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| | name =Horace Mann School | | name = Horace Mann School | ||
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| | motto = {{langx|la|Magna est veritas et prævalet}} | |||
| | image = Horace Mann School seal.jpg | |||
| | motto_translation = Great is the truth and it prevails<ref name="facts"> | |||
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| | motto = ''Magna est veritas et prævalet'' | |||
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| url = http://www.horacemann.org/page.cfm?p=137 | ||
| | title = Horace Mann School: Facts & Figures | |||
| | established = {{Start date|1887}} | |||
| | publisher = Horace Mann School | |||
| | city = ], New York City | |||
| | website = horacemann.org | |||
| | state = New York 10471 | |||
| | access-date = January 15, 2019}}</ref> | |||
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| | address = 231 West 246th Street | |||
| | country = U.S. | |||
| | city = ] | |||
| | campus = Urban and Suburban | |||
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| | type = ], ], ] | |||
| | zipcode = 10471 | |||
| | head_of_school = Thomas M. Kelly | |||
| | country = United States | |||
| | enrollment = approx. 1,800<ref name="facts"/> | |||
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| | grades = Nursery, kindergarten–12th | |||
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| | address = 231 West 246th St. | |||
| | established = {{Start date and age|1887}} | |||
| | team_name = Lions | |||
| | head_of_school = Thomas M. Kelly | |||
| | colors = Maroon and white | |||
| | grades = ]–] | |||
| | conference = ]<br>] | |||
| | enrollment = 1,793 (2021–22){{NCES Private School ID|01657789|school_name=Horace Mann School|access_date=May 3, 2019|do_not_render=y}} | |||
| | affiliations = ] | |||
| | teaching_staff = 210.0 (]) (2015–16)<ref name="nces_psch" /> | |||
| | newspaper = {{URL|http://record.horacemann.org/|The Record}} | |||
| | ratio = 8.1 (2015–16)<ref name="nces_psch" /> | |||
| | yearbook = The Mannikin | |||
| | conference = ]<br>] | |||
| | political magazine = The Review | |||
| | nickname = Lions | |||
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| | mascot = The Lion<ref name="facts"/> | |||
| | newspaper = The Record | |||
| | yearbook = The Mannikin | |||
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| '''Horace Mann School''' (also known as '''Horace Mann''' or '''HM''') is an independent ] in |
'''Horace Mann School''' (also known as '''Horace Mann''' or '''HM''') is an American private, independent ] in ], founded in 1887. Horace Mann is a member of the ], educating students from the ] from nursery school to the ]. The Upper, Middle, and Lower Divisions are located in ], a neighborhood of ], while the Nursery School is located in ]. The John Dorr Nature Laboratory, a {{convert|275|acre|ha}} campus in ], serves as the school's outdoor and community education center.<ref name="dorr">{{cite news |title=Walking Tour of John Dorr Nature Laboratory |url=https://www.courant.com/community/hc-ugc-article-walking-tour-of-john-dorr-nature-laboratory-2015-06-01-story.html |access-date=June 12, 2020 |work=] |date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> | ||
| ==Motto and mascot== | |||
| Horace Mann's motto is ''Magna est veritas et prævalet'', a ] phrase meaning "Great is the truth, and it prevails". The phrase comes from the King James version of the ], whose contemporary translation is "Magna est veritas et ''prævalebit''," or ''will'' prevail. The school also remains steadfastly dedicated to five core values: The Life of the Mind, Mature Behavior, Mutual Respect, A Secure and Healthful Environment, and A Balance Between Individual Achievement & A Caring Community. <ref></ref> The school mascot is a lion, possibly a holdover from the days when the school was associated with ], whose mascot is also a lion. The swimming and ] teams have adopted the Sea Lion as their unofficial mascots, and the Varsity Ski Team has the ]. | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| {{Self-published|section|date=June 2020}} | |||
| ]]] | |||
| ] | ] | ||
| ===19th century=== | |||
| The school was founded in 1887 by ] as a co-educational experimental and developmental unit of ] at ].<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.horacemann.org/page.cfm?p=138|title=A Long Tradition|publisher= Horace Mann School|accessdate=2010-12-20}}</ref> Its first location was a building at 9 ] in ]'s ]. The school moved in 1901 to 120th Street in ].<ref name="History" /> ] followed suit soon afterwards, moving north to its present campus. The name of the school can still be seen on the northern-most building at the Columbia campus, named Horace Mann Hall, after education reformer ]. However, Horace Mann was becoming a school in its own right instead of a teaching laboratory, and it became more independent of the Columbia University and Teachers College. The Teachers College therefore created the Lincoln School, located on 110th Street, across the street from ], to continue its experiments in teaching. | |||
| The school was founded in 1887 by ] as a co-educational experimental and developmental unit of ] at ].<ref name="Provenzo">{{cite book |last1=Provenzo |first1=Eugene F. |last2=Renaud |first2=John P. |last3=Provenzo |first3=Asterie Baker |title=Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBwX-YsnvEUC&pg=PT465 |access-date=June 12, 2020 |date=October 29, 2008|isbn=9781412906784 }}</ref><ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://www.horacemann.org/our-school/a-long-tradition|title=A Long Tradition|publisher= Horace Mann School|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Its first location was 9 ] in ]'s ]. The school moved in 1901 to 120th Street in ].<ref name="History" /> Horace Mann became independent of the Columbia University and Teachers College in 1940. | |||
| ===20th century=== | |||
| The school split into separate all-male and all-female schools and in 1914, the Boys' School moved to 246th Street in ], and during the 1940s it severed formal ties with Columbia University and became Horace Mann School.<ref name="History" /> The Horace Mann School for Girls remained at Teachers College, and then merged with the Lincoln School in 1940, and finally closed in 1946.<ref name="History" /> | |||
| The school split into separate all-male and all-female schools and in 1914, the Boys' School moved to 246th Street in ], and during the 1940s it severed formal ties with Columbia University and became Horace Mann School.<ref name="History" /> The Horace Mann School for Girls remained at Teachers College, and then merged with the ] in 1940, and finally closed in 1946.<ref name="History" /> | |||
