When their Jewish heritage and progressive philosophies made the Bondy family a target of the Nazi regime, they were forced to sell their school and start anew in America. Max and Gertrud Bondy first opened their innovative school in Windsor, Vermont, and moved the campus to Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1944. Windsor Mountain School was ahead of its time--the faculty honored diversity, and it became the first co-ed integrated boarding school in Berkshire County. Families like the Belafontes, Poitiers and Campanellas were attracted to the school for its multicultural and international curriculum. F... Read More
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When their Jewish heritage and progressive philosophies made the Bondy family a target of the Nazi regime, they were forced to sell their school and start anew in America. Max and Gertrud Bondy first opened their innovative school in Windsor, Vermont, and moved the campus to Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1944. Windsor Mountain School was ahead of its time--the faculty honored diversity, and it became the first co-ed integrated boarding school in Berkshire County. Families like the Belafontes, Poitiers and Campanellas were attracted to the school for its multicultural and international curriculum. F... Read More
When their Jewish heritage and progressive philosophies made the Bondy family a target of the Nazi regime, they were forced to sell their school and start anew in America. Max and Gertrud Bondy first opened their innovative school in Windsor, Vermont, and moved the campus to Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1944. Windsor Mountain School was ahead of its time--the faculty honored diversity, and it became the first co-ed integrated boarding school in Berkshire County. Families like the Belafontes, Poitiers and Campanellas were attracted to the school for its multicultural and international curriculum. From its golden age to the rock-and-roll era, Windsor Mountain strived to stay true to its mission until hard financial times forced the school to close in 1975. Roselle Kline Chartock captures the spirit of this Berkshire boarding school that still lives on in the hearts of its alumni.
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Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Landmarks
Publication Date: 21st October 2014
State: Massachusetts
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626194434
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Author Bio
Roselle Kline Chartock is professor emerita of education at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Massachusetts. She is co-editor of an anthology on the Nazi holocaust and author of two education texts. After forty-five years of teaching on all levels, Chartock is now an artist and writer and lives with her family in the Berkshire Hills.
When their Jewish heritage and progressive philosophies made the Bondy family a target of the Nazi regime, they were forced to sell their school and start anew in America. Max and Gertrud Bondy first opened their innovative school in Windsor, Vermont, and moved the campus to Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1944. Windsor Mountain School was ahead of its time--the faculty honored diversity, and it became the first co-ed integrated boarding school in Berkshire County. Families like the Belafontes, Poitiers and Campanellas were attracted to the school for its multicultural and international curriculum. From its golden age to the rock-and-roll era, Windsor Mountain strived to stay true to its mission until hard financial times forced the school to close in 1975. Roselle Kline Chartock captures the spirit of this Berkshire boarding school that still lives on in the hearts of its alumni.
Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Landmarks
Publication Date: 21st October 2014
State: Massachusetts
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626194434
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Roselle Kline Chartock is professor emerita of education at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Massachusetts. She is co-editor of an anthology on the Nazi holocaust and author of two education texts. After forty-five years of teaching on all levels, Chartock is now an artist and writer and lives with her family in the Berkshire Hills.
