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}}The Dalton School, originally the Children's University School,WEB,weblink Dalton School, NNDB, 2013-10-20, is a private, coeducational college preparatory school in New York City and a member of both the Ivy Preparatory School League and the New York Interschool. The school is located in four buildings within the Upper East Side of Manhattan. In the 2023–24 academic year, tuition rates totaled $61,120.WEB,weblink The Dalton School; Tuition & Financial Air, Dalton.org,

History

(File:Dalton 53 E91 St sunny b jeh.jpg|thumb|left|91st Street "Little Dalton")The Dalton School, originally called the Children's University School, was founded by Helen Parkhurst in 1919. Parkhurst's "Dalton Plan", to which the school still adheres, reflected the progressive education movement that had begun in the late 19th century.WEB,weblink The Dalton School | Governance, Dalton.org, After experimentation in her own one-room school with Maria Montessori, Helen Parkhurst visited other progressive schools in Europe including Bedales School and its founder and headmaster John Haden Badley in England. She developed what she termed the Dalton Plan, which called for teachers and students to work together toward individualized goals. The Laboratory Plan was first put into effect as an experiment in the high school of Dalton, Massachusetts, in 1916. The estate of her benefactor Josephine Porter Boardman, was also near the town of Dalton and from this beginning the Laboratory Plan and school eventually took their names.BOOK, Parkhurst, Helen, Helen Parkhurst, Education On The Dalton Plan,weblink December 1, 2007, 1922, E. P. Dutton & Company, New York, {{rp|15f}}Susan F. Semel, "Dalton Plan" in Historical Dictionary of Women’s Education in the United States, ed. by Linda Eisenmann (1998) pp 111-113.In 1919, Helen Parkhurst relocated to New York City, where she opened her first school on West 74th Street. Larger facilities soon became necessary; the Lower School was moved to West 72nd Street, and the High School opened in the autumn of 1929 in the current building at 108 East 89th Street. Eleanor Roosevelt admired the work of Helen Parkhurst and played an important role in expanding the population and resources of the school by promoting a merger between the Todhunter School for girls (founded by Winifred Todhunter) and Dalton in 1939.Enlarged and modified through the years, Dalton still celebrates many traditions like lighting candles before winter break and holding a Greek Festival. Academically, the school still subscribes to the Dalton Plan, which Parkhurst helped to create. Over the years, the Dalton Plan has been adopted by schools around the world, including schools in Australia,WEB,weblink Home - Ascham School, Ascham.nsw.edu.au, 2013-10-20, Austria,weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402053827weblink|date=April 2, 2008}} Belgium,WEB,weblink Faisons vivre l'info, La Libre.be, 2013-10-20, Chile, the Czech Republic,WEB,weblink DALTON INTERNATIONAL, Dalton International, 2013-10-20, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131021061833weblink">weblink 2013-10-21, Hong Kong,WEB,weblink Dalton School Hong Kong, dshk.edu.hk, 2023-12-09, Japan,WEB,weblink ドルトンスクール(Children's University), Dalton-school.ed.jp, 2013-10-20, and the Netherlands.WEB,weblink Nederlandse Dalton Vereniging, Dalton.nl, 2013-10-20,

