English

We offer a rich program of reading and writing that draws on some of the best that has been known throughout the ages, and addresses the challenges of modern life.

You'll learn to read critically, an essential life skill in a world that is filled with multimedia messages. You'll engage with great literature and explore the human questions it raises. You'll participate in creative, dynamic assignments, like critically examining a podcast or making an animated film based on a scene from "Hamlet."

We'll challenge you to formulate arguments, weigh and select evidence, reason logically and effectively, write a clear narrative, express personal views, use language imaginatively and present all of the above in clear, grammatically correct prose.

You'll be exposed to vigorous classroom discussions among intellectually and emotionally engaged peers, in a setting where love of language and a love of ideas is valued.

Our dynamic curriculum includes courses in humanities and classical and contemporary literature. We offer advanced placement classes as well as the Creative Writing Signature Experience, an opportunity to develop your passion for creative writing through a sequence of elective classes and extracurricular activities.

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This is the best time in human history to be in an English class. There are more ways to access texts, more ways to connect with literature to experience and more ways to share and refine your ideas about a text. We take full advantage of that opportunity. MattHEW Roach, English Department Chair

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Matthew Roach

Matthew Roach

Director of Teaching and Learning for Citizenship and Scholarship, Head Coach, Girls Varsity Soccer
B.A., Williams College
M.A., Bread Loaf School of English
Alexa Beckstein

Alexa Beckstein

Teacher, Assistant Coach, Girls Varsity Soccer and Girls Junior Varsity Basketball
B.A., Conneticut College
Kurt Bennett

Kurt Bennett

Teacher, Assistant Coach, Boys Junior Varsity Basketball
B.A., Amherst College
M.A., Middlebury College
Jenate Brown

Jenate Brown

Dean of Students, 11th Grade, English Teacher, Head Coach, Girls Junior Varsity Basketball
B.A., Princeton University
Drew Davis

Drew Davis

Teacher, Assistant Coach, Indoor Track
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
BA, Lafayette College
Grant Edwards

Grant Edwards

Assistant Director of College Counseling, Head Coach, Boys Varsity Cross Country, Assistant Coach, Girls Varsity Basketball
B.A., Princeton University
M.A., Dartmouth College
Jan Denise Loughran J.D.

Jan Denise Loughran J.D.

Teacher, Dean of Students, 9th Grade
A.B., Princeton University
J.D., Villanova University School of Law
M.A., Middlebury College
Emily Munch

Emily Munch

Teacher, Assistant Coach, Girls Cross Country and Girls Varsity Softball
B.E., University of Michigan
Joseph Murtaugh III

Joseph Murtaugh III

Teacher, Assistant Coach, Varsity Rowing
B.A., University of Virginia
M.Ed., University of Virginia
Marc Onion

Marc Onion

Chaplain, Teacher
M.A., New York University
B.A., Boston College
Zach Ottati

Zach Ottati

Teacher
B.A., Williams College
M.A., University of Cambridge
Catherine Rodrigue

Catherine Rodrigue

Associate Head of School, Assistant Coach, Cross Country
B.A., University of Georgia
M.A., University of Virginia
Ami Shah

Ami Shah

Teacher
B.A., Columbia College
Ph.D., University of California
M.A., University of California
Leigh Wood

Leigh Wood

Teacher
B.A., Denison University
M.A., University of Idaho
Tristram Wood

Tristram Wood

Director of Academic Support, Head Coach, Girls Junior Varsity Lacrosse
B.A., Hartwick College
M.Ed., University of Idaho