BEYOND the BOOKS
Summer To Bring Broader Horizons
IN
June, Brunswick will begin an initiative to do “good for good’s sake,” as Headmaster
Thomas W. Philip wrote. Early this year, in a decision sure to brighten the lives of scores of Greenwich public school boys, Brunswick’s Board of Trustees opted to join the Horizons Program. Horizons seeks to help public school children of limited financial means find success in school and to set high goals for themselves, including high school
H O R I Z O N S :
“
Good for
Good’s Sake ”
2,500
S t u d e n t s in
13 States
graduation. Founded in 1963,
Those involved in starting Horizons at Brunswick include (left to right) Dr. William McKersie, Superintendent of Greenwich Public Schools; Lorna Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Horizons National; Marianne Ho Barnum, Executive Director of Horizons at Brunswick; and Thomas W. Philip, Headmaster of Brunswick School.
than 50 percent of
and growing. Last year, 2,500 stu-
students eligible for
dents participated in the program
free or reduced-price
in 13 states.
meals.
At Brunswick, the program will
the program harnesses the facilities
Starting this summer, classes
of independent schools during the
will be offered to Greenwich public
separate Horizons at Brunswick
summer months and on weekends
school boys identified by their
Board of Trustees, under the lead-
during the school year.
schools as needing the greatest
ership of Maryellen Feeley,
level of academic support.
P ’18, and managed by Marianne
Currently, Connecticut has the largest “achievement gap” — the
Horizons at Brunswick will
be overseen by a newly created and
Ho Barnum, Director of Multicul-
increasing rate at which disadvan-
begin with two classes of 15 boys
taged public school students fall
each in kindergarten and 1st grade.
behind their peers each year — in
The boys will be invited back each
parts,” Barnum said. “Brunswick
the entire country, and Greenwich
summer through 8th grade.
boys will learn and Horizons boys
has one of the highest in the state. To address this problem, Bruns-
“The need is real and Brunswick is perfectly positioned to help in
wick will partner with three Green-
a significant way,” said Headmas-
wich public schools (Julian Curtiss,
ter Thomas W. Philip. “Good for
Hamilton Avenue, and New
good’s sake, to be sure!”
Lebanon), two of which have more
turalism and Inclusion. “There will be learning on all
will learn. They’ll learn from each other. “This will be a huge benefit to our whole community,” she said.
B
“ T here will be learning on all parts. Brunswick boys will learn and Horizons boys will learn. They’ll learn from each other.”
Nationally, Horizons is large
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