Greenwich Academy


Greenwich Academy is an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls in Greenwich, Connecticut. Founded in 1827, it is the oldest girls' school / single sex education school in the state of Connecticut. The head of the school is Margaret L. Hazlett.
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History

Greenwich Academy was founded in 1827 by members of the Congregationalist Church.
For 86 years, until after the turn of the 20th century, the school admitted both girls and boys. Then, in 1900 / 1902, a Greenwich Academy English teacher founded the nearby parallel Brunswick School for Boys. As an eventual consequence, thirteen years later in 1913, the Greenwich Academy Board of Trustees formally approved the decision to accept only girls as future students / graduates in the Middle and Upper Schools, and after 86 years as a coeducational academic institution, the Greenwich Academy was reconceived after that year as a day school for girls.

Coordination

Since 1971, the Greenwich Academy has had a coordinated academic / social relationship with the all-boys student body of the nearby Brunswick School, founded 1900 / 1902. Brunswick's upper school is located across the street of North Maple Avenue from G.A. and high school students can take classes on both campuses. Almost all classes at G.A. and Brunswick are coeducational.

Signature programs

Engineering and Design Lab

Greenwich Academy's Engineering & Design Lab was established in 2013. It is a fully equipped, digital fabrication space with machines including 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, and CNC machines. In addition to digital manufacturing capabilities, the space offers carpentry and hand-building tools, microcontrollers, electronics, and a wide variety of materials for building. Students and faculty across divisions have access to the space and support for their projects. The lab's director, Erin Riley, is a Senior FabLearn Fellow out of Stanford University's Transformative Learning Technologies Lab.

GAINS (Girls Advancing in STEM) Network

The GAINS Network was founded by Greenwich Academy in 2011 to provide an online social platform for young women interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

Notable alumnae