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Rutgers Preparatory School (also known as Rutgers Prep or RPS) is a private, PK-12, coeducational, college preparatory day school, located on a campus along the banks of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in Somerset, New Jersey. Established in 1766, Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest independent school in the state of New Jersey and the sixteenth oldest in the United States. The School's mission is: "Through excellence in education, we inspire students to discover and pursue their passions, embrace intellectual curiosity and creativity, and lead with confidence." As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 680 students (in Pre-Kindergarten through the 12th grade) and 104.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.5:1. Nine RPS faculty members hold doctoral degrees in their respective fields, and over half of the faculty currently holds an advanced degree.〔(Rutgers Preparatory School ) Accessed December, 2014.〕 Tuition for the 2014-15 school year was set at $32,500. The school does not publicly release endowment figures, however IRS filings indicate close to $60 million in investable assets alone. The school has a frequently cited student honor code, and requires its students to complete ten hours of community service each school year in order to advance to the next grade level. The vast majority of students take Advanced Placement courses, and the academic environment at the school is highly competitive. Rutgers Preparatory School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.〔(School Search ), New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.〕 ==History== Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest independent preparatory school in the state of New Jersey.〔Sahn, Michelle. ("Students helping students is the norm at Rp" ), ''Home News Tribune'', November 18, 2004. Accessed October 21, 2007. "The young people involved in these projects, as well as a host of others, are among the 710 students who attend Rutgers Preparatory School, the oldest independent school in the state."〕 Founded as the Queen's College Grammar School, it was established on November 10, 1766 under the same charter that founded Queen's College (now Rutgers University). Instruction began on August 15, 1768 under its first master, Caleb Cooper. Cooper, a graduate of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), was hired by the college's trustees to begin instruction at the Queen's College Grammar School, chartered along with the college in 1766. In 1825, the trustees renamed the college and grammar school after Colonel Henry Rutgers whose donation allowed the college to reopen after years of financial difficulties. The Rutgers College Grammar School established its location at the corner of College Avenue and Somerset Street in New Brunswick in a building designed and constructed by local architect and builder Nicholas Wyckoff in 1830. From 1829 until 1963, the school operated at this location presently known as Alexander Johnston Hall, the second-oldest surviving building on the Rutgers University campus. From 1809 to 1830, Rutgers Prep shared Old Queens, the oldest building at Rutgers University (1809), with the young Queens College (after 1825, Rutgers College) and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Before then, instruction was carried on in various taverns and boarding houses in the New Brunswick area. The school's original mission was to train young men for the ministry, and its curriculum had focused on theology and classical studies. Over the course of the 19th century, however, more secular options were added. During the Progressive Era, Rutgers Preparatory School was among the first schools in the nation to institute a curriculum involving the laboratory sciences, extracurricular activities, student publications, and community service. After experimenting with the admission of women as early as the 1890s, Rutgers Prep became fully coeducational in 1951. That same year, it eliminated the American football team and ended its boarding program to become a day school to which students commuted rather than lived. In 1956, faced with the prospect of Rutgers becoming the state university, the university's Board of Trustees decided to divest itself of the preparatory school, which became fully independent in 1957, relocating to its current location on the Wells Estate (purchased from the Colgate-Palmolive Company) in nearby Somerset. The school expanded rapidly on its new campus, adding an Upper School building (in partnership with the Colgate-Palmolive Company), playing fields, and a field house. In the 1960s, its curriculum and athletic offerings expanded dramatically, and the school made efforts to attract a more racially and economically diverse student body and faculty. These efforts continued throughout the 1970s. In November 1983, an electrical fire destroyed a large part of the Upper School building. Classes were held in trailers while a new, larger, and more modern Upper School was built. The new building, which is still in use, opened in 1985. 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「Rutgers Preparatory School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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