Organizations Filed Purposes:
COLD SPRING SCHOOL CHALLENGES CHILDREN TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT, CURIOUS AND RESOURCEFUL PROBLEM SOLVERS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY AND ETHICALLY IN OUR DIVERSE, CHANGING WORLD.
INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE SIX
COLD SPRING SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL WITH APPROXIMATELY 144 GIRLS AND BOYS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH SIXTH GRADE. THE STUDENTS REPRESENT THE DIVERSE CULTURAL, RACIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS FOUND IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT AREA. THE SCHOOL OCCUPIES THREE RENOVATED BUILDINGS OVERLOOKING NEW HAVEN HARBOR AND A CITY PARK.CLASSROOMS HAVE TWO FULL-TIME TEACHERS, A MASTER TEACHER AND AN ASSOCIATE TEACHER. A LOW STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ALLOWS TEACHERS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT, COACHING AND INSTRUCTION. CLASSROOMS ARE DESIGNED WITH SPACES THAT ACCOMMODATE SMALL, COOPERATIVE GROUP LEARNING AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE LEARNING WITH A TEACHER. EACH CLASSROOM ALSO HAS SPACE FOR WHOLE-CLASS MEETINGS THAT TYPICALLY START AND END EACH DAY'S ACTIVITIES. CHILDREN USUALLY STAY WITH A MASTER TEACHER FOR TWO YEARS, ALLOWING STUDENT, FAMILY AND TEACHER TO FORM A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP AND PROVIDING MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC GROWTH.THE SCHOOL EMPLOYS A THEMATIC APPROACH WHICH INTEGRATES THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE, ARTS, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE. THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE THEMES, TEACHERS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RANGE OF ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS: RESEARCHING, WRITING, LISTENING, AND COMMUNICATING. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK, SHARE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS BRINGING THEIR OWN SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES TO DISCUSSIONS.AN OPTIONAL EXTENDED-DAY PROGRAM IS OFFERED FROM 3:00PM-5:30PM. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES A BALANCED COMBINATION OF OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SNACK AND PROJECT TIME FOR THE LOWER GRADES AND TIME TO WORK ON HOMEWORK FOR STUDENTS IN THE 4-6 GRADES. THE SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS VACATION CHILD CARE ON MANY OF THE DAYS WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. THE PROGRAM ACCOMODATES A LIMITED NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN PRE K - GRADE 6, RUNS FROM 8:30AM-4:30PM AND IS STAFFED BY TWO TEACHERS WHO PLAN A DAY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Arati Pandit | HEAD OF SCHOOL | 40 | $194,884 |
Genevive Walker | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Ravi Krishnaswami | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Martha Woodcock | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Sarah Russell | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Daniel Biemesderfer | PRESIDENT | 6 | $0 |
Shel Swanson | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
Jocelyn Hurwitz | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
Raimund Herzog | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
J Bunton | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Lisa Kinney-Bajwa | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Lisa Marcus | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
Michael Deakin | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
David Thompson | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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