| The New York School for Nursery Years (founded in 1954 on 90th Street in Manhattan) became the Horace Mann School for Nursery Years in 1968, and was co-ed.<ref name="History" /> In 1972, Horace Mann merged with the ], next door in Riverdale, to form the Horace Mann-Barnard Lower School for ] through ], located on the former Barnard School campus. At that point, only the lower school was mixed.<ref name="History" /> In 1975, the Horace Mann School returned to its roots as a co-educational learning environment and began admitting girls to the Upper School.<ref name="History" /> The Class of 1976 is Horace Mann School's last all-male class. In 1999, the sixth grade moved from the Horace Mann-Barnard campus to the main 246th Street campus and formed a distinct Middle Division along with the ] and ]s. | The New York School for Nursery Years (founded in 1954 on 90th Street in Manhattan) became the Horace Mann School for Nursery Years in 1968, and was co-ed.<ref name="History" /> In 1972, Horace Mann merged with the ], next door in Riverdale, to form the Horace Mann-Barnard Lower School for ] through ], located on the former Barnard School campus. At that point, only the lower school was mixed.<ref name="History" /> In 1975, the Horace Mann School returned to its roots as a co-educational learning environment and began admitting girls to the Upper School.<ref name="History" /> The Class of 1976 is Horace Mann School's last all-male class. In 1999, the sixth grade moved from the Horace Mann-Barnard campus to the main 246th Street campus and formed a distinct Middle Division along with the ] and ]s. | ||
| The Horace Mann School was named after ], who was a lawyer who served in the ] and was the first secretary of the ] from 1837 and 1848, a member of the ], and the first ] of ]. He used each of his positions to proclaim that every person, regardless of their background, should receive a public education based on the principles and practices of a free society. Mann played a leading role in establishing the U.S. elementary school system. | |||
| ==={{anchor|Sexual abuse}} Sexual abuse scandal=== | |||
| ====Initial reports==== | |||
| On June 6, 2012, '']'' published an extensive article by former student Amos Kamil, class of 1982, alleging multiple instances of sexual abuse of students by teachers at the school. The incidents occurred during the 1970s to the 1990s. The article also addressed how school administrators over time dealt with the incidents, both within the school community and, in the case of one teacher, Stanley Kops, in a post-employment reference. The affected students were identified by partial name or letter and many administrators and board members had limited or no comment. New York State ] in most or all of the incidents addressed ran out when the former students turned 23. Several of the central figures were deceased, at least two by suicide—one of the accused, Stan Kops, and one of the students.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/magazine/the-horace-mann-schools-secret-history-of-sexual-abuse.html |work=] |first=Amos|last=Kamil|title=Prep-School Predators: The Horace Mann School's Secret History of Sexual Abuse|date=June 6, 2012}}</ref> Another of the accused teachers, Johannes Somary, a music teacher, died in 2011.<ref name=NYer01/> | |||
| The ''Times'' article elicited a large response. The paper's website took over 780 comments and the writer received over 1,000 e-mails and other communications, "about half of them from former Horace Mann students, teachers and administrators. said he heard in days from about a dozen victims who had never spoken publicly about their experiences. Some claimed they had been abused by the teachers named in his article; others accused teachers who had not been publicly named. A writer for '']'' posted an account of her own experiences of abuse at the school".<ref>Aurthur, Kate, , '']'', June 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-20.</ref> Two private Facebook groups were started, more notably Processing Horace Mann, limited to Horace Mann alums, which grew quickly to over 2,000 members. "Many commented on how the Facebook group was the most meaningful experience they had ever had in social media...'It is cathartic in that it helps you understand a little bit what happened'", one of the group's administrators told the paper. Head of School Kelly promised to address "alumni most in need" and to pursue "a well thought out process" with board involvement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/nyregion/horace-mann-alumni-gathering-online-share-accounts-of-abuse.html|work=The New York Times|first=Kirk|last=Semple|title=Gathering Online, Alumni of an Elite School Share Their Accounts of Abuse|date=June 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>, the cited letter from T. M. Kelly; on HMS website, June 10, 2012. Kelly signed "P '18", meaning he is a parent of a current student to be graduated in 2018. Retrieved 2012-06-20.</ref> | |||
| On June 23, 2012, '']'' reported that Tek Young Lin, Horace Mann's former chaplain who also served as an English teacher and track coach, admitted that he had had sexual relations with his students.<ref name=jenny>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Jenny|title=Retired Horace Mann Teacher Admits to Sex With Students|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/nyregion/tek-young-lin-ex-horace-mann-teacher-says-he-had-sex-with-students.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 23, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ====Negotiations==== | |||
| In March 2013, the school was reportedly in negotiation with more than thirty students for compensation related to the abuse claims.<ref>Anderson, Jenny, , ''The New York Times'', March 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-21.</ref> Eighteen different faculty members had been accused, and events spanning four decades identified, going into the compensation mediation.<ref name=NYer01>], , '']'', April 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-27.</ref> In March 2013, '']'' published an article by ] discussing sexual abuse allegations against a former Horace Mann English teacher, Robert Berman.<ref name=NYer01/> In April, ''The New York Times'' reported the school had reached a settlement with about 27 of the 37 students identified as having been abused. The school formally apologized on May 24 to the community for the events that had occurred and published the actions the school has taken and protocols which were put in place to protect current and future students.<ref></ref> | |||
