About Us

Pine Point School is a dynamic partnership of students, faculty and parents of diverse experiences committed to academic excellence. 

Children are actively engaged in their own learning in a caring and supportive environment. The school stresses the importance of individual accomplishment and the power of collaborative effort. Our mission is to develop in each student:

An inquisitive, creative, and disciplined mind
A firm foundation of core academic skills
A strong sense of responsibility for community and self
An appreciation for both the arts and athletics
A passion for learning

Pine Point Core Values

The Core Values adopted by the Board of Trustees in April of 2004 define the soul of the institution, represent the intrinsic nature of Pine Point, and are fundamental to each member of the Pine Point community. These core values resonate with the School's mission.

Respect

Integrity

Moral Courage

Excellence

Pine Point At-A-Glance

Student Body:

• Ages 3 -15
• Enrollment 250
• Average class size 11
• Student-teacher ratio 7 to 1

Program Highlights:

• Strong grounding in English, reading, and language arts
• Accelerated mathematics
• Laboratory-based sciences
• Comprehensive fine arts including art, music, dance and theater
• Competitive interscholastic sports including tournament play each season
• Center for Assessment and Learning (CAL)
• moral leadership program and performance assessment program
• ESL/ELL

Graduate Placements:

over 90% success rate

• Andover
• Choate
• Deerfield
• Exeter
• Hotchkiss
• Kent
• Loomis Chaffee
• Miss Porters
• Pomfret
• Portsmouth Abbey
• St. Paul's
• Tabor
• Norwich Free Academy
• The Williams School
• Stonington, Groton, Westerly, East Lyme High Schools

Partnerships:

• Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth [EPGY]
• Connecticut Association for the Gifted
• Character Education Partnership  
• Calvary Music School [scholarships available]
• Suzuki Piano Plus
• Dolphin Communication Research Program
• Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration
• Mystic Seaport
• Independent School Study Abroad Consortium [ISSAC]
• Global Youth Leadership Institute
• Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education
• Alteris Renewables, Inc.

Distinctions:

• 2007 National School of Character winner
• 2003 National School of Character finalist
• A 2009 “Top School” for the state of Connecticut in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Talent Search
• A 2010 model program highlighted by the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education
• Leader in environmental sustainability
• 70% of faculty have advanced degrees
• 13.7 years average tenure teaching

Facilities:

• Shoreline community
• 66 acres between New York City and Boston 
• Campus wide wireless network
• Two fully equipped science laboratories
• Ocean research boat with complete instrumentation
• Observatory with fully computerized telescopes
• New media production room
• Video conference room
• Full gymnasium
• Performance stage
• Dance studio
• Choral and instrumental music rooms
• 2-D and 3-D art facilities
• Two weather stations
• 7500 square foot state-of-the-art library/technology center [L/TC]

Fees for 2009-10:

• Preschool (5 full days)               $13,355
• Kindergarten                             $18,215
• Grades 1– 5                              $18,750
• Grades 6– 8                              $19,975
• Grade 9                                    $20,425
• Resident International Students  $32,000 [tuition and homestay...see GEO]
• 27.2% receive financial support  
• Average award is $8,445