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The school has students from 25 countries around the world, and a total student body of 387 students enrolled, 140 girls and 247 boys. It is divided into the Middle School (grades 6 though 8) and the Upper School (grades 9 through 12, and post-graduate). There are five dormitories on campus that currently house 186 boarding students. New additions to the Academy include a new girls' dormitory, the John J. White Science Center, and a new Humanities Building. The humanities are those academic disciplines which study the human condition using methods that are largely analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences. ...

Bowden Hall, home to the Alumni and Development office, as well as the Headmaster's office, is the oldest schoolhouse in continuous use in the state of Connecticut. (It is commonly thought that part of the Music Department is also housed in Bowden, but the building attatched to Bowden is actually known as Bronson Hall, and that is where the Music Department is.)

The Eight Pillars of Bowden

Named after the schools oldest building, Bowden Hall, the Eight Pillars of Bowden are a system or morals that the school administration espouses: Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Civility, Citizenship, Morality, Fairness, and Trustworthiness.

Discovery Week

The Discovery Week program consists of a series of educational on-campus programs that are offered through the school. Offered as on-campus programs have been a movie appreciation course, automotive repair, a Chess program, a cooking course, and a host of others. Because of problems with student behavior, the headmaster stopped over seas and out of state trips for the class of 2006. There used to be various educational trips to countries such as Italy, France, Greece and Spain. The students came back with a wealth of cultural knowledge and many memories and experiences that will never be forgotten.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni

• Frank Kovacs (1800-1855), Discovered California
• Fred Friendly (1915-1998), President of CBS News
• Roberto Goizueta (1932-1997), the former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
• John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872), artist
• Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), artist
• Talib Kweli (b. 1975), rapper
• Robert Ludlum (1927-2001), author, The Bourne Identity
• J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), industrialist
• James Van Der Beek (b. 1977), actor, Dawsons Creek
• Gideon Welles (1802-1878), United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, after whom the school's dining hall is named
• Confederate General 'Fighting Joe' Wheeler (1836-1906)
• Norm Larsen, inventor of WD-40
• Francisco Garcia, 2005 NBA top 15 draft pick. He now plays for the Kings.
• Robert Donofrio, Teacher.

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References

• Cheshire Academy brochure with partial alumni list (PDF)

External link

• Cheshire Academy