Education in Norwalk, Connecticut

Education system

There are an assortment of public, private, and parochial schools in Norwalk, Connecticut.

## Post-secondary education

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There are four post-secondary schools within the city of Norwalk:

* Norwalk Community College is in West Norwalk
* Gibbs College, Norwalk campus (Closed)[1]
* University of Phoenix Fairfield County campus is at 535 Connecticut Ave. Suite 400.[2]
* Post University opened a "regional center" in Norwalk in the Fall of 2008.

There are also other post-secondary schools in nearby towns.

The Norwalk Hospital runs an internship program associated with the Yale School of Medicine and a nursing program associated with Norwalk Community College.[3]

## Norwalk Public Schools

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Main article: Norwalk Public Schools

Norwalk Public Schools is the school district serving Norwalk, Connecticut.

It operates the following high schools:

* Norwalk High School is the home of the Norwalk Bears. The school was founded in 1902.
* Brien McMahon High School, named for Senator Brien McMahon, first chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, was founded in 1960. Brien McMahon High School is also home to the Center for Global Studies.
* Briggs High School is an alternative school.

## Charter school

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The Side by Side Community School is a charter school that is located in South Norwalk and serves grades pre-K through 8th. It was started in 1997, soon after Connecticut's charter school law went into effect, by a group of public educators. This regional school serves students from Norwalk as well as from surrounding towns.[4]

## Parochial

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The All Saints Catholic School, serves grades pre-K through 8th. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport which consolidated three previous Norwalk elementary schools (St. Thomas, St. Philips, and St. Mary's) and closed the former Central Catholic High School to open the All Saints in the former Central Catholic High building on West Rocks Road.

The Congregation Beth El on East Avenue runs the Nitzan preschool as well as the Navasky Hebrew school for part-time religious instruction of children who are enrolled full-time in other elementary schools.

Connecticut Friends School, established as a K–8 school in 1998, purchased the White Barn Theatre in the Cranbury neighborhood in northeast Norwalk in 2008. The Quaker school planned to build a new solar-powered 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) campus on the property with occupancy expected by the fall of 2009 for grades K-8.[5] The expansion plans were abandoned in 2015, when "the Board of Directors was forced by declining enrollment to limit the size of the school to the preschool, ages 2-5".[6]

## Private

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Since September 2004 the Montessori Middle School for grades 5-8 has been in Norwalk and is currently at 24 Lois Street (off of Westport Avenue). It is associated with The Montessori School for elementary grades in nearby Wilton.[7]

Since September 2007 the Winston Preparatory School of New York City has operated a branch campus along West Rocks Road in Norwalk. The school specializes in students with learning differences in grades 4 through 12.

## See also

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* List of school districts in Connecticut

## Notes

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Former Franklin Street School, about 1907

1. ^ "Gibbs College to close Northeast campuses". Retrieved 2008-05-06.
2. ^ "University of Phoenix - Campus Locations". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
3. ^ Norwalk Hospital. "Hospital History". Retrieved 2008-05-22.
4. ^ "Side by Side Community School - School History". Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
5. ^ "Connecticut Friends School; White Barn Campus Project". Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
6. ^ "History". Friends General Conference. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
7. ^ "About Us, The Montessori School, Wilton, CT 06897". Retrieved 2008-05-20.

## External links

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* Norwalk Public Schools official web site
* The Norwalk Education Foundation is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment of Norwalk public education
* Norwalk School District is maintained by the Connecticut State Department of Education and has individual school reports
* Side by Side Community School official web site
* All Saints Catholic School Norwalk CT
* Congregation Beth El
* The Montessori School
* Winston Preparatory School
* Rowayton Elementary School
* Tracey Magnet School
* West Rocks Middle School

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Norwalk, Connecticut

Related|

* Area Code 203
* Connecticut
* Connecticut panhandle
* Gold Coast
* New York metropolitan area
* Fairfield County
* Westport
* Darien
* Wilton
* Weston
* New Canaan

History|

| Historic places|

* Beth Israel Synagogue
* East Norwalk Historical Cemetery
* Enos Kellogg House
* Five Mile River Landing Historic District
* Gallaher Mansion
* Greens Ledge Light
* Joseph Loth Company Building
* Norwalk Green Historic District
* Haviland and Elizabeth Streets-Hanford Place Historic District
* LeRoy Shirt Company Factory
* Lockwood–Mathews Mansion
* Mill Hill Historic Park
* Norwalk City Hall
* Norwalk River Railroad Bridge
* Oysterman's Row
* Pine Island Cemetery
* Peck Ledge Lighthouse
* Perry Avenue Bridge
* Rock Ledge
* Silvermine Center Historic District
* Sheffield Island Light
* South Main and Washington Streets Historic District
* South Norwalk Main Post Office
* Verneur Pratt Historic District
* Village Creek
* Wall Street Historic District

