Jacob Mitchell, like thousands of others, is a lawyer working in New York City. However, Jacob is far from your typical attorney and has established a place in the legal world that is perfect for [...]

Bob was a Buxton day student who lived a stone’s throw from campus. His childhood was artistically rich and he comes from a very artistic family so it should come as no surprise his career is [...]

When Ellen was 6 years old she was very worried she did not yet know what she wanted to be when she grew up. Her mother tried to reassure her she had plenty of time to figure it out but to no [...]

Ann has been working for social change for over 35 years- starting in Cleveland Ohio in the 80’s, and now in her home state of Connecticut.  She currently serves as the Organizing Director of The [...]

Buxton School invites prospective families to meet the students and faculty, tour our beautiful New England campus, and see the Buxton art program in action. The open open house will begin at [...]

Dear Buxton Families, Nice to be back in touch! The beautiful fall weather has been holding, and we all feel collectively grateful for the warm sun in the day, the crisp cool of the nights, and [...]

Parent Newsletter, September 25, 2019 Dear Buxton Families, It is a pleasure to be writing to you on this warm late summer/early fall day! As you can tell, I am in a particularly good mood [...]

Joan has been making art and music for virtually her entire life. By the time Joan arrived at Buxton in her freshman year she was already a seasoned painter. She met Willem de Kooning when he was [...]

Buxton School invites prospective families to meet the students and faculty, tour our beautiful New England campus, and see the school in action! The open house will begin at 10:30am from the [...]

Dear Buxton Families, Happy Summer! I hope everyone is enjoying the bright sunshine and longer days—apart from the killer heat, that is! Things here on campus are actually hopping. We have had [...]

Dear Buxton Families, What a pleasure it was to see so many of you at Spring Arts Weekend! After a year that challenged and stretched us as a community, I can’t think of a more life- and [...]

Sylvia Felix 1950 Phyllis Atkinson 1951 Diana Potter 1951 Dirk van Loon 1957 Frosty Montgomery 1959 Craig Senior 1960 Pru Grand 1961 Grae Fincke 1961 Frank Weddell 1962 Alan Barysh 1966 Robert [...]

Congratulations to Karleigh Bath ’21, first place winner of the American Mathematics Competition for Buxton’s 10th grade. The Buxton Math Team competes in several online and in person [...]

Dana Giulio was a participant in the Fire Island Artist Residency, the first LGBTQ residency in the US, has had a solo show at the California Museum of Photography, projects with SFMoMA, and [...]

Sylvia Lum Felix 1950 Phyllis Atkinson 1951 Dirk van Loon 1957 Craig Senior 1960 Grae Fincke 1961 Pru Grand 1961 Frank Weddell 1962 Alan Barysh 1966 Robert Levy 1967 Kitty Brown 1968 Cynthia [...]

Otis Kidwell graduated from Buxton Country Day School in Short Hills, NJ in 1941. What is Buxton Country Day School you might ask? It is the school that Buxton, as we know it, evolved from. [...]

Dear Buxton Families, Greetings from the beautifully snow-covered campus of Buxton! The amazing Mike St. Pierre is currently plowing, sanding, and salting all the paths, roads, and driveways, and [...]

Congratulations on your acceptance to Buxton School! Please save the date for our annual revisit day for accepted students, April 4th. Shadow mini academic classes, art classes, q&a sessions, [...]

My engagement with theatre and community engagement began at Buxton and it is only now that I can see how those two things have merged and how this undeniably formed while at Buxton. Last year I [...]

Peter Rabinowitz ’79 called to tell the Buxton community that his brother Andrew ’77 passed away on September 3, 2018.  He described Andy as a humble person who loved life. He [...]

Sam Merrett is bringing sail freight back to the Hudson River. Yes it’s true!  He has been restoring a schooner named Apollonia since 2015 and if all goes as planned, she will be ready to sail [...]

There aren’t many women studying sharks but hopefully that will change partially because of people like Toby who is doing great work and getting attention. She is an assistant professor of [...]

Alumni of Buxton often say going to school here was a life changing experience. It certainly was for Giselle. Her time at Buxton changed the way she viewed the world and herself. She learned who [...]

It is hard to figure out where Mike would be if he had not gone to Buxton.  He was struggling in his enormous public high school in suburban Chicago. His parents set out to get him on a better [...]

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend Ron Dabney’s new show, I’M HERE, at the Triad Theater, Wednesday, May 30 at 7 pm. Come delight in an evening of great music and entertainment. The [...]

Buxton School invites prospective families to meet the students and faculty, tour our beautiful New England campus, and see the Buxton Art Program in action! In addition to the tour and Q&A , [...]