| Prior to the April 2013 settlement, a student known as John Doe, who was dissatisfied with the mediation process, filed a lawsuit against Horace Mann in New Jersey alleging that he had been sexually abused by Johannes Somary, his music teacher from 1969 to 1975.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx-prep-school-horace-mann-school-facing-lawsuit-sexual-abuse-victim-article-1.1294949 |title=Horace Mann hit with molestation lawsuit as settlement talks with more than two dozen alleged victims underway | location=New York | work=Daily News}}</ref> John Doe, having been sexually abused mostly in New Jersey, where the statute of limitations for sexual abuse is more liberal than in New York, filed a lawsuit on his behalf in Bergen County, New Jersey.<ref>; see also ]</ref> Horace Mann filed a pre-answer motion to dismiss John Doe's complaint, claiming New Jersey courts lacked jurisdiction over the school, which is located in New York. On March 7, 2014, a Bergen County judge ruled that New Jersey has specific jurisdiction over Horace Mann due to its numerous contacts within the state.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304732804579427563581369266 |title=Judge Rules Horace Mann Sexual Abuse Suit Can Proceed|date=7 March 2014| work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> On April 3, 2015, the Wall Street Journal reported that the school had settled with John Doe, reportedly for somewhere between ten and fifteen million dollars. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/elite-new-york-city-private-school-horace-mann-settles-sex-abuse-lawsuit-1428021586]</ref> | |||
| ==Institution== | ==Institution== | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| The school is a private "nonprofit organization under the Education Law of New York State and holds a charter from the ] a ] organization authorized by the ]".<ref name="facts"/ |
The school is a private "nonprofit organization under the Education Law of New York State and holds a charter from the ] a ] organization authorized by the ]".<ref name="facts"/> | ||
| ===Divisions=== | ===Divisions=== | ||
| There are four divisions of Horace Mann, all co-educational: a Nursery Division (three-year-olds through kindergarten) located on 90th Street in Manhattan, a Lower Division (kindergarten through fifth grades) on the Horace Mann campus on Tibbett Avenue in Riverdale, a Middle Division (sixth through eighth grades) on the 246th Street campus in Riverdale, and an Upper Division (ninth through twelfth grades) also on the 246th Street campus. There is also the John Dorr Nature Laboratory, located on 275 |
There are four divisions of Horace Mann, all co-educational: a Nursery Division (three-year-olds through kindergarten) located on 90th Street in Manhattan, a Lower Division (kindergarten through fifth grades) on the Horace Mann campus on Tibbett Avenue in Riverdale, a Middle Division (sixth through eighth grades) on the 246th Street campus in Riverdale, and an Upper Division (ninth through twelfth grades) also on the 246th Street campus. There is also the John Dorr Nature Laboratory, located on {{convert|275|acres|ha}} of land in Washington Depot, Connecticut, used for extended field trips for classes of students starting in second grade and an orientation program for new students entering the Middle or Upper Divisions. The Dorr facility was recently renovated and is currently ] by the ]. | ||
| Current tuition for students in the Lower Division through the Upper Division is |
Current tuition for students in the Lower Division through the Upper Division is $61,900 a year.<ref name="Tuition">{{cite web |title=Horace Mann School: Tuition & Financial Aid |url=http://www.horacemann.org/page.cfm?p=261 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=www.horacemann.org}}</ref> Financial aid at the school is solely based on need. For the 2023–24 academic year, 15% of the students received more than $14 million in aid.<ref name="Tuition"/> | ||
| Each division of the school has its own Division Head. The Middle and Upper Divisions have separate student government bodies. The entire school is overseen by a Head of School. The ninth and current Head is Thomas M. Kelly, who previously served as ] of Schools in ]. Kelly succeeded Dr. Eileen Mullady (who is currently the head of the ] in Carlsbad, CA), on July 1, 2005. Formerly of ] and the ],<ref> Retrieved 2012-10-24.</ref> Dr. Mullady was the namesake of one of the new buildings erected under her term. Prior to Mullady, the long-standing Head was the late ], previously Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at ]. | |||
| The current Horace Mann Nursery Division Head is Marcia Levy, who replaced Patricia Zuroski when she was appointed to the position of Director of Diversity Initiatives. The current Lower Division Head is Wendy Steinthal, replacing Steven B. Tobolsky, who departed in June 2007 to run the ] outside Boston. The current Middle Division Head is Robin Ann Ingram, and the current Upper Division head is Dr. David Schiller. Glenn Sherratt is the current Director of the John Dorr Nature Laboratory.<ref name="History" /> | |||
| ===Academics=== | ===Academics=== | ||
| HM offers twenty-six Honors courses and seven foreign languages.<ref name="facts"/> | |||
| Students in the Upper Division are required to study English |
Students in the Upper Division are required to study English, United States history, biology, chemistry, or physics or both, ], ], and ], and also meet various requirements in the arts, computer science, health and counseling, and physical education. Students must go beyond these basic requirements in at least some, if not all, subjects. They are also required to take at least through the levels-three courses of either Chinese, French, Japanese, or Spanish. Half credit foreign language classes are also offered for Greek and Latin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Program of Studies - Horace Mann School |url=https://www.horacemann.org/academic-life/upper-division/program-of-studies |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=www.horacemann.org |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| Starting in eleventh grade, students have more flexibility with their requirements and can choose from courses in biotechnology, calculus, economics, ethics, psychology, religion, political philosophy, United States legal history, and statistics, among other elective classes. | Starting in eleventh grade, students have more flexibility with their requirements and can choose from courses in biotechnology, calculus, economics, ethics, psychology, religion, political philosophy, United States legal history, art history, and statistics, among other elective classes.<ref name = "Studies">{{Cite web |title=Program of Studies - Horace Mann School |url=https://www.horacemann.org/academic-life/upper-division/program-of-studies |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=www.horacemann.org |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| ===Non-academic requirements=== | |||
| Independent Study and Senior Projects, where students create their own coursework and present their findings in weekly meetings, are also common. Additionally, many students develop original research projects with faculty at nearby universities, including ], Cornell University Medical Center, NYU, and ]. | |||
| All students are required to take a swim test and ] ] ] in order to graduate. | |||
