dexter School
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source| Address | 20 Newton Street |
| Town | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Country | U.S. |
| Noble and Greenough Lower School established | 1866, by George Washington Copp Noble |
| Dexter School established | 1926, by Myra Fiske |
| Type | Private, Single Sex (Boys) |
| Grades | Pre-K to 12 |
| Enrollment | 435  |
| Student-to-Faculty Ratio | 7:1 |
| Nickname | Dexter |
| Colors | Grey and Maroon |
| Motto | Our Best Today, Better Tomorrow. |
| Website | www.dexter.org |
Dexter School opened in 1926 as a successor to Noble and Greenough's Lower School, which was discontinued after Noble and Greenough moved its upper school from Boston to Dedham in 1922. In 1966, the trustees purchased the Sears estate on the Boston-Brookline town line and built a new campus. In 2002, the trustees voted to extend Dexter School and Southfield School from Grade 8 through Grade 12.
Dexter's motto is "Our Best Today, Better Tomorrow". Dexter strives to develop in each student academic skills, moral and spiritual attitudes and habits, and self-discipline so that each boy may make positive contributions to today's society. The core curriculum is classically based. A range of offerings is available to students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. The curriculum is challenging, yet the faculty provides a wide range of academic offerings and individualized programs. Students are drawn from over forty cities and towns in the greater Boston area.
The 36-acre campus provides a setting and facilities which serve the school community. Of particular note is the Clay Center which is available to astronomers and provides students with extraordinary classroom opportunities as well as a world-class astronomical observatory. The Briarwood Marine Science Center on Cape Cod offers an exciting extended campus resource where students are able to investigate the ocean environment.
Dexter's athletic programs feature a combination of intramural and interscholastic offerings. In Pre-Kindergarten through Class 2 physical education is a "daily" activity. Intramural competition is introduced in Class 3 through Class 6 during which students compete in many different sports with the goal of instilling a spirit of sportsmanship and teamwork. Beginning in Class 7, athletes choose from a variety of interscholastic sports. Dexter teams compete against many schools throughout the New England area. The campus includes four athletic fields, two hockey rinks, the Lincoln Pool, and the Dalrymple Gymnasium.
The continuity factor is exceptional; many faculty teach at the School for many years, and it is not uncommon for a teacher's tenure to be ten, fifteen or twenty years. More exceptional has been the tenure of the Heads of School. Miss Fiske remained Principal until 1938, when Francis Caswell succeeded her. Rev. Caswell lead the school until 1964, when William Phinney became Headmaster.
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Notable alumni
- President John F. Kennedy
- Astronaut Story Musgrave
- Editor of the Washington Post Ben Bradlee
- National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy
- William O. Taylor, Chairman Emeritus of the Globe Newspaper Company, which publishes The Boston Globe.
- Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board
- Ernie Adams, Director of Football Operations for the New England Patriots.
- Dexter School website
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