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Allen-Stevenson is a private boys elementary school located at 132 East 78th Street in New York City, New York.
Allen School was founded in 1883 by Francis Bellows Allen at a home on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. Its first class enrolled only three boys. In 1885, the school moved to rented rooms at Madison Avenue and 44th Street with an enrollment of 20 boys. In 1904, Mr. Allen met Robert Alston Stevenson, a tutor, who by chance had taken a room at 509 Fifth Avenue, where the School was then located.
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Allen-Stevenson is a private boys elementary school located at 132 East 78th Street in New York City, New York.
History
The Allen School was founded in 1883 by Francis Bellows Allen at a home on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. Its first class enrolled only three boys. In 1885, the school moved to rented rooms at Madison Avenue and 44th Street with an enrollment of 20 boys. In 1904, Mr. Allen met Robert Alston Stevenson, a tutor, who by chance had taken a room at 509 Fifth Avenue, where the School was then located. In 1904, Mr. Allen and Mr. Stevenson joined forces and then moved to 50 East 57th Street with 100 students. By 1918 enrollment exceeded 200. The School published its first newspaper, The Spotlight, and introduced an exercise program and team sports. In 1924, the School purchased two brownstones for a new schoolhouse and moved to its present location on the Upper East Side. In 1939, Mr. Allen retired at the age of 80, after 56 years of service. The annual Gilbert and Sullivan productions began in 1944. In 1947, Mr. Stevenson retired after 43 years of service. His son, Robert "Huck" Alston Stevenson Jr., who had taught at the School, succeeded him as Headmaster.
In 1950, Joseph C. Rennard became Headmaster of Allen-Stevenson and served for nine years. The School introduced team sports at Randall's Island and required boys to wear navy blazers and gray flannel pants. In 1959, Henry Dyer Tiffany, Jr. became Headmaster until 1974. Under his leadership, a modern science lab and a paneled library, a gift from the Bell family, were added. In 1974, Desmond Cole became Headmaster and served for 16 years. During his tenure, he created the Middle School division.
In 1983, The Allen-Stevenson School celebrated its first 100 years and published The Allen-Stevenson Centennial Album. In 1990, The Board of Trustees appointed Mr. David Trower as Allen-Stevenson's 7th Headmaster. In 2001, Allen-Stevenson launched its first website to improve communication about the School.
Mission
"Allen-Stevenson’s distinctive “enlightened traditional” approach educates boys to become scholars and gentlemen. In the belief that there are many ways to be a boy, the School offers an ongoing commitment to each student and uses the best insights and tools available to understand him as a whole person. We inspire in each boy an appreciation of responsible citizenship and a lifelong love of learning."
"Allen-Stevenson’s vigorous, pre-secondary program of academics, athletics, and the arts teaches boys to value the gratifying process by which excellence is attained. By creating a joyful, safe environment for learning, the School seeks to ensure a productive, diverse community of learners. We challenge our students to take suitable risks, learn from their mistakes, and support each other. Ultimately, we encourage boys to move through life strongly and rightly—with confidence, knowledge, enthusiasm, resilience, and respect for all."
An Allen-Stevenson Boy is a Scholar and a Gentleman.
Academics
Allen-Stevenson is known for having a vigorous but well-balanced academic curricula. Most alumni from Allen-Stevenson continue at some of the finest schools in the country.
Common Boarding Schools to which A-S students matriculate:
Hotchkiss, Kent, Choate, Exeter, Tabor, Lawrenceville, St. George's, Brooks, Taft, Loomis, Andover, St. Paul's, Groton
Common Day Schools to which A-S students matriculate:
Collegiate, Dalton, Riverdale, Horace Mann, Trinity, Fieldston, Poly Prep, Dwight-Englewood School, Stuyvesant.
Athletics
Although sports are played at all ages the Varsity teams are drawn from the Upper School grades. A-S competes against the other Manhattan Private schools in addition to a few near-by country day schools. The league varies by sport but they field teams in the following:
Fall - Football, Soccer, and Intramurals
Winter - Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, and Intramurals
Spring - Baseball, Lacrosse, Track, and Intramurals
Arts
A-S offers art, shop, and music from grades K-9. The orchestral and choral programs are esteemed features.