Admission

Admission to Dalton was according to the following criteria. For kindergarten to third grade, admission is based on school records, ERB testing, and interview.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} For grades 4–12, admission is based on school records, writing samples, an interview, and standardized testing (e.g., the Independent School Entrance Examination and the Secondary School Admission Test).{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Candidates receive notification of acceptance, rejection, or wait list in February.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} As of early 2013, the overall acceptance rate for grades K–12 at Dalton was reported by Peterson's to be 14%.WEB, Peterson's Staff, January 22, 2013, Private Colleges: Dalton School,weblink Petersons.com, October 20, 2013, Parental anxiety created by the highly competitive admission process was the subject of press coverage from 1999 to 2001.WEB, Gardner, Ralph, Failing at Four, November 15, 1999, NewYorkMetro.com,weblink October 20, 2013, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050127103529weblink">weblink January 27, 2005, JOURNAL, Hymowitz, Kay S., Spring 2001, Survivor: The Manhattan Kindergarten, City Journal,weblink October 20, 2013, JOURNAL, Williams, Laura, March 1, 2001, It's PreSchool Daze for Parents, New York Post,weblink October 20, 2013, Long seen as a bastion of privilege, Dalton's efforts to broaden its mandate for diversity have met with some difficulty. In 2010, a financial aid budget of $6.5 million supported an outreach program for socio-economic diversity at the school.WEB, Dalton School Staff, July 17, 2010, Dalton School Outreach Program,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100717092830weblink">weblink July 17, 2010, NEWS, Anderson, Jenny, 2011-12-19, She's Warm, Easy to Talk to, and a Source of Terror for Private-School Parents, en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2021-12-04, 0362-4331, As of 2008 students of color made up 38% of the Dalton First Program.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} In the 2008–2009 school year, the kindergarten was composed of 44% children of color.NEWS, Hollander, Sophia, 2011-08-11, At Dalton, a Push for Change, en-US, The Wall Street Journal,weblink 2021-12-04, 0099-9660, {{citation needed|date=July 2019}}{{update after|2019|7|8}} Articles in The New York Times and The Atlantic have described difficulties experienced by some African-American children at the school.NEWS, Ohikuare, Judith, December 17, 2013, When Minority Students Attend Elite Private Schools, The Atlantic,weblink July 8, 2019, NEWS, Anderson, Jenny, October 19, 2012, Admitted, but Left Out, The New York Times,weblink July 8, 2019, American Promise was a PBS documentary that followed two African American students who enrolled at Dalton as kindergartners and the challenges they faced due to Dalton's lack of diversity.NEWS, Dargis, Manohla, 2013-10-17, Two Boys' Schooling, for 13 Years of It, en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2021-12-04, 0362-4331, NEWS, 2014-02-03, 'American Promise' Probes Race Issues In NYC Private School, en, NPR,weblink 2021-12-04, In 2020, Dalton found itself in controversy during the broader diversity, equity, and inclusion movement that followed the murder of George Floyd. The discussions continued into the following school year and resulted in the departure of school head Jim Best.NEWS, Johnston, Scott C., 2020-12-29, Opinion: Revolution Consumes New York's Elite Dalton School, en-US, The Wall Street Journal,weblink 2021-12-04, 0099-9660, NEWS, 2021-04-15, "As Usual, Dalton Got in Its Own Way": Inside the Antiracism Tug-of-War at an Elite NYC Private School, en-US,weblink 2021-12-04, NEWS, Bellafante, Ginia, 2021-04-23, Private Schools Brought In Diversity Consultants. Outrage Ensued., en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2021-12-04, 0362-4331,

