Several dozen private schools in the northeast offer rowing as a sport. Many have been doing it for years and compete regionally and nationally in the spring and fall regattas.
- Type of school: Boys, day/boarding
- Religious Affiliation: Non-sectarian
- Students: 420
- Faculty: 50
- Tuition: Day: $31,000; Boarding: $37,150
Comments: Belmont offers grades 7-12 which is a little different from the usual 9-12 grade offerings. This enables Belmont to focus on what it does very well: developing a young man from early adolescence through to maturity. The school has a limited boarding program. It enjoys all the amenities which its greater Boston location affords. And, of course, the crew program is first rate.
- Type of school: Coed, boarding/day
- Religious Affiliation: Non-sectarian
- Students: 372
- Faculty: 64
- Tuition: Day: $32,000; Boarding: $42,450
Crew is but one of the many sports offered at Berkshire. It is also a big hockey school. Couple the strong sports offerings with a serious academic environment and you have a balance not found in every school. The emphasis on the environment is appealing as well. Sheffield is a beautiful setting for a boarding school. It is easily accessible from Albany and Hartford airports.
"Brewster crew began in 1989 as a recreational program. Since then, it has evolved into a multi-level competitive program. Because of school size, Brewster primarily races fours. The goal of the program is to develop student athletes into cohesive crews to be competitive in the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) and U.S. Rowing Association junior team ranks."
"Rowing at Brooks School on beautiful Lake Cochichewick has a rich and successful history. Established when the school first opened in 1926, the boys crew program instantly became a strong force and continues to be a leader in the interscholastic league. Our rowers often go on to row in college and among our alumni we have several national team and Olympic rowers."
"The Crew program operates in the fall and the spring. The fall program is generally limited to two 8-man boats with a few extra students training with the team. Only upper class men are eligible to try out for the fall program. The spring program is open to all interested students and there is always a large contingent of freshman and sophomore novice rowers."
"In the 1890's our crew program started on the Charles River putting us among the oldest interscholastic high school crews in the country. The 1929 Crew was the first United States schoolboy crew ever to win at Henley Royal Regatta in England winning the Thames Cup."
"Founded in 1915 and still guided by lay Roman Catholics, Canterbury is a college preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12."
"Fall rowing at Choate is an intramural offering that allows rowers and coxswains the opportunity to develop their abilities without the hectic pace of a varsity season. Practices are right after classes, and take place at either our 2000 meter lake in North Guilford, or in our 16 ergometer workout room on campus. Fall crew is open to experienced rowers and novices. The spring season is open to both experienced and novice oarsmen as well.'
"Convent of the Sacred Heart consistently fields highly competitive Middle School and Upper School junior varsity and varsity teams in a variety of sports. In fact, in both the Middle and Upper Schools, Convent of the Sacred Heart has established a strong record in recent years, typically winning competitions and placing at or near the top in league standings in cross-country, field hockey, tennis, basketball, swimming, squash, golf and lacrosse."
"The sycamore tree now towering in front of the Academy building still bore the bare branches of a New England winter on March 1, 1797, when Governor Samuel Adams signed a bill granting a charter for the founding of an Academy in Deerfield. The school's trustees pledged the Academy to 'the instruction of youth, and the promotion of piety, religion, and morality.'"
