Lincoln School (Providence, Rhode Island) Explained

Lincoln School
Established:1884
Type:Private,
Religion:Quaker
Head Name:Head of School
Head:Sophie Glenn Lau
Coordinates:41.8331°N -71.3831°W
Gender:Co-ed 6 weeks–Pre-K All-girls K–12
Enrollment:450
Faculty:102
Class:13 students
Athletics:9 sports
Colors:Green and White
Mascot:Lynx

Lincoln School, Providence RI, is a college preparatory school offering advanced education in small classes to girls from Kindergarten through Grade 12, with a co-educational Little School (6 weeks to Pre-K).

History

Founded in 1884, by Mrs. William Ames in order for her daughter Margarethe Dwight to go to a real school, Lincoln School was named in honor of John Larkin Lincoln in 1888, a Brown University professor with a strong commitment to the education of girls and young women. Lincoln moved to its present site on Butler Avenue in 1913, expanding its campus and physical plant in the ensuing years to accommodate the School's growing N-12 program, the Little School and arts and athletic programs. In 1924, Lincoln School became a Quaker School and is an active member of the Friends Council on Education. In 1980, Lincoln acquired Faxon Farm in Rehoboth, MA, named in honor of alumna, Connie Briggs Faxon '36, to support the School's growing interscholastic sports program.In 2018, Lincoln School completed construction on STEAM Hub, a modern two-story glass building on Blackstone Boulevard designed by LLB Architects (Lerner Ladds Bartels) at a cost of $5 million.[1] [2] The building is Lincoln's new home for science, technology, engineering, and math, art and architecture.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lincoln School STEAM Hub for Girls . LLB Architects . LLB Architects . 13 April 2019.
  2. Web site: STEAM Hub for Girls Completed . High Profile . 13 April 2019 . 28 August 2018.
  3. News: Morgan . William . Providence’s Lincoln School gets a high-tech look with new wing . 13 April 2019 . The Providence Journal . 25 October 2018.
  4. Book: Eleanor Tufts. Eleanor Tufts. National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.). International Exhibitions Foundation. American women artists, 1830–1930. 1987. International Exhibitions Foundation for the National Museum of Women in the Arts. 978-0-940979-01-7.