Private School in New Haven, CT

The Foote School, New Haven:
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.

We offer:
- Programs from kindergarten through grade 9
- Lower School
- Middle School
- Challenging Curriculum with literature, history, mathematics, science, technology, writing, foreign languages, the arts and athletics
- Technology Department
- After School Programs
- Vacation and Summer Programs

Lower School:
The Lower School curriculum describes the scope and sequence of Foote programs by grade. Because of the school's commitment to excellence, the curriculum is ever-evolving, thus specific content may be mo dified prior to updating the published curriculum.

Middle School:
Foote School offers a rich and imaginative learning environment with a carefully balanced curriculum that encompasses literature, history, mathematics, science, technology, writing, foreign languages, the arts and athletics.

Learning Support:
The Program promotes student learning in a variety of ways. Each grade’s educational team has an LSP educator involved in the day-to-day activities of the grade. The Learning Specialists meet regularly with classroom teachers to discuss student learning and brainstorm ways to differentiate instruction to help specific children.

Technology Department:
The Technology Department fills a dual role as both a technical services group and an educational department.

Responsibilities range from helping faculty members integrate technology into their curricula, to supporting students as they use technology in their class work and extracurricular activities, to the maintenance and repair of more than 230 computers and seven servers.

Library:
The Library's overall goal for every grade level is to help students feel that libraries are wonderful places where they can find literature to feed their imaginations and locate whatever information they seek.