Allen-Stevenson hosts two orchestras for grades Five through Nine and two preparatory ensembles through Fourth Grade. The senior orchestra, called Philharmonia, typically travels and performs in the North East. Past trips have also included Princeton University, Yale University,Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia, and Mystic, Connecticut. In 2002, both orchestras participated in an orchestral festival at Lincoln Center. Local performances have included the Brearley, Chapin, Collegiate, and Nightingale-Bamford schools. Currently an estimated 200+ boys are taking instrumental lessons during the school week and an estimated 120 boys play in ensembles and/or orchestra.
The Philharmonia performed at Carnegie Hall in the winter of 2008.
Since 1990, the Allen-Stevenson School Choruses have established themselves as first-rate choral ensembles, performing at the White House, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and for many organizations throughout New York City. Recent professional engagements include a performance of the St. Nicolas Cantata by Benjamin Britten and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, both with the Musica Viva Chorus of New York City. The two Choruses include boys in the fourth through sixth grade and seventh through ninth grade, and stand alongside the Allen-Stevenson Orchestra as a testimony to the School's commitment to music and art.
In addition there is an annual fall play usually with sister school Nightingale and in March, the traditional all-male production of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Headmasters
- Francis Bellows Allen (d. November 3, 1952) - 1883-1939, joins with Mr. Stevenson in 1904
- Robert Alston Stevenson - 1904-1947, becomes full time Headmaster after Mr. Allen leaves in 1939
- Robert “Huck” Alston Stevenson Jr. - 1947-1949, son of Robert A. Stevenson, Sr., takes over when his father retires after 43 years.
- From 1949 to 1950, Cesido Ruel Simboli Ph.D. fills in as acting Headmaster while another one is being selected. He appears as “Acting Headmaster” in the 1950 yearbook.
- Joseph C. Rennard - 1950-1959, introduces navy blazers and gray flannel pants.
- Henry Dyer Tiffany, Jr. (b. 1910, d. 1994) - 1959-1974, adds modern cience lab and a paneled library to the school.
- Desmond Francis Patrick Cole (b. 1924, d. 2008) - 1974-1990, expands the science program, introduces micro-computers, and creates the Middle School division.
- David Ross Trower - 1990-Present, appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Notable Alumni
Notable faculty
- John Gardner, 1904 to 1943, Math and Science
- Charles McLaury, 1904 to 1948, Latin, Greek, and Assistant Headmaster
- Anton Muller, 1904 to 1929, Director of Physical Education
- Walter Bligh Woodbury, 1909 to 1943, Latin
- Cesidio Ruel Simboli, 1915 to 1953, History, Latin, and Assistant Headmaster
- Ben Stinchfield, 1923 to 1962, French
- Esther Davis, 1929 to 1961, Second Grade
- Charles Wagner, 1940 to 1956, Math and Science
- Mildred Green, 1943 to 1975, First Grade
- Thomas Baker, 1944 to 1960, Physical Education
- Stanley Gauger, 1948 to 1987, Director of Music
- Elizabeth Bounds, 1952 to 1982, Third Grade
- John Morgan, 1953 to 1969, Assistant Headmaster
- William Landis, 1959 to 1982, English
- Paul Kellogg, 1960 to 1975, French and Lower School Head
- Scott Harlan, 1962 to 1990, History
- John Suter, Jr., 1965 to 1982, Latin and Assistant Headmaster
- Rolande Schrade, 1968 to 1989, Music
Allen-Stevenson in the News
- Allen-Stevenson Gymnastics - 1911
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- Allen-Stevenson Boxing Matches - 1912
- Mr. Cole refuses to close Allen-Stevenson during the Blizzard of 1978
- A story in The New Yorker about Allen-Stevenson and dances.
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- A legal battle being waged that could have a major impact on how community facilities - schools, churches and doctors' offices - are built in New York City's residential neighborhoods - 1987
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- Parents Protesting the End of Standardized Testing at Private Schools
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- 4 article about private school tuition
Timelines
- https://www.allen-stevenson.org/ftpimages/163/download/download_group10615_id368147.mov
- https://www.allen-stevenson.org/ftpimages/163/download/download_group10615_id334573.mov
- https://www.allen-stevenson.org/ftpimages/163/download/download_group10615_id334273.mov
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