Notable people

Alumni

• Ronnie Abrams, US judgeNEWS, Anna, Schneider-Mayerson,weblink Ted Olson Joins Floyd Abrams In Time-Times Case, The New York Observer, May 2, 2005, July 29, 2011,
• Dan Barber, chefNEWS, Adam, Gopnik,weblink The Cooking Game, The New Yorker, August 19, 2002, September 29, 2013,
• Antony Blinken, current U.S. Secretary of StateNEWS,weblink Antony Blinken steps into the spotlight with Obama administration role, Washington Post, November 22, 2020,
• Montgomery Clift, actorMAGAZINE, Roman, Robert, Montgomery Clift, 542, Films In Review Vol. XVII No. 9 November 1966, New York, NY, Henry Hart, National Board of Review, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc., BOOK, LaGuardia, Robert, 1977, Monty: A Biography of Montgomery Clift,weblink New York, NY, Avon Books via Arbor House Publishing Co., Inc., 18, 0-380-01887-X,
• Anderson Cooper, journalistBOOK, Watson, Stephanie, Anderson Cooper: Profile of a TV Journalist,weblink 2007, The Rosen Publishing Group, New York, 9781404219076, 33, September 29, 2013,
• Rachel Covey, actressWEB,weblink Broadway World, Stagedoor Manor to Kick Off 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 24, 2011, June 25, 2012,
• Claire Danes, actressNEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071030045307weblink">weblink dead, October 30, 2007, Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, Rebecca Flint, 2007, Claire Danes - Biography, October 1, 2013,
• Blu DeTiger, musicianWEB, Blu DeTiger,weblink 2023-12-11, Forbes, en,
• Edward Downes, musicologist and radio quizmaster
• Naomi Ekperigin, writer and comedianNEWS, Tempus, Alexandra, 'Broad City' Writer and Comedian Naomi Ekperigin Is Your New Favorite Human,weblink 15 July 2016, Marie Claire, 11 February 2016,
• Edgar de Evia, photographerWEB,weblink Edgar de Evia, Deevia.com, October 1, 2013,
• Samuel R. Delany, writerBOOK, Alger Drew, Bernard, 100 Most Popular African American Authors,weblink registration, 77, 2007, Libraries Unlimited, Westport, 9781591583226, October 1, 2013,
• Maxim Dlugy, chess grandmasterNEWS,weblink Junior Chess Champion Takes His Title in Stride, The New York Times, October 1, 2013, Elizabeth, Kolbert, 1985-09-30,
• Shaun Donovan, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Director of the Office of Management and Budget
• Noah Emmerich, actorNoah Emmerich of ‘The Americans:’ Emmy Awards watch | The Ticket. Jewish Journal (2013-06-29). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.WEB, Bloom, Nate, Jewish Stars, Cleveland Jewish News, October 31, 2008,weblink
• Mark Feuerstein, actorWEB, Pfefferman, Naomi,weblink Theater: Mark Feuerstein is the "Some Girls" guy &124; Arts, Jewish Journal, 2008-02-07, 2013-10-20, 2008-10-11,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081011024327weblink">weblink dead,
• Frances FitzGerald, journalist[http://web.dalton.org/hs/daltonian/archives/'04-'05/Issue2.pdf]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}
• Barrett Foa, actorWEB,weblink Barrett Foa, Barrett Foa, 2013-10-20, 2011-08-12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110812054936weblink">weblink dead,
• Helen Frankenthaler, painterWEB,weblink Helen Frankenthaler (American painter) - Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica.com, 2013-10-20,
• Laura Geller, rabbiWEB,weblink Laura Geller &124; Jewish Women's Archive, Jwa.org, 2011-12-16,
• Alexis Glick, television personalityweblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210121102weblink|date=February 10, 2007}}
• Sam Gold, theater artistNEWS,weblink The Experimentalist on Broadway, The New York Times, March 2017, Weiss, Sasha,
• Carol Grace, actressNEWS, Eric Homberger,weblink Obituary: Carol Matthau &124; Film, The Guardian, 2003-08-11, 2013-10-20, London,
• Jennifer Grey, actressNEWS,weblink New Face; Moving Up To 'Pretty' Roles: Jennifer Grey, The New York Times, 1987-08-28, 2013-10-20, Aljean, Harmetz,
• Jefferson Y. Han, research scientistWEB,weblink This is the future of computing!, Rediff.com, 2013-10-20,
• Hannah Higgins, writerWEB,weblink hannah higgins, Mouthtomouthmag.com, 2013-10-20,
• Marni Hodgkin, editorNEWS, Thwaite, Ann, Marni Hodgkin obituary,weblink 3 May 2015, The Guardian, 25 March 2015,
• A. J. Jacobs, journalistNEWS,weblink 'The Know-It-All': A Little Learning Is a Dangerous Thing, The New York Times, Joe Queenan, 2013-10-20, 2004-10-03,
• Jason Jorjani, writer
• Max Joseph, filmmakerNEWS,weblink 'After Nev Schulman, 'Catfish's' Max Joseph knew how to handle Zac Efron, Zap2it, Amy Kaufman, 2016-05-18, 2015-09-05, 2016-05-10,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160510143342weblink">weblink dead,
• Brooks Kerr, jazz pianistNEWS,weblink Brooks Kerr, Piano Prodigy and Ellington Expert, Dies at 66, The New York Times, Sam Roberts, 2018-05-13, 2018-05-09,
• Rachel Kovner, United States federal judgeWEB,weblink U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire, United States Senate, 2019-06-29,
• Dylan Lauren, businesswomanNEWS, Finn, Robin,weblink PUBLIC LIVES - Confections of an Enterprising Candy Lover, New York City, The New York Times, 2001-11-30, 2013-10-20,
• Steve Lemme, actorweblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419050513weblink|date=April 19, 2008}}
• Joshua Katz, classicist
• Sean Lennon, musicianWEB,weblink 2017-11-28, Sean Lennon,
• Andrew Levitas, painter and sculptorWEB,weblink Man of Steel, The New York Observer, 5 May 2009, Tisch-Sidney, Lacey,
• J. Kenji López-Alt, chef and food writerWEB,weblink Dalton 100-1998, The Dalton School, 2022-03-02, MAGAZINE, Vermillion, Allecia, The Scientific Methods of J. Kenji López-Alt,weblink Seattle Metropolitan, 2022-02-24, 2022-03-02,
• Jenny Lumet, actress and MeToo activistNEWS, Stone, Michael, Pressure Points: Frazzled Students at the City's Top Schools,weblink New York (magazine), New York, 10 March 1986, 31, en,
• Mary Stuart Masterson, actressNEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081202093855weblink">weblink dead, 2008-12-02, Mary Stuart Masterson - Biography, Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, Andrea LeVasseur, 2008, 2013-10-20,
• Helly Nahmad, art dealerNEWS, Case Casts Harsh Light on Family Art Business, James, Glanz, Randy, Kennedy, William K., Rashbaum, The New York Times, May 16, 2013,weblink
• Jennifer O'Neill, actressweblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912171649weblink|date=September 12, 2008}}
• Morgan Pehme, filmmaker, journalistWEB,weblink GUEST OP-ED – Bobby Fischer and me,
• Tracy Pollan, actressWEB,weblink Tracy Pollan: Actress - Most Beautiful, Tracy Pollan, People, 2013-10-20,
• Dara Resnik, screenwriter and producerWEB,weblink Dalton 100-1996, The Dalton School, 2019-07-16,
• Simon Rich, writerWEB, Zuckerman, Esther, July 7, 2010,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100709101138weblink">weblink dead, 2010-07-09, Simon Rich's Scary New York, The New York Observer, 2013-10-20,
• James B. Rosenwald III, entrepreneurWEB,weblink The Distressed-Debt Detectives, Forbes, 2013-11-25,
• Matthew Ross, film director, screenwriter, journalistWEB,weblink website biography,
• Marco Roth, editor and founder of N+1 magazineNEWS, Garner, Dwight, 2012-09-18, A Son Searches for His Father's Truth, en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2022-06-15, 0362-4331,
• Melissa Russo, journalistweblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928151944weblink|date=September 28, 2007}}
• Eric Schlosser, journalistWEB,weblink By Robert S. Boynton, The New New Journalism, 2013-10-20,
• Wallace Shawn, actor, playwrightBOOK,weblink Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles - John Lahr - Google Books, 2013-10-20, 9780520233775, Lahr, John, 2002, University of California Press,
• Marian Seldes, actressNEWS,weblink Finally, the Role Marian Seldes Was Born For, The New York Times, 1995-08-08, 2013-10-20, Dinitia, Smith,
• Fazal Sheikh, photographerNEWS,weblink photo, fazalsheikh.org,
• Christian Slater, actorNEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080602113810weblink">weblink dead, 2008-06-02, Christian Slater - Biography, Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, Sandra Brennan, 2008, 2013-10-20,
• Jill Stuart, fashion designerWEB, Snodgrass, Mary Ellen, Stuart, Jill,weblink Fashion Encyclopedia, 5 October 2014,
• Emma Sulkowicz, performance artistWEB,weblink Emma Sulkowicz: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, 2014-09-03,
• Veronica Vasicka, record label founder and DJNEWS,weblink Electronic Music's Own Archaeologist, The New York Times, 2012-04-11, 2019-03-07, Jed, Lipinksi,
• Josh Waitzkin, chess playerweblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014175416weblink|date=October 14, 2008}}
• Dean Wareham, musicianNEWS,weblink Frontman, Liz Phair, The New York Times, 2013-10-20, 2008-04-06,
• Julie Warner, actressweblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326234144weblink|date=March 26, 2008}}
• Bokeem Woodbine, actorWEB,weblink Biography for Bokeem Woodbine, IMDb, 2013-10-20,
• David Yassky, Director, New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.
• Matt Yglesias, writerWEB,weblink The Washington Monthly, The Washington Monthly, 2004-06-12, 2013-10-20, 2013-11-04,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131104164846weblink">weblink dead,
• Andrew Zimmern, chefWEB,weblink Meet Andrew Zimmern, Travelchannel.com, 2013-10-20, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091212095826weblink">weblink 2009-12-12,
• Vanessa Grigoriadis, journalistWEB, 3 August 2023, Barbie's Dream House and NYC's Private School Nightmare,weblink 4 December 2023, Podchaser,
• Marina Squerciati, actressWEB,weblink Marina Squerciati: Chicago TV's Finest, 21 October 2023, WEB,weblink The Dalton School &124; Alumni News and Media Archive,

