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Princeton Day School is a private coeducational day school located in Princeton, New Jersey, serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grades The largest division is the Upper School (grades 9-12), with an enrollment of approximately 400. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1989.〔(Princeton Day School ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 17, 2011.〕 As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had a total enrollment of 904 students (in grades K-12, plus 17 in pre-K) and 122.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.4:1.〔(Princeton Day School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 19, 2015.〕 Of the 2011 graduating class of Princeton Day School seniors, a third were honored as semi-finalists or commended scholars in the National Merit Scholarship Program.〔(Seniors Earn National Merit Recognition ), Princeton Day School press release dated October 12, 2010. Accessed July 17, 2011. "More than a third of the Class of 2011 received recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Program, including six students named National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists and more than 25 ranked as Commended Scholars."〕 In the five years through 2011, the most common schools for members of the PDS graduating classes were University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Lehigh University, New York University and Boston University.〔 The school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools〔(School Search ), New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.〕 and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.〔(Listing of ADVIS member schools ), Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools. Accessed July 17, 2011.〕 ==History== Founded in 1899, Miss Fine's School in Princeton prepared girls for college with a curriculum including English, French, Latin, history and mathematics, at a time when women were not expected to attend college, and when only one out of eight children in America went to school at all. For years, the institution was, quite literally, ''Miss Fine's'' School; in addition to serving as Headmistress, May Margaret Fine taught all the subjects but French, maintained an individual interest in her students, and even "tended the furnace....often leaving in the middle of Latin class to do it."〔“The Light That Ever Shines,” by Alice Jacobson and Laura Rogers. ''The Inkling'', January 1962. Reprinted in the 1999 Centennial issue of (The ''Spokesman'' ), 2.〕 "A large shapeless figure () a pile of white hair dominated by a bun on the top, which usually slid over to the side of her head by the end of the day,"〔Selden, William K. ''From These Roots: The Creation of Princeton Day School''. 1991.〕 Fine was, despite her appearance, a loved and respected figure. John Finley, editor of ''The New York Times'' during the 1910s, wrote of her, "So was the school under her wise and gentle rule a place where happy children grew into her spirited likeness."〔 Fine retired in 1931 and died two years later. Miss Fines School moved into what had previously been The Princeton Inn on Bayard Lane in 1924, and included boys from kindergarten through 3rd grade. In 1924, a group of parents established a 4-9 grade school for boys on Bayard Lane, next to Miss Fine's School. The boys' school was known as Princeton Junior School. The school moved in 1932 to an independent campus with purpose-built buildings at 171 Broadmead in another section of Princeton not far from Palmer Stadium. The name was then changed to Princeton Country Day School (PCD), although in honor of its founding name the school magazine was called the "Junior Journal." It had large playing fields across the street for football and soccer. In the winter, there was skating occasionally on Carnegie Lake nearby and while ice hockey was played at Princeton University's Baker Rink. In the spring, there was an annual school fair held as a fundraiser. The school had an excellent academic reputation and most graduates went on to New England boarding schools for secondary education. The buildings and campus of PCD are now part of Princeton University and used as a nursery school. Princeton Country Day merged with Miss Fine's School in 1965 to become Princeton Day School.〔Staff. ("Princeton Day Schools Aided" ), ''The New York Times'', May 2, 1963. Accessed July 17, 2011. "The institution is a merger of Miss Fine's School for Girls and Princeton Country Day School for Boys."〕 Princeton Day School's campus along The Great Road in Princeton opened in 1965, thanks to the contributions of Dean Mathey.〔(History ), Princeton Day School. Accessed July 17, 2011.〕 In September 2005, the school launched the public phase of a five-year $50 million capital campaign, "Investing in Excellence" to support new and renovated facilities and increased endowment for faculty salaries and financial aid that raised a total of $53 million from more than 4,000 contributors.〔Staff. ("Hopewell resident named senior administrator at Princeton Day School" ), ''Pennington Post'', June 12, 2010. Accessed July 17, 2011. "Schulte joined the Princeton Day School community in 2003 as director of the Investing in Excellence Campaign, a five-year, capital campaign that garnered $53 million for financial aide, faculty support and new libraries, arts and athletic facilities. The campaign, at that time one of the most ambitious fundraising efforts ever undertaken by an independent day school, exceeded its goal and garnered support from 4,000 donors including current families, alumni and friends of the school."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princeton Day School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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