The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
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| name = The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
| image = Cathedral School Shield.png
| image_size = 150px
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| location = 1047 Amsterdam Ave
New York 10025 - 1702
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|40|48|14|N|73|57|46|W|type:edu_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = Episcopal
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| founded = 1901
| opened =
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| head_of_school = Erica L. Corbin
| faculty = 49
| grades = K-8
| enrollment = 300
| ratio = 6:1
| mascot = Cougar
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| website = [http://www.cathedralnyc.org cathedralnyc.org]
| schooltype = Private
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| campus_size = 13 acres on the campus of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
| colors = {{colour box|Blue}} {{colour box|White}} Blue and White
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The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine is an independent, Episcopal, K-8 day school for girls and boys of all faiths located in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1901, it is located on the 13-acre campus of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and has an enrollment of 300 students. The School is divided into a Lower School (Grades K-4) and an Upper School (Grades 5–8).
History
The choir school building, now the Cathedral School of St. John the Divine, is located on the eastern border of the cathedral close of St. John the Divine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stjohndivine.org/uploads/pages/STJ-welcome-MA-2012-1556035646.pdf|title=Visitor Guide|date=2012|publisher=Cathedral of St. John the Divine|access-date=December 4, 2019}} The building is in the Collegiate Gothic style and is {{Frac|4|1|2}} stories tall.{{cite book|title=The living cathedral : St. John the Divine : a history and guide|last=Quirk|first=Howard|publisher=Crossroad|year=1993|isbn=978-0-8245-1237-8|publication-place=New York|oclc=27725924|page=149}}{{cite web|url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2017-St.-John-the-Divine-and-Cathedral-Close.pdf|title=Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine and the Cathedral Close|date=February 21, 2017|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|access-date=2019-12-19}}{{rp|17}} The exterior contains gray schist cladding and limestone trim, with architectural features such as a gabled roof, dormers protruding from the roof, and Tudor-style arched openings. Inside, the building contained classrooms; gathering space for reception, dining; music rooms; a library; a gymnasium; a dormitory; and masters’ and service rooms.{{rp|17}}
The choir school was created in 1901 within the Ithiel Town Building.{{rp|4}} A separate structure was first proposed in Walter Cook & Winthrop A. Welch's 1906 plan for the cathedral close.{{rp|17}} In January 1910, Mary Eliza Blodgett (also known as Mrs. J. Jarrett Blodgett) donated $25,000 toward the new school building's projected $150,000 cost, as a gift to honor her father John H. Sherwood.{{rp|17}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1910/01/27/archives/150000-school-for-cathedral-choir-mrs-j-jarrett-blodgett-starts-the.html|title=$150,000 School for Cathedral Choir; Mrs. J. Jarrett Blodgett Starts the Fund with a $25,000 Gift to St. John the Divine.|date=January 27, 1910|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 13, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} Blodgett later covered the rest of the choir school building's cost after no one else donated, while former choirboy Frederick G. Bourne provided a $500,000 endowment in 1914.{{rp|17}} Cathedral architect Ralph Adams Cram approved Cook & Welch's plan in January 1912 and filed construction plans that July, with work beginning that October.{{rp|17}} The school building was finished in September 1913.{{cite morningside|page=64}}{{rp|17}} The choir school consisted of day school for 20 adult men and a boarding school for 40 choirboys who paid no tuition. It was turned into a boys' day school in 1964 and a coeducational day school for grades K-8 in 1972.{{rp|17}}
Academics
The Cathedral School's Lower School includes kindergarten through 4th grade.
In Cathedral School's Upper School, grades 5th through 8th, students take classes in English, math, science, social studies, world languages (Spanish or French), art, music and physical education. Latin is mandatory beginning in the sixth grade.
Students also learn coding, digital citizenship and online research skills through the dedicated technology curriculum.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) is part of the daily academic curriculum at The Cathedral School.{{cite web|url=https://www.nais.org/school/the-cathedral-school-of-st-john-the-divine/dcb15056-32f9-e111-8924-00505683000d/ |work=National Association of Independent Schools |title=The Cathedral School Of St. John the Divine |date=n.d.|accessdate=October 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026220959/https://www.nais.org/school/the-cathedral-school-of-st-john-the-divine/dcb15056-32f9-e111-8924-00505683000d|archive-date=26 October 2017}}{{failed verification|date=June 2024}}
Athletics
The Cathedral School offers many sports through the fall, winter, and spring. Interscholastic sports include volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, track and field, tennis, softball, and baseball. More than 90% of Upper School students participate in at least one interscholastic sport per school year.
Campus
Three peacocks, which were donated by the Bronx Zoo in the 1980s, live on the grounds of The Cathedral School.{{cite news|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/for-jim-phil-and-harry-cathedral-grounds-are-home/ |work=New York Times City Room Blogs |title=On Godly Grounds, a Prideful Flock |last=Barron|first=James|date=February 3, 2012 |accessdate=June 18, 2013}}
The school holds an annual spring fair.{{cite web|url=http://mommypoppins.com/newyorkcitykids/cathedral-school-annual-spring-fair|work=Mary Poppins for Kids |title=Cathedral School Annual Spring Fair |date=May 5, 2012|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://myupperwest.com/upper-west-side/saturday-51813-uws-cathedral-school-of-st-john-the-divine-spring-fair/ |work=Upper West Side (newspaper)|title=SATURDAY 5/18: UWS Cathedral School Of St. John The Divine Spring Fair |date=May 17, 2013|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/shopping/cathedral-school-of-st-john-the-divine-spring-fair |work=Time Out New York |title=Cathedral School of St. John the Divine Spring Fair |date=May 15, 2013|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}
Notable alumni
- Jon Abbott, CEO of WGBH Educational Foundation
- Burgess Meredith, actor
- Ben Stiller, actor
- Emma Straub, American novelist
- Isabel Leonard, Grammy award winner and American mezzo-soprano
- Bethany Donaphin, former WNBA star and current WNBA Head of League Operations{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2020/03/16/Forty-Under-40/Donaphin.aspx |work=Sports Business Journal website|title=Forty under 40 |date=March 16, 2020|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}
- John Gary, actor, famous for his rendition of Danny Boy, 1930s{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgaah |work=Texas State Historical Association website|title=GARY, JOHN |date=n.d.|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}
- Alex Westerman, award-winning creative director based in Los Angeles.
- Wiki, record producer and rapper in Ratking
Affiliated organizations
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Cathedral School of St. John the Divine}}
- {{Official website|http://www.cathedralnyc.org}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1901
Category:Private elementary schools in Manhattan
Category:Episcopal schools in the United States
Category:Private middle schools in Manhattan