Head of School

José Manuel De Jesús became Head of School in 2022.NEWS, Gordon, Amanda L., 2021-11-07, Dalton Names New Head After Tumult of Pandemic and Politics,weblink 2021-12-04, Former Head of School Jim Best resigned in 2021NEWS, Bellafante, Ginia, 2021-04-23, Private Schools Brought In Diversity Consultants. Outrage Ensued., en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2022-01-12, 0362-4331, after 16 years at the school.

Faculty

• Donald Barr, headmaster c. 1964–74NEWS, Donald, Barr,weblink Barr Quits Dalton School Post, Charging Trustees' Interference, The New York Times, February 20, 1974, December 3, 2019,
• Joe Frank, taught literature and philosophy 1965–1975; radio performer, writer.
• Rhys Caparn, art instructor 1946–1972BOOK, Jules Heller, Nancy G. Heller, North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary,weblink 19 December 2013, Taylor & Francis, 978-1-135-63889-4, 365–367,
• Jeffrey Epstein, taught 1974–76. Financier; convicted sexual predatorWEB,weblink Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery, Landon, Thomas Jr. (Email), New York (magazine), New York, 28 October 2002,
• Yves Volel, taught c. 1968–85. Lawyer, activist, assassinated while running for Haitian presidencyNEWS, Leinz, Vales,weblink Anderson Cooper: People of Haiti have withstood more than our President ever has, CNN, January 11, 2018, January 11, 2018,

See also

• History of education in New York City

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

• Semel, Susan F. "Dalton Plan" in Historical Dictionary of Women’s Education in the United States, ed. by Linda Eisenmann (1998) pp 111–113.
• Semel, Susan F. The Dalton School: The Transformation of a Progressive School (1992).

External links

• Official website

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