Woodward School for Girls

The Woodward School

Main building

Discimus Ut Ducamus
We Learn So That We May Lead
Address
1102 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA
United States
Information
Type Private school
Established 1894
Headmaster Walter Hubley
Grades 6-12
Gender Female
Enrollment 120
Campus Urban
Athletics Wildcats
Website thewoodwardschool.org
Location 1102 Hancock St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′18″N 71°0′20.7″W / 42.25500°N 71.005750°W / 42.25500; -71.005750Coordinates: 42°15′18″N 71°0′20.7″W / 42.25500°N 71.005750°W / 42.25500; -71.005750
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1893
Architect Thayer,E.G.
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP Reference # 89001954[1]
Added to NRHP November 13, 1989

The Woodward School is a historical, private, secular day school for girls in grades six through twelve. It is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, near Quincy Center, and is the only private high school in the city.[2] On top of its core syllabus, the school offers a wide curriculum which includes Latin, French, Spanish, Visual Arts including Painting, Drawing, Photography, Digital Design and Sculpture, Psychology, Rhetoric, Percussion, Music Theory, to name but a few.

History

The Woodward School was founded by Dr. Ebenezer Woodward, a prominent physician and cousin of John Adams. When Woodward died in 1869, his will established a trust fund to create and maintain a girls' school equivalent to the boys-only Adams Academy. The town of Quincy (which became a city in 1888) was named trustee of the fund, and was given 25 years to build the school.[2][3] Management of the school was allocated in perpetuity to the town's selectmen. The school building was designed by E. G. Thayer in the Queen Anne style, with clapboard siding and a slate roof. It was built by Stephen Loxon and completed in 1894, just short of the 25-year deadline.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Woodward Institute on November 13, 1989, reference number 89001954.

Extracurriculars and Sports

The School has three varsity sports teams: Basketball, Soccer and Softball, which have all consistently placed well in leagues, championships and tournaments.[5]

Student-run clubs include Art National Honor Society, Drama Club, Greenleaf Arts & Literary Magazine, Student Ambassadors, Student Council and Robotics [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Christopher (2006-05-26). "Woodward expansion will be its first: School to add gym, classrooms". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  3. ↑ Nealon, Patricia (1989-05-07). "DOCTOR'S WILL LEADS TO CONFLICT IN QUINCY CITY HAS DIPPED INTO FUND MEANT FOR SCHOOL NEEDS, SUPERVISORS SAY". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey: 1102 Hancock St". Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  5. ↑
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