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Suffield Academy

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Suffield Academy
File:SuffieldSeal.png
Location
185 North Main Street

Suffield
,
Connecticut
06078

United States
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Information
TypePrivate boarding/day school
MottoEsse Quam Videri
Latin: To be, rather than to seem
Founded1833 (193 years ago) (1833)
CEEB code070765
Head teacherCharles Cahn III[1]
Faculty90 teachers
Enrollment415 students[2]
Average class size10 students[2]
Student to teacher ratio5:1[2]
Campus size368 acres (149 ha)
ColorsBlack and orange
  
Athletics20 interscholastic sports teams
MascotTiger
Websitewww.suffieldacademy.org

Suffield Academy is a private preparatory school located in Suffield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1833 to train young men for ministry in the Baptist Church. The tuition fees for students are currently $71,500 for boarding students and $49,500 for day students.[3] The head of the school is Charlie Cahn, who has been in post since 2004.[4] The school is coeducational, with slightly more than half the students (55%) being boys. Approximately 15% of the student body are students of color, 18% are international students, and 67% are boarders.[2]

Fourteen dormitories on campus house the boarding students with 90 faculty members serving as dormitory and student advisors as well as teachers and coaches.

History

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The early mission of the school was to educate young men for the ministry. Despite its founding links to the Baptist Church, the institute quickly moved towards a non-denominational model and in 1833 was renamed Connecticut Literary Institute, locally known as CLI.[5] The institute was the only high school in town, and local government funding helped to pay for each student's tuition.

The school's library
The school's library
The newest dorm
The school's newest dorm accommodates 30 female students
Centurion Hall
The bell and Centurion Hall

Athletics

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New field
Construction on a new turf field finished in August 2007

Suffield competes regularly in a number of interscholastic sports, with a total of 51 teams in 21 sports.[6] There are Varsity, JV, Thirds and Fourths levels throughout several sports. Teams compete against schools including Deerfield Academy, Hotchkiss School, Choate Rosemary Hall, Berkshire School, Kent School, Loomis Chaffee, and Westminster.

Notable alumni

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Brewster Hall
Brewster Hall, home of the dining hall and student union

References

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