| ] is required throughout the curriculum. During high school students are required to attend grade-wide "Service-Learning Days". The school additionally offers extracurricular additional "service-learning" to high school students as participants in its "Service-Learning Team" or "HM 246".<ref name="Studies"/> In eighth grade, one out-of-school project or three in-school projects are necessary for graduation to the ninth grade; in sixth and seventh grades a homeroom project is done cooperatively. In the Lower and Nursery Divisions, there is an annual "Caring-in-Action" day dedicated to community service that students and their families can attend.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} | |||
| ===Arts=== | |||
| The school's arts program includes courses in the performing and visual arts. At least 1.5 arts credits are required for graduation, with at least one half-credit course in performance/studio arts and one half-credit course in art history/appreciation. Horace Mann has numerous ensembles, which include the Orchestra, String Sinfonietta, Glee Club, Chamber Choir Jazz Combo, Steel Drum Ensemble, and Chamber and Symphonic Winds. Each ensemble performs at least three to four concerts per year, including past performances at ], Symphony Space, and ] of ], culminating in a trip abroad over the summer. Recent trips have taken the Glee Club and Orchestra to Argentina, Belgium, Italy, France, and Uruguay. The Jazz Band has performed at many famous jazz clubs including ] and ]'s. | |||
| ===Non-academic requirements=== | |||
| All students are required to take ] ] ], as well as a swim test, in order to graduate. Horace Mann students are also required to complete at least 80 hours of ], with at least 40 hours in ninth and tenth grades and 40 hours in eleventh and twelfth.<ref name="facts"/> In eighth grade, one out-of-school project or three in-school projects are necessary for graduation to the ninth grade; in sixth and seventh grades a homeroom project is done cooperatively. In the Lower and Nursery Divisions, there is an annual "Caring-in-Action" day dedicated to community service that students and their families can attend. | |||
| ===Admission=== | ===Admission=== | ||
| ]]] | |||
| Admission is selective with decisions based on recent grades, an interview, and the candidate's score on either the ] or ] test. The largest point of entry is in sixth grade, with between 50 and 55 places available each year. In the ninth grade, 40 to 45 new students are traditionally enrolled.<ref> Retrieved 2012-10-24.</ref> A smaller number of students are accepted in other grades, although there are no admissions to the twelfth grade. | |||
| Admission is selective with decisions based on recent grades, an interview, an essay, and the candidate's score on either the ] or ] test. The largest point of entry is in sixth grade, with between 50 and 55 places available each year. In the ninth grade, 40 to 45 new students are traditionally enrolled.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131182727/http://www.horacemann.org/page.cfm?p=256 |date=January 31, 2013 }} Retrieved 2012-10-24.</ref> | |||
| ===Rankings=== | ===Rankings=== | ||
| In 2017, ] ranked HM the best private K-12 school in the United States. Three years later, in 2020, Niche ranked HM the third-best best K–12 private school in the country and the 12th-best private high school in the country.<ref name="niche.com">{{Cite web |title=2022 Horace Mann School Rankings |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/horace-mann-school-bronx-ny/rankings/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225002124/https://www.niche.com/k12/horace-mann-school-bronx-ny/rankings/ |archive-date=February 25, 2022 |access-date=August 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, the Niche survey ranked Horace Mann the fifth-best private high school in the country. <ref name="niche.com2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Horace Mann School Rankings|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/horace-mann-school-bronx-ny/rankings/}}</ref> | |||
| ''Forbes'' magazine ranks Horace Mann as the second best preparatory school in the country.<ref name="forbes"/> '']'' ranks it as the fourth best high school in the United States, as measured by student admission rates to exclusive colleges, and ] magazine ranked it seventh out of all the nation's high schools based on the proportion of graduates attending ], ], and ] Universities.<ref name="prepschool" >Prep School USA. "2003 High School Rankings", citing the Sept. 2002 ] magazine article by Reshma Memon Yaqub.</ref> | |||
| == Sexual abuse scandal == | |||
| ==Student life== | |||
| Co-curricular include clubs that provide the students with an opportunity to produce publications, hone their debating skills, participate in activism and much more. Among the many clubs are: | |||
| === Initial reports === | |||
| <!-- Please refrain from placing more clubs here. Misplaced Pages is not a school brochure --> | |||
| On June 6, 2012, '']'' published an article by a former student, alleging multiple instances of sexual abuse of students by teachers at the school. The incidents occurred during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The article also addressed how school administrators dealt with the incidents over time, both within the school community and, in the case of one teacher, in a post-employment reference. The victims were identified by partial name or letter. The New York State ] in most or all of the incidents ran out when the former students turned 23. Several of the central figures were dead, at least two by suicide—one of the accused, and one of the students.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/magazine/the-horace-mann-schools-secret-history-of-sexual-abuse.html|title=Prep-School Predators: The Horace Mann School's Secret History of Sexual Abuse|last=Kamil|first=Amos|date=June 6, 2012|magazine=]}}</ref> One of the accused, music teacher Johannes Somary, died in 2011.<ref name="NYer01">{{Cite magazine | first = Marc | last = Fisher | author-link = Marc Fisher | url = https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/04/01/the-master-2 | title = The Master: A charismatic teacher enthralled his students. Was he abusing them? | magazine = ] | date = March 25, 2013 | access-date = June 25, 2019}}</ref> On June 23, 2012, '']'' reported that Tek Young Lin, Horace Mann's former chaplain who also served as an English teacher and track coach, admitted that he had had sexual relations with several male students.<ref name="jenny">{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/nyregion/tek-young-lin-ex-horace-mann-teacher-says-he-had-sex-with-students.html | title = Retired Horace Mann Teacher Admits to Sex With Students | last = Anderson | first = Jenny | date = June 23, 2012 | newspaper = ] | access-date = June 25, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| {{div col|colwidth=30em|rules=yes|small=yes}} | |||
| * Amnesty International | |||
| * Anime Club | |||
| * Business League | |||
| * Chess Club | |||
| * Computer Science Club | |||
| * Dance Company | |||
| * Debate Team | |||
| * East Wind West Wind (Asian Culture Club) | |||
| * Fashion Design Club | |||
| * French Club | |||
| * Fusion Club | |||
| * ] (Quiltbag) | |||
| * GreenHM (Environmental Club) | |||
| * ] | |||
| * The HarMannics (] group) | |||
