Worcester Preparatory School
{{Short description|Private school in Berlin, Maryland, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Worcester Preparatory School
| established = 1970
| type = Independent and day
| head_name = Headmaster
| head = John McDonald Ed.D
| address = 508 South Main Street
| city = Berlin
| state = Maryland
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|38.316213|N|75.221618|W|display=inline,title}}
| campus = Small town, {{convert|45|acre}}
| faculty = 61.8 FTE
| enrollment = 463
| ratio = 7.5:1
| mascot = Fighting Mallards
| homepage = [http://www.worcesterprep.org/ worcesterprep.org]
|}}
Worcester Preparatory School is an independent coeducational preparatory school in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland in the United States.{{sfn|Bunting|2009}} The school is divided into a preschool and kindergarten, serving approximately 50 students, a lower school, serving approximately 240 students in grades one to six, and a middle/upper school, serving approximately 320 students in grades seven to twelve.{{sfn|NCES|n.d.}}
WPS is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools{{sfn|NCES|n.d.}} and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and is both a charter member of, and the first independent school in Maryland to be accredited by, the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
History
Founded in 1970 as the Worcester Country School, its name was later changed to Worcester Preparatory School. The school has always been coeducational.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
Campus
Worcester Preparatory School's {{convert|45|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus is located on the southern edge of the town of Berlin,{{sfn|Russo|2015}} and comprises the Nichols Early Learning Center, Burbage Center for Admissions and Development, the Academic and Technology Building, the Guerrieri Library (whose design was inspired by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello), the Athletic and Performing Arts Center, and Thompson Field House. The campus also includes tennis courts and five athletic fields.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
Athletics
Sports and other activities include basketball, cross country, swim, soccer, tennis, golf, volleyball, cheerleading, and lacrosse.{{sfn|Worcester Preparatory|n.d.}}
Headmasters of Worcester Preparatory School
- Franklin H. Lynch{{sfn|Russo|2015}}
- Barry Tull, Ed.D.{{sfn|Russo|2015}}
- Randal Brown{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
- John McDonald, Ed.D{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite thesis |last=Bunting |first=Tia W. |date=2009 |title=Development and evaluation of a technology integrated social skills curriculum |degree=PhD |publisher= University of Delaware|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/a09b5c67be9eb542eee011228dc716af/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750}}
- {{cite web |title=School Detail for Worcester Preparatory School |url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=worcester+prep&State=24&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00579889 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=16 March 2024 |language=EN|ref={{harvid|NCES|n.d.}}}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Polk |first1=Tracy |last2=Johnston |first2=Melissa P. |last3=Evers |first3=Stephanie |title=Wikipedia Use in Research: Perceptions in Secondary Schools |journal=TechTrends |date=May 2015 |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=92–102 |doi=10.1007/s11528-015-0858-6 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275724584}}
- {{cite news |last1=Russo |first1=Bryan |title=Tradition, Technology Meet At Worcester Prep |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2015/12/10/tradition-technology-meet-at-worcester-prep/ |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper |date=10 December 2015}}
- {{cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://www.worcesterprep.org/athletics |website=www.worcesterprep.org |access-date=16 March 2024 |ref={{harvid|Worcester Preparatory|n.d.}}}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.worcesterprep.org/}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1970
Category:Private high schools in Maryland
Category:Schools in Worcester County, Maryland
Category:Preparatory schools in Maryland
Category:Private middle schools in Maryland