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Cranbrook Schools
Cranbrook: "Aim High" Kingswood: "Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve"
Location
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Information
Head teacher	Arlyce Seibert
Enrollment	770 Total 263 Boarding 507 Day This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan, 25. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...
Faculty	105
Student:teacher ratio	8:1
Average SAT scores (2006)	645 Math 640 Reading 635 Writing
Type	Private, Boarding
Campus	319 acres
Athletics	18 Interscholastic Sports
Athletics conference	Michigan Metro
Mascot	Cranbrook Crane Kingswood Aardvark
Color(s)	Green and Blue
Established	1922
Homepage	schools.cranbrook.edu

Cranbrook Schools is a private, PK-12 school located on a 319-acre campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Cranbrook community was established in 1904 by publishing mogul George Booth. Cranbrook Schools is part of the Cranbrook Educational Community (CEC), which includes the Cranbrook Institute of Science, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and Cranbrook House and Gardens. Cranbrook was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 29, 1989 for its exquisite architecture and design, which attracts tourists from around the world. Approximately 40 acres of Cranbrook Schools' campus are gardens. As of 2006, Cranbrook Schools has an endowment of $207 million. For other uses, see SAT (disambiguation). ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... A boarding school is usually a fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan, 25. ... George Gough Booth (1864-1949) was the publisher of the Detroit News and philanthropist who founded the world-renowned Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ... A sculpture of the Zodiac, main quadrangle, Cranbrook Campus. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ...

History of Cranbrook Schools

In 1915, George and Ellen Booth opened a portion of their property to the general public with the construction of the Greek Theatre. Today, it is still used as an outdoors theatre by students at Cranbrook Schools. In 1918, the Booths built the Meeting House, which became the Bloomfield Hills School, opening for local children in 1922. Its name was changed to Brookside School in 1930. Today, approximately 500 students are also enrolled in kindergarten or grades 1-6 at the Vlasic Early Childhood Center, which opened in 1996.

The Booths embarked on their greatest building project in the 1920s, when they decided to build a college preparatory school. Cranbrook School for Boys, which began operations in 1927 and was completed in 1928, was designed by world-renowned Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen. The name "Cranbrook" was chosen since Cranbrook, England was the birthplace of George Booth's father. Kingswood School for Girls, also designed by Saarinen, opened in 1931. In building Cranbrook School and Kingswood School, Booth and Saarinen were greatly influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, which began in 19th century England. Although Cranbrook School and Kingswood School were originally Episcopalian, both schools have since secularized, with special occasions still celebrated at Christ Church Cranbrook. Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Finland – July 1, 1950, Cranbrook, Michigan, United States) was a Finnish architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. ... For other places with the same name, see Cranbrook (disambiguation). ... Artichoke wallpaper, by John Henry Dearle for William Morris & Co. ... -1...

Cranbrook School, Kingswood School, and Brookside School operated separately until a decision in 1970 to govern them all together. This was soon followed by the creation of the Cranbrook Educational Community. The middle school was divided into two campuses in 1984. This decision was helped along by the Community's acquisition of Vaughan School, which remains the home of the boys' middle school, with 165 boys enrolled. The basement of Kingswood is now the girls' middle school, with 166 girls enrolled. All classes with the exception of performing arts (Symphonic Band, Orchestra, and Choir) are separate for boys and girls of grades 6-8, while English, religion, and history classes remain separate through the 10th grade. A sculpture of the Zodiac, main quadrangle, Cranbrook Campus. ...

Many publications today offer a more in-depth history on Cranbrook schools, as well as the entire Cranbrook Educational Community. Notable titles include Kathryn Bishop Eckert's "The Campus Guide: Cranbrook" and Elizabeth C. Clark's "Beside a Lake".

Cranbrook Schools Today

The Quad in the Cranbrook Campus

In 1984, Cranbrook School and Kingswood School were merged to create a coeducational upper school -- Cranbrook Kingswood. While the majority of the classes are coeducational, Conceptual Physics and 9th grade and 10th grade English and History classes still remain divided by gender for educational purposes. Classes remain taught on both of the original Cranbrook and Kingswood campuses. Frequently, the school is referred to as "CK" by its students, faculty, and alumni. Cranbrook Kingswood now lays claim to 70 athletic teams, which have recently won state championships in hockey, tennis, lacrosse, and golf. As of 2006, there are 763 students, approximately 1/3 of which are boarding students who live in single-sex residence halls. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1046 KB) Cranbrook Tower and Quadrangle, Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1046 KB) Cranbrook Tower and Quadrangle, Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ...

