Prout School
The Prout School | |
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Address | |
4640 Tower Hill Road Wakefield, Rhode Island, (Washington County) 02879-2277 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°27′2.71″N 71°28′6.75″W / 41.4507528°N 71.4685417°WCoordinates: 41°27′2.71″N 71°28′6.75″W / 41.4507528°N 71.4685417°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto |
Fructus justitiae pax (Latin: "Peace will be the fruit of justice") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1966 |
Founder | Elizabeth Prout (Sisters of the Cross and Passion) |
Chairperson | Richard L. Cote, Sr. |
Head of school | David Estes |
Chaplain | Fr. Joseph Upton |
Faculty | 48 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 663 (2010) |
Average class size | 150 |
Campus | Suburban |
Campus size | 212 acres (0.86 km2) |
Campus type | Rural |
Color(s) | Maroon and White |
Athletics conference | NCAA Big Ten |
Mascot | Crusader |
Team name | Crusaders |
Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges,[1] International Baccalaureate |
Newspaper | The Crusader Chronicle |
Yearbook | Columbia |
Endowment | $5.15 million (as of 2011) |
Tuition | $12,650 |
Dean of Students | Jeanne Tierney |
Admissions Director | Sharon DeLuca |
Athletic Director | Michael Traficante |
Website | http://www.theproutschool.org |
The Prout School is a private, coeducational, college-preparatory high school located in Wakefield, Rhode Island. It is a member of the NEASC and an International Baccalaureate school. It is the only International Baccalaureate high school in Rhode Island. It services all of New England, but more specifically Rhode Island and Connecticut.
History
Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, The Prout School was founded in 1966 by the Sisters of the Cross and Passion of Manchester, England and named after Mother Mary Joseph Prout, the order's founder. The school was originally an all female institution called Prout Memorial High School. The campus was built on a 212-acre (0.86 km2) property adjacent to nearby Wakefield (South Kingstown). In 1981, the school became a diocesan high school, and in 1986 it became a co-educational institution and was renamed the Prout School. In 1992, following the 25th anniversary of the school, Prout became the third United States school to become a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Extracurricular activities
Prout has a very large active arts program including theatre, music, visual arts, and dance. The theatre department puts on a play in the fall and a musical in the spring. The dance, music and visual arts departments have a joint program every December and June.
The school also fields teams for baseball, softball, track and other sports.
See also
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- Catholic schools in the United States
- Higher education
- List of Rhode Island schools
- Parochial school
Notes and references
- ↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.