| * Ideas and Questions (Philosophy Club) | |||
| * Italian Club | |||
| * ] Hope | |||
| * Japanese Club | |||
| * Jewish Culture Club | |||
| * ] (JSA) | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] Club (Horacemanualism) | |||
| * Maroon Monsoon (Pep Rally Club) | |||
| * Math Team | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] (MC) | |||
| * ] (MUN) | |||
| * Music Outreach | |||
| * Outdoor Club | |||
| * Political Society | |||
| * Ping Pong Club | |||
| * Psychology Club | |||
| * Russian Club | |||
| * ] Club | |||
| * Ski Club | |||
| * Spanish Club | |||
| * Theatre Company | |||
| * The Union (Diversity Club) | |||
| * Triathlon Club | |||
| * Women's Issues Club | |||
| *Robotics Club | |||
| {{div col end}} | |||
| === Hilltop Cares Foundation === | |||
| ===School government=== | |||
| As a result of the sexual abuse and resulting controversy, the Hilltop Cares Foundation was formed in the summer of 2012 by members of the Horace Mann community, including alumni, to help victims from the school and to promote healing.<ref name="The Horace Mann Record">{{cite web|url=http://record.horacemann.org/articles/hilltop-cares-foundation-brings-school-community-together/ |title=Hilltop Cares Foundation brings school community together |work=The Horace Mann Record |access-date=30 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230115209/http://record.horacemann.org/articles/hilltop-cares-foundation-brings-school-community-together/ |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The charitable organization helps alumni with their therapy costs and addresses related issues in the broader community.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/nyregion/horace-mann-victims-of-abuse-to-receive-aid-from-nonprofit-group.html |title=Nonprofit Group to Aid Horace Mann Alumni Who Say They Were Victims of Abuse|newspaper=] |last1=Anderson |first1=Jenny |date=August 4, 2012 |access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> It is a nonprofit and independent of the school’s administration and board of trustees.<ref name="Org Council">{{cite web |url=http://www.orgcouncil.com/ny/new-york/hilltop-cares-foundation-208.php |title=Hilltop Cares Foundation |publisher=Org Council|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> The Chair for Hilltop Cares said they strive to bring healing to the Horace Mann community.<ref name="The Horace Mann Record" /> | |||
| The main branch of the school government is called the Community Council, an open forum that includes members of the Faculty, four elected officials from each grade, and leaders of certain clubs. In addition, there is an elected Student Body President (SBP) and Student Body Vice-President (SBVP). In the Middle Division, a system is in place called HM Lead where the school government is broken up into sub sections. These include Student Activities, Peer Mentoring, Student Concerns, Service Learning, Diversity, and Sustainability. | |||
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=== Negotiations === | ||
| In March 2013, the school was reportedly in negotiation with more than thirty students for compensation related to the abuse claims.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Anderson | first = Jenny | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/nyregion/compensation-talks-in-horace-mann-sexual-abuse-cases.html | title = Compensation Talks in Horace Mann Abuse Cases | newspaper = ] | date = March 21, 2013 | access-date = March 21, 2013}}</ref> Eighteen different faculty members had been accused, and events spanning the four decades prior to 2000 identified.<ref name="NYer01" /> In March 2013, '']'' published an article discussing sexual abuse allegations against former Horace Mann English teacher Robert Berman.<ref name="NYer01" /> In April, '']'' reported the school had reached a settlement with about 27 of the 37 students identified as having been abused. The school formally apologized on May 24 to the community for the events that had occurred and published the actions the school has taken and protocols which were put in place to protect current and future students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/24/horace-mann-school-sex-abuse/2359995/|title=Elite NYC school apologizes for past sexual abuse|website=usatoday.com|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Horace Mann also has a significant number of student publications. Many of them have won national awards. Prominent publications include: | |||
| ''The Record'', established in 1903, is the weekly, student-run newspaper. Throughout its history, it has won national journalism awards and has been staffed by students who went on to become distinguished journalists and authors, including Pulitzer Prize winners ] (class of 1944), ] (class of 1952), ] (class of 1953) and ] (class of 1990). In 1954, the school made national headlines for translating a copy of ''The Record'' into Russian and distributing it in the ]. The purpose of the exercise was to show Russian schoolchildren what life in America was like. The staff purposely kept in an article about the Horace Mann soccer team's losing one of its games to demonstrate the operation of an independent ].<ref>, ''The Record''</ref><ref>Kugel, Seth, , '']'', October 13, 2002.</ref> The ] twice honored ''The Record'' as the "Best High School Weekly Newspaper" for 2001–2002 (Volume 99) and 2003–2004 (Volume 101). It was also named a National Pacemaker in 2004 (Volume 101) and in 2006 was a ] Gold Medalist (Volume 103). ''The Record'' is published every Friday during the academic year and can be found online . | |||
| ''The Horace Mann Review'', now in its twenty-third volume, is an entirely student-run journal of opinion on current events, politics, public policy, and culture. Founded in 1991, ''The Review'' covers issues from unique, analytical, and otherwise unexamined perspectives. Students contribute editorial-style pieces on the contemporary political and social issues that are shaping our world. It prints roughly 8 times annually, with each issue highlighting a timely Features topic. The publication has paying subscribers throughout the nation and abroad and has been the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in journalism. In April 2001, the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) honored the Review with its award for Best Magazine. The Review's 2005–2006 volume was honored with a first place finish in the American Scholastic Press Awards critique. In 2007, ''The Review'' was a finalist for the National Scholastic Press Association's Magazine Pacemaker of the Year award, the highest honor in high school journalism.<ref name="aspa-2006-awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.asan.com/asa/aspa1.htm|title=American Scholastic Press Association|publisher=American Scholastic Press Association|accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> The Review was again awarded the ASPA's Best Magazine Award in 2009 for its eighteenth volume and in 2012 for its twenty-first volume. Its twenty-second volume won the ASPA's First place with Special Merit award and the Outstanding Theme award (for the political magazine category) in 2013. | |||
