The Foote School:
The Foote School is an independent school for kindergarten through grade 9 located in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. In addition to our lower and middle school academic programs we offer after school care, vacation and summer programs. Since 1916, Foote School has cultivated an atmosphere of mutual consideration and respect through close relationships among teachers, students, and parents. We emphasize cooperative effort, accountability for one’s actions, the value of service learning and a strong commitment to building a multicultural community.
At Foote School, learning and teaching are more than the mere enjoyment of collecting and sharing facts; learning is an active experience for all members of our community. Foote values critical thinking and the hands-on opportunity to learn by doing that is the hallmark of experiential learning. We see our students as able teachers and our adults as life-long students. Our faculty is dedicated to learning how children learn and developing age appropriate curriculum that reflects this understanding of pedagogy. We are a member of the Institute for Independent Education and the National Association of Independent Schools.