Ben Lippen School

Web Address: www.bement.org
Contact:
Phone: 413.774.4209
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Program Type: Boarding Schools
Gender Type: coed
State: Massachusetts
City: Deerfeild

Description of Program:
The Bement School began in 1925 when Grace "Menty" Bement agreed to a request of Headmaster Frank Boyden of Deerfield Academy that she tutor one of his students. The school grew as word spread. Menty's emphasis was on the individual child-a revolutionary approach in those days. But the rights of the individual included a strong emphasis on the responsibility for the rights of others. The campus began to expand outward from Bement House. "The Barn" was renovated first to be a place for social gatherings and later to house drama and the arts. A stable was converted into Keith Schoolhouse. In 1930 the school acquired Barton House to establish a boarding department. Snively House, which would eventually become the school's library, was moved from the Town of Dana when it was flooded to form the Quabbin Reservoir. Menty retired from the school at age 67.

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