| ''The Mannikin'' is the yearbook of the Horace Mann School. Traditional sections include Student Life, Underclassmen, Seniors (each graduate receives a half-page to design as they wish), Athletics, Faculty, and Advertisements. At 560 pages, the Mannikin is one of the largest high school yearbooks in ]. In addition, the Mannikin has won numerous awards from the American Scholastic Press Association.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} | |||
| Other school publications include: ''Folio 51'', the magazine dedicated to gender issues, ''Pixelated'', the video-game, television and media publication, ''The Business Mann'', the business and finance publication, ''Manuscript'' and ''Word'', the creative poetry and prose publications respectively, ''Insight'', the photography publication, ''Edible'', the culinary publication, ''Images'', an art magazine, the ''Thespian'', a theatre publication, ''Cinemann'', a magazine related to current movies, ''Lola's Kitchen'', a one-page periodical published by the ], ''InsideOut'', a health publication, and ''FAD Magazine'', a fashion magazine. In addition, a literary-arts magazine called ''Muse'', featuring the work of Middle School students, is published each year. | |||
| ===Athletics=== | |||
| ====Interscholastic leagues==== | |||
| Horace Mann School is a part of the ], a division of the greater New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), which comprises all the private schools in the New York State. | |||
| ], ], and Horace Mann together are known as the "Hill Schools", as all three are located within two miles (3 km) of each other in the ]-] section of the Bronx, on a hill above ]. The three also share a great interscholastic sports rivalry; Horace Mann's annual charity basketball game, the Buzzell Game, is almost always versus Riverdale, and sometimes Fieldston. | |||
| ====Sports teams==== | |||
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| |+'''Interscholastic Athletic Teams''' | |||
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| ! Sport !! Level !! Season !! Gender | |||
| |- | |||
| |Baseball | |||
| | V, JV, MD || Spring || Boys' | |||
| |- | |||
| |Basketball | |||
| | V, JV, MD || Winter || Boys', Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| | V, JV, MD || Spring (Winter for MD) || Boys', Girls', Coed | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| | V, JV, MD || Fall || Girls', Boys', Coed (MD Only) | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| | V, JV, MD || Fall || Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |Fencing | |||
| | V, JV || Winter || Boys', Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| | V, JV, MD || Fall || Boys' | |||
| |- | |||
| |Golf | |||
| | V || Spring || Coed | |||
| |- | |||
| |Gymnastics | |||
| | V, JV || Winter || Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |V, MD || Spring || Boys', Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |Soccer | |||
| |V, JV, MD || Fall || Boys', Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |V || Winter || Boys', Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |Softball | |||
| |V, JV, MD || Spring || Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |V || Winter || Coed | |||
| |- | |||
| |Swimming | |||
| |V, JV, MD || Winter || Boys', Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |Tennis | |||
| |V, VB, JV, MD || Fall (Girls'), Spring (Boys') || Boys' (V, VB, and MD), Girls'(V, JV, and MD) | |||
| |- | |||
| |] (indoor) | |||
| | V, JV || Winter || Boys', Girls' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] (outdoor) | |||
| |V, JV, MD || Spring || Boys', Girls', Coed (MD Only) | |||
| |- | |||
| |] (Frisbee) | |||
| |V, JV || Spring || Coed | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volleyball | |||
| |V, JV, MD || Fall (Girls'), Spring (Boys') || Girls', Boys' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |V, JV, MD || Fall || Coed | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |V, JV, MD || Winter || Coed | |||
| |} | |||
| * V = ], JV = ], MD = Middle Division, VB = Varsity B | |||
| ==Notable alumni== | ==Notable alumni== | ||
| {{Main|List of Horace Mann School alumni}} | |||
| {{div col|colwidth=30em|rules=yes|small=yes}} | |||
| * ], class of 2005, Major League baseball player<ref></ref> | |||
| * ], writer, critic, documentary filmmaker, Columbia University professor<ref name="HMAlumWriters"></ref> | |||
| * ], former U.S. Attorney General<ref></ref> | |||
| * ], popular spy novelist, former reporter for '']'' | |||
| * ], class of 1989 – host of ]'s ''Digging For the Truth''<ref>{{cite news|last = Lee|first = Felicia R|url =http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/06/arts/television/06dig.html?ex=1151294400&en=b6e8f20040dc875f&ei=5070|title =Chatty Host Who Makes Archaeology Glamorous|publisher =New York Times|date = February 6, 2006|accessdate = 2006-06-24}}</ref> | |||
| * ], thoracic surgeon | |||
| * ], class of 1983, Professor at ] and selected as one of Technology Review's 100 remarkable innovators under the age of 35.<ref></ref> | |||
| * ], class of 1953, author and two-time ] winner<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], composer and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner<ref></ref> | |||
| * ], aide to ], lead prosecutor in the ] trial<ref></ref> | |||
| * ], Yale scholar and pastor | |||
| * ], former congressman<ref>{{cite news| url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/d000275/ | work=The Washington Post | title=Peter Deutsch}}</ref> | |||
| * ], class of 1923, author and brainchild, ] | |||
| * ], publisher of the '']'' | |||
| * ], class of 1948, author and ] historian.<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], prominent real estate developer<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/20/obituaries/seymour-b-durst-real-estate-developer-who-led-growth-on-west-side-dies-at-81.html?pagewanted=all | work=New York Times | title=Seymour B. Durst, Real-Estate Developer Who Led Growth on West Side, Dies at 81 | first=Alan S. | last=Oser | date=May 20, 1995}}</ref> | |||
| * ], lawyer and co-founder the ]<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], founder of fashion house Evan-Piccone, and producer of '']'' | |||
| * ], prominent lawyer | |||
| * ], class of 1976, writer and editor for '']'' | |||
| * ], entrepreneur and co-founder of ] | |||
| * ], novelist<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], class of 1953, art critic, curator, New York City Cultural Affairs Commissioner, (1977–1982)<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], President of the ] | |||
| * ], professor, human genome analyst | |||
| * ], early AIDS activist<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/09/nyregion/alison-l-gertz-whose-infection-alerted-many-to-aids-dies-at-26.html | work=New York Times | title=Alison L. Gertz, Whose Infection Alerted Many to AIDS, Dies at 26 | first=Bruce | last=Lambert | date=August 9, 1992}}</ref> | |||
