Our curriculum promotes the exploration of culture and faith from Early Childhood through Upper School. Academically, this approach provides a deeper and nuanced connection to history, philosophy, and civics. Pragmatically, it enables Doane Stuart students to become citizens of the world who are comfortable and adaptable in new situations. Socially and emotionally, we nurture our students to be accepting and kind to one another.
As March ends, and the celebration of Women’s History Month comes to a close, we wanted to take time to celebrate one of the many strong women of our senior class. As President of Student Government, Olakunsi Peters is a shining example of a strong, female leader. When we asked Olakunsi about her role, she …
From the Early Childhood class, all the way until our students are seniors, Doane Stuart teaches and promotes the importance of community service. It is an integral component of the Doane Stuart education. Our students contribute more than 5,000 hours of service every year! This teaching goes beyond just a requirement. It becomes a lifelong commitment …
This year, Doane Stuart hosted over 100 virtual meetings with universities from all over the world. I emphasized to my students that their attendance was required, because it would ultimately benefit their applications.
The women of Doane Stuart are powerful, smart, strong, and bold. They are creative, nurturing, diplomatic, and funny. They are such a large part of who we are as a school, as we were founded from two all-girls schools, St. Agnes & Kenwood. The history of these schools and Doane Stuart now is steeped in …
We just completed our Upper School Course Guide and couldn’t be more excited to share it with our Doane Stuart families. Here’s just a sneak peek of some of our course offerings! The act of going on a journey is one of the fundamental experiences of human life and the subject of nearly every literary …
In the spring of 1939, a young, intelligent, creative, and curious woman graduated from Saint Agnes School. Vollmer, seeking adventure, independence, and new experiences, left her hometown of Loudonvillle, NY to enroll at Barnard College, majoring in journalism. There met a similar spirit in Edie Parker (first wife of Jack Kerouac) and moved in with her. Sharing an apartment on 118th Street in NYC, their place became the hub for the meeting of the minds. Lucien Carr, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Vollmer’s future husband, William Burroughs, often frequented their flat to discuss writing, literature, philosophy, music, and world affairs.
Last night, Ms. Baillargeon was featured on WNYT NewsChannel 13 as a Top Teacher, and we couldn’t agree more. Every day, Erin goes above and beyond to reach her students not just with a lesson plan, but with an experience. Her dedication to her craft is undeniable and her motivation to create a learning environment …
This morning we spent some time going over 2020. While it may have been a wild, and sometimes weird ride, with Covid-19, we also have to acknowledge we had some beautiful moments too. We were able to connect every day virtually having full-day classes every day, we were able to have a graduation on our …
When unprecedented challenges presented themselves in 2020, the Doane Stuart school administration and faculty took on the daunting task of finding a way in unchartered waters.