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17th c.|

* Pequot War (1634–1638)
* Roger Ludlow (1640)
* Mahackemo (1640)

18th c.|

* Yankee Doodle (1755)
* Nathan Hale (1776)
* Tryon's raid (1779)
* Battle of Norwalk (1779)

19th c.|

* Danbury and Norwalk Railroad (1852–1887)
* Norwalk rail accident (1853)

20th c.|

* Hat Corporation of America
* Little League World Series Champions (1952)

Government|

* Mayors (current: Harry Rilling)
* State Reps.
* Bob Duff (D–Senate District 25)
* Chris Perone (D–AD 137)
* Bruce Morris (D–AD 140)
* Terrie Wood (R–AD 141)
* Friedrich Wilms (R–AD 142)
* Gail Lavielle (R–AD 143)

Geography|

| Neighborhoods|

* Central Norwalk
* East Norwalk
* The Green
* South Norwalk
* Rowayton
* Cranbury
* Silvermine
* South Main
* Spring Hill
* Village Creek
* Wall Street
* West Norwalk

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Water|

* Calf Pasture Beach
* Five Mile River
* Greens Ledge Light
* Long Island Sound
* Manresa Island
* Norwalk River
* Norwalk River Valley Trail
* Norwalk Harbor
* Norwalk Islands
* Sheffield Island Light

Education|

| Primary/secondary|

* Norwalk PS
* Norwalk HS
* Brien McMahon HS
* Richard C. Briggs HS

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Higher|

* Norwalk Community College

Religion|

* Beth Israel Synagogue
* St. Paul's on the Green
* St. Phillip
* St. Jerome
* St. Joseph
* St. Ladislaus
* St. Mary
* St. Matthew
* St. Thomas

Culture|

* Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
* Norwalk Oyster Festival
* Norwalk Yacht Club
* Norwalk Youth Symphony
* Lockwood–Mathews Mansion
* Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Transportation|

* Boston Post Road
* CT Route 33
* CT Route 53
* CT Route 123
* CT Route 136
* Danbury Branch
* Interstate 95
* Merritt Parkway
* Metro North (Merritt 7 Station, Rowayton Station, South Norwalk Station, East Norwalk Station)
* Norwalk Transit District
* Norwalk River Railroad Bridge
* Perry Avenue Bridge
* U.S. Route 7

Business and industry|

* Abaris Books
* Applera
* CableU
* Diageo
* Dooney & Bourke
* Easton Press
* EMCOR Group
* FactSet Research Systems
* Frontier Communications
* GE Capital
* HEI Hotels & Resorts
* Media Storm
* Nash Engineering
* North American Power
* Pac-Kit First Aid Kits
* Pepperidge Farm
* Pirate Capital
* Priceline.com
* Sclafani Foods
* SoBe
* Southern Air
* Stew Leonard's
* Tauck
* Tower Optical
* Trans-Lux
* Ventus
* Virgin Atlantic
* Xerox

People|

| Founding
settlers|

* George Abbitt
* Robert Beacham
* Stephen Beckwith
* John Bowton
* Matthew Canfield
* Nathaniel Ely
* Thomas Fitch
* John Gregory
* Nathaniel Haies
* Samuel Hale
* Thomas Hale
* Reverend Thomas Hanford
* Richard Holmes
* Walter Hoyt
* Ralph Keeler
* Walter Keeler
* Daniel Kellogg
* Thomas Lupton
* Jonathan Marsh
* Matthew Marvin, Jr.
* Matthew Marvin, Sr.
* Isaac Moore
* Widow Morgan
* Richard Olmsted
* Nathaniel Richards
* John Ruscoe
* Thomas Seamer
* Matthias Sention, Jr.
* Richard Webb

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Politicians|

* Thaddeus Betts
* Governor Clark Bissell
* Thomas B. Butler
* Josiah Carter
* Jeremiah Donovan
* Le Roy D. Downs
* Orris S. Ferry
* Governor Thomas Fitch
* Ebenezer J. Hill
* James W. Hyatt
* Donald J. Irwin
* Anson F. Keeler
* Edwin O. Keeler
* John H. Light

* Brien McMahon
* Abner W. Sibal
* Charles C. Swartz
* Levi Warner

Sports figures|

* Marie Corridon
* Randy LaJoie
* Calvin Murphy
* Travis Simms
* Tarvis Simms
* Mo Vaughn
* Daniel Walsh

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