| * ], executive chef and food television personality | |||
| * ], Hollywood agent and Broadway producer | |||
| * ], economist, historian of economic thought, author<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], poet<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * Donald Jonas, class of 1947, philanthropist<ref></ref> | |||
| * ], class of 1933, pillar of '']'', author and journalist<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], famous American illustrator and painter | |||
| * ], class of 1940, writer and Beat Literature iconoclast<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], class of 1952, author and Pulitzer Prize winner<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], class of 1943, inventor of whole-body CT scanner, biomedical computing pioneer<ref>, ''Horace Mann School: 2000 Award for Distinguished Achievement Recipients'', accessed April 14, 2012.</ref> | |||
| * Sir ], senior British civil servant<ref>http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/hongrads/2006/legg.bspx {{Wayback|url=http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/hongrads/2006/legg.bspx|date =20091016235047}}</ref> | |||
| * ], political satirist and math professor<ref>http://www.horacemannalumni.org/HoraceMannMusic.pdf</ref> | |||
| * ], economics columnist for the ''],'' Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary, 2011 | |||
| * ], author of '']'' and '']''<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], class of 1944, journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], civil rights leader and former congressman<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], actor and member of the cast of the television series '']'' | |||
| * ], class of 1988, television writer and producer for '']'' | |||
| * ], class of 1971, anthropologist | |||
| * ], artist<ref>Lloyd Schwartz, , '']'', August 27, 2009.</ref> | |||
| * ], class of 1946, ] and founding director of the ] in Panama<ref>{{cite journal |author=Smith, Neal Griffith |date=July 1998 |title=In Memoriam: Martin Humphrey Moynihan, 1926–1996 |url=http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v115n03/p0755-p0758.pdf |format=PDF online facsimile |journal=] |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=] |volume=115 |issue=3 |pages=755–758 |issn=0004-8038 |oclc=89673496 |doi=10.2307/4089423}}</ref> | |||
| * ], media executive; son of ]<ref>{{cite news|last=Arango|first=Tim|title=The Murdoch in Waiting|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/business/media/20james.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=December 21, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 19, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| * ], media executive; one of the top 50 richest Americans | |||
| * ] class of 1990, astrophysicist | |||
| * ] class of 1989, former marine, political figure | |||
| * ], one of the United States' premier pollsters and political consultants | |||
| * ], analyst and author on Middle East affairs<ref>"A Hawk Who Earned His Feathers Under Clinton", '']'', November 1, 2002.</ref> | |||
| * ], founder of the '']'' and ] | |||
| * ], led ], attended Barnard before the merger | |||
| * ], co-founder of New York City ] and ] | |||
| * ], class of 1952 (graduated as Richard Raskind), professional tennis player, author, ophthalmologist, and well-known transsexual | |||
| * ], ] | |||
| * ], journalist, strategist, author of '']'' and '']'' | |||
| * ], one of the main creators of the iPod | |||
| * ], class of 1942, writer<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], class of 1979, ] | |||
| * ], class of 1921, journalist, editor, author | |||
| * ], class of 1967, member of legal team that successfully defended ]; attorney and founder of the ]<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], former ] in the Nixon and Ford administrations and former ] in the Carter Administration | |||
| * ], philosopher | |||
| * ], class of 1989, mathematician and author | |||
| * ], class of 1989, violinist | |||
| * ], class of 1993, pianist | |||
| * ], class of 1981, writer | |||
| * ], class of 1958, billionaire, and a founder ] | |||
| * ], former Governor and Attorney General of New York<ref>Hakim, Danny. , '']'', October 12, 2006. Accessed May 20, 2008.</ref> | |||
| * , class of 1984, noted political scientist | |||
| * ], publisher of the '']'' | |||
| * ], Real Estate Developer former head of Tishman Realty and Construction; co-founder of ] | |||
| * ], class of 1897 (or 1898?), suffragist, labor rights activist, civil rights and anti-lynching activist, and Zionist | |||
| * ], ]-winning and ]-winning songwriter | |||
| * ], class of 1903, medical doctor and poet; Pulitzer Prize winner<ref name="HMAlumWriters"/> | |||
| * ], journalist and author | |||
| * ], senior football writer for '']'' | |||
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Private school in The Bronx, New York, United States
| Horace Mann School | |
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| Address | |
| 231 West 246th Street The Bronx, New York 10471 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′36″N 73°53′52″W / 40.8933°N 73.8978°W / 40.8933; -73.8978 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Latin: Magna est veritas et prævalet (Great is the truth and it prevails) |
| Established | 1887; 138 years ago (1887) |
| Head of school | Thomas M. Kelly |
| Teaching staff | 210.0 (FTE) (2015–16) |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,793 (2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.1 (2015–16) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Athletics conference | Ivy Preparatory School League NYSAISAA |
| Mascot | The Lion |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Newspaper | The Record |
| Yearbook | The Mannikin |
| Affiliations | New York Interschool |
| Website | www |
Horace Mann School (also known as Horace Mann or HM) is an American private, independent college-preparatory school in the Bronx, founded in 1887. Horace Mann is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League, educating students from the New York metropolitan area from nursery school to the twelfth grade. The Upper, Middle, and Lower Divisions are located in Riverdale, a neighborhood of the Bronx, while the Nursery School is located in Manhattan. The John Dorr Nature Laboratory, a 275 acres (111 ha) campus in Washington Depot, Connecticut, serves as the school's outdoor and community education center.
History
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19th century
The school was founded in 1887 by Nicholas Murray Butler as a co-educational experimental and developmental unit of Teachers College at Columbia University. Its first location was 9 University Place in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The school moved in 1901 to 120th Street in Morningside Heights. Horace Mann became independent of the Columbia University and Teachers College in 1940.
