Tradition Meets Innovation
East Woods was established by a group of parents in 1946 to provide children with an education combining exemplary academics and character development. A set of values was instilled in those earliest years and have endured several decades as guideposts for our students' personal and academic success: Character, Community, and Compassion.
Today, an intentional structure of Nursery through Eighth Grade provides students an intimate learning environment that provides them with the focus to grow, thrive, and gain the essential tools to move confidently into high school and beyond.
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MISSION
Our mission at East Woods School is to foster strength of character and academic excellence while developing and encouraging creativity, intellectual curiosity, and a lifelong passion for learning. We are a nurturing community that celebrates the differences among us and leads by example through citizenship and service to others.
Our Rich History
Steeped in tradition and rooted in academic excellence, East Woods proudly upholds its founding values, preparing students for success in a dynamic, interconnected world.
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“Mallow” House Construction
The 26-room house on the Farwell Estate was completed as "Mallow" and later renamed "Baywood."
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East Woods School Founding
East Woods School was founded by a group of dedicated parents.
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East Woods School Appoints First Headmaster
Mr. Buell Critchlow
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East Woods School Moves to Oyster Bay Cove
East Woods School moves to its current site the former "Baywood" home.
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East Woods Gains State Charter
East Woods School receives a charter from the State of New York.
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3rd Headmaster
Mr. William C. Brengle
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NYSAIS Accreditation
Accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools
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4th Headmaster
Mr. James F. Adams
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East Woods Continues to Grow
The Rousmaniere Library has been expanded, and the Early Childhood Center wing is constructed.
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5th Headmaster
Mr. James C. Ferrer
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New Gym and Technology Center Addition
Construction of a second gymnasium and technology center completed.
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6th Headmaster
Dr. Nathaniel Peirce
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Upper School Building Addition
A separate academic building for the upper school was constructed to provide a dedicated learning space.
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7th Head of School
Mr. Matthew H. Bradley
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8th Head of School
Mrs. Laura Kang
VISION
East Woods School will fulfill its mission and deliver a superior academic program with a focus on character education to assist its students in becoming successful, happy, and intelligent learners. Students will continue to gain knowledge, skills, and confidence to solve problems and become caring, responsible community members. Graduates will emerge from East Woods prepared to be contributing citizens and compassionate leaders in a complex and changing world.
This will be accomplished through a renewed commitment to student-centered, experiential, and holistic learning fostered by a highly motivated faculty within a nurturing community. Teachers will engage students in a challenging, stimulating, and progressive interdisciplinary curriculum with a focus on written and verbal communication, supported by the integration of technology. Teachers and students together will cultivate a love of learning in an independent school environment characterized by freedom and flexibility.
PHILOSOPHY
East Woods seeks to instill a lifelong love of learning and an appreciation of self-worth. In an intimate Pre-Nursery through Eighth Grade setting enhanced by a low student/teacher ratio, a supportive and caring faculty encourages each student to meet challenges and to pursue personal excellence in all endeavors. Academic, creative, and physical activities are designed to broaden children's understanding of everyday life and to prepare them for the future. The development of respect and concern for all people and the world we share is intrinsic to the curriculum at all levels.
East Woods encourages each student to meet or surpass academic and behavioral expectations defined by the faculty. Our comprehensive course of study and superior staff enable students, through active involvement, to develop the essential skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking in all the disciplines. Family participation is an integral part of the East Woods experience, with parents, students, and school working together to develop the full potential of each child.
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