Buckley Country Day School

Buckley Country Day School is an independent, coeducational day school providing elementary and middle education to 330 students in grades toddler through eight in Roslyn, New York State, United States. Buckley was founded in 1923 and opened the doors of its first building in Great Neck to a class of twenty-three children. It was begun as a day school but for a period accepted boarding students in the middle grades.

Buckley Country Day School
Address
2 I.U. Willets Road

Roslyn
,
New York

United States
Coordinates40°46′5.3″N 73°40′40.8″W
Information
TypePrivate Independent Co-Ed
MottoOpening The Eyes And Awakening The Mind
Established1923 (1923)
HeadmasterJean-Marc Juhel, Ed.D.
Faculty7:1 ratio
GradesToddler - 8th grade
Enrollmentapprox. 350
CampusSuburban, 25 acres (100,000 m2)
Color(s)Red and Blue    
MascotBulldog
AccreditationNYSAIS
YearbookScripta
AffiliationNAIS
Websitewww.buckleycountryday.com

In 1955, as the school's enrollment continued to increase, Buckley moved to its current location in the Village of North Hills in Roslyn. It is operated on a not-for-profit basis by an appointed twenty-two-member Board of Trustees. It is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The school is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.[1]

The campus

Buckley has a 25-acre (100,000 m2) campus, which includes a classroom building, library, three athletic fields, tennis courts, and a playground. The building houses all the classrooms, two science labs, two computer labs, an art studio, a woodshop, and three gymnasiums. The recently completed Hagedorn Library Learning Center[2] contains over 16,000 volumes and is used by students from as early as nursery school.

The campus includes four outdoor swimming pools, which are open only in the summer during Buckley Camp and end-of-the-year parties,[3] and a pond.

The campus was developed on land once part of a colonial farm owned by Isaac Underhill Willets.

Traditions

Buckley maintains a number of traditions. Every 8th grader designs and carves a square foot wooden plaque; these are installed in the hallways of the school. These plaques contain the name and graduation year of the individual student; they date to 1927.[4] Both the 8th grade and 3rd grade produce annual plays. Each year the 1st graders perform The Nutcracker ballet. Since 1973, the school has held an annual fall fair in October.

Athletics

Red-Blue Field Day is held annually in the spring. The school's two "red" and "blue" teams compete. This tradition started in 1935 and as of 2018 the Red team is leading 46 to 38.[5] Student records on field day are kept, the oldest being from 1981.[6]

Pop culture

Some scenes in School of Rock, such as those in the cafeteria and the teacher's lounge (Room One), were filmed at Buckley.[7]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References
  1. Buckley Country Day: Governance & Accreditation
  2. Hagedorn Library Learning Center Archived 2006-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Buckley Camp". Archived from the original on 2006-04-29. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
  4. Buckley Country Day School - The Hagedorn Library Learning Center Archived 2007-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Buckley Country Day: Red & Blue Teams
  6. Buckley Country Day | Field Day Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "School of Rock, The : About The Production". Archived from the original on 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2006-09-06.
  8. "Parent Handbook: 2008-2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  9. Dam, Julie K.L. (6 May 2002). "Oh, You Kids". People. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. McGoldrick, Debbie (24 October 2013). "John McEnroe Senior recalls a stellar life as father to top tennis athlete John". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. Buckley Country Day: Faculty & Staff
  12. Queens College Athletics Women's Soccer Coaches at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-19)
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