20th century
The school split into separate all-male and all-female schools and in 1914, the Boys' School moved to 246th Street in Riverdale, Bronx, and during the 1940s it severed formal ties with Columbia University and became Horace Mann School. The Horace Mann School for Girls remained at Teachers College, and then merged with the Lincoln School in 1940, and finally closed in 1946.
The New York School for Nursery Years (founded in 1954 on 90th Street in Manhattan) became the Horace Mann School for Nursery Years in 1968, and was co-ed. In 1972, Horace Mann merged with the Barnard School for Boys, next door in Riverdale, to form the Horace Mann-Barnard Lower School for kindergarten through grade six, located on the former Barnard School campus. At that point, only the lower school was mixed. In 1975, the Horace Mann School returned to its roots as a co-educational learning environment and began admitting girls to the Upper School. The Class of 1976 is Horace Mann School's last all-male class. In 1999, the sixth grade moved from the Horace Mann-Barnard campus to the main 246th Street campus and formed a distinct Middle Division along with the seventh and eighth grades.
The Horace Mann School was named after Horace Mann, who was a lawyer who served in the Massachusetts State Legislature and was the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education from 1837 and 1848, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first president of Antioch College. He used each of his positions to proclaim that every person, regardless of their background, should receive a public education based on the principles and practices of a free society. Mann played a leading role in establishing the U.S. elementary school system.
Institution
The school is a private "nonprofit organization under the Education Law of New York State and holds a charter from the New York State Board of Regents a 501(c) 3 organization authorized by the Internal Revenue Service".
Divisions
There are four divisions of Horace Mann, all co-educational: a Nursery Division (three-year-olds through kindergarten) located on 90th Street in Manhattan, a Lower Division (kindergarten through fifth grades) on the Horace Mann campus on Tibbett Avenue in Riverdale, a Middle Division (sixth through eighth grades) on the 246th Street campus in Riverdale, and an Upper Division (ninth through twelfth grades) also on the 246th Street campus. There is also the John Dorr Nature Laboratory, located on 275 acres (111 ha) of land in Washington Depot, Connecticut, used for extended field trips for classes of students starting in second grade and an orientation program for new students entering the Middle or Upper Divisions. The Dorr facility was recently renovated and is currently LEED-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Current tuition for students in the Lower Division through the Upper Division is $61,900 a year. Financial aid at the school is solely based on need. For the 2023–24 academic year, 15% of the students received more than $14 million in aid.
Academics
HM offers twenty-six Honors courses and seven foreign languages.
Students in the Upper Division are required to study English, United States history, biology, chemistry, or physics or both, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry, and also meet various requirements in the arts, computer science, health and counseling, and physical education. Students must go beyond these basic requirements in at least some, if not all, subjects. They are also required to take at least through the levels-three courses of either Chinese, French, Japanese, or Spanish. Half credit foreign language classes are also offered for Greek and Latin.
Starting in eleventh grade, students have more flexibility with their requirements and can choose from courses in biotechnology, calculus, economics, ethics, psychology, religion, political philosophy, United States legal history, art history, and statistics, among other elective classes.
Non-academic requirements
All students are required to take a swim test and American Red Cross CPR certification in order to graduate.
Community service is required throughout the curriculum. During high school students are required to attend grade-wide "Service-Learning Days". The school additionally offers extracurricular additional "service-learning" to high school students as participants in its "Service-Learning Team" or "HM 246". In eighth grade, one out-of-school project or three in-school projects are necessary for graduation to the ninth grade; in sixth and seventh grades a homeroom project is done cooperatively. In the Lower and Nursery Divisions, there is an annual "Caring-in-Action" day dedicated to community service that students and their families can attend.
Admission
Admission is selective with decisions based on recent grades, an interview, an essay, and the candidate's score on either the ISEE or SSAT test. The largest point of entry is in sixth grade, with between 50 and 55 places available each year. In the ninth grade, 40 to 45 new students are traditionally enrolled.
Rankings
In 2017, Niche ranked HM the best private K-12 school in the United States. Three years later, in 2020, Niche ranked HM the third-best best K–12 private school in the country and the 12th-best private high school in the country. In 2024, the Niche survey ranked Horace Mann the fifth-best private high school in the country.
Sexual abuse scandal
Initial reports
On June 6, 2012, The New York Times Magazine published an article by a former student, alleging multiple instances of sexual abuse of students by teachers at the school. The incidents occurred during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The article also addressed how school administrators dealt with the incidents over time, both within the school community and, in the case of one teacher, in a post-employment reference. The victims were identified by partial name or letter. The New York State statute of limitations in most or all of the incidents ran out when the former students turned 23. Several of the central figures were dead, at least two by suicide—one of the accused, and one of the students. One of the accused, music teacher Johannes Somary, died in 2011. On June 23, 2012, The New York Times reported that Tek Young Lin, Horace Mann's former chaplain who also served as an English teacher and track coach, admitted that he had had sexual relations with several male students.
Hilltop Cares Foundation
As a result of the sexual abuse and resulting controversy, the Hilltop Cares Foundation was formed in the summer of 2012 by members of the Horace Mann community, including alumni, to help victims from the school and to promote healing. The charitable organization helps alumni with their therapy costs and addresses related issues in the broader community. It is a nonprofit and independent of the school’s administration and board of trustees. The Chair for Hilltop Cares said they strive to bring healing to the Horace Mann community.
Negotiations
In March 2013, the school was reportedly in negotiation with more than thirty students for compensation related to the abuse claims. Eighteen different faculty members had been accused, and events spanning the four decades prior to 2000 identified. In March 2013, The New Yorker published an article discussing sexual abuse allegations against former Horace Mann English teacher Robert Berman. In April, The New York Times reported the school had reached a settlement with about 27 of the 37 students identified as having been abused. The school formally apologized on May 24 to the community for the events that had occurred and published the actions the school has taken and protocols which were put in place to protect current and future students.
Notable alumni
Main article: List of Horace Mann School alumniSee also
References
- ^ "Horace Mann School: Facts & Figures". horacemann.org. Horace Mann School. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Horace Mann School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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