A college preparatory school, Cranbrook Kingswood offers a comprehensive program that includes 15 Advanced Placement courses in its upper school. More than a 1/3 of AP Scholars in Michigan attend Cranbrook Kingswood. Despite the fairly extensive AP offerings, the school still restricts students to a maximum of 3 AP courses per school year. Its graduates often matriculate into the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Columbia College in New York City, Harvard University, Brown University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, the University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, Emory University in Atlanta, Duke University, Yale University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Cranbrook Kingswood accepts slightly more than a 1/3 of applicants, making it one of the most competitive preparatory schools in the United States. A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school, or prep school) is a private secondary school (or high school) designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at high schools across the United States and Canada. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a co-educational public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. ... Columbia College is the name of several institutions of higher education. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... “MIT” redirects here. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Washington University redirects here. ... Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. ... Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. ... Yale redirects here. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ...

Many of the interscholastic and extracurricular programs offered at Cranbrook have won awards and recognitions. The student newspaper "The Crane-Clarion" has been recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and National Scholastic Press Association. The robotics and forensics team has also won several state awards. "Gallimaufry", the Upper School's student literary arts magazine, was recently awarded the Gold Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University. Logo of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. ... The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. ... The Shadow robot hand system holding a lightbulb. ... A modern day speaker addressing an audience through microphones Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. ... Logo of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Cranbrook Kingswood is also well known for its diversity; approximately 11% of Cranbrook Kingswood's students are international students. Traditionally, Cranbrook School also has an exchange program with a boarding school in Cranbrook, England in honor of George Booth's heritage.

Notable alumni

• William Talman - (1932) Actor
• Florence Knoll - (1934) Designer; former head of Knoll
• Bob Bemer - (1936) Computer pioneer - co-inventor of ASCII; named COBOL
• Natalie Zemon Davis - (1945) Historian
• Daniel Ellsberg - (1948) Journalist and releaser of the Pentagon Papers
• Alan K. Simpson - (1950) U.S. Senator (R-Wyoming), 1979-1997
• Ward Just - (1953) Author
• Ivan Boesky - (Did not graduate) Arbitrageur; convicted felon; an inspiration for character Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street
• Pete Dawkins - (1955) Heisman Trophy winner, Rhodes Scholar; former Army Brigadier General
• Thomas McGuane III - (1958) Author
• Edmund White III - (1958) Author
• Gabriel Nguema Lima - Son of President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present); Vice-Minister of Mines and Energy for Equatorial Guinea
• Joel E. Cohen - (1961) Mathematical biologist
• Tod Williams - (1961) Architect
• Michael Barone - (1962) Pundit and political commentator
• Taro Yamasaki - (1964) Winner of a Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism
• Michael Budman - (1964) Co-founder of the Roots footwear company
• Mitt Romney - (1965) Former governor of Massachusetts and former candidate for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination
• Ann Romney - (1968) Wife of Mitt Romney (1965).
• Mary Fisher - (1966) Founder of Family AIDS Network; speaker at the 1992 Republican National Convention
• Reed Slatkin - Co-founder of EarthLink; convicted felon
• Bing Gordon - (1968) Chief Creative Officer, Electronic Arts
• Jeffrey Dearth - (1968) Former publisher of The New Republic magazine
• Michael Kinsley - (1968) Journalist and commentator; founder of Slate; former editor of the Los Angeles Times editorial page
• Sven Birkerts - (1969) Author
• Brad Leithauser - (1971) Author
• Scott McNealy - (1972) CEO of Sun Microsystems
• Lisa Frank - (1972) Founder of Lisa Frank Inc.
• Dan Dickerson - (1976) Play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers
• Bill Prady - (1977) Television writer (The Muppets, Dharma & Greg, The Big Bang Theory)
• Douglas Sills - (1978) Actor
• Bob Woodruff - (1979) Co-Anchor of ABC World News Tonight
• Emily Cinader Scott - (1979) co-founder J. Crew
• Robbie Buhl - (1982) Race car driver
• Rick Schaden - (1982) Founder and chairman of Quizno's
• Alexi Lalas - (1988) Former professional soccer player; General Manager and President of the Los Angeles Galaxy
• Selma Blair - (1990) Actress
• Todd A. Kessler - (1990) American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and director.

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See also

• Cranbrook Educational Community
• Architecture of metropolitan Detroit

A sculpture of the Zodiac, main quadrangle, Cranbrook Campus. ... Comerica Tower at Detroit Center by John Burgee and Philip C. Johnson. ...

External links

• Cranbrook Schools

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