Taft School

The Taft School is a private coeducational school located in Watertown, Connecticut, United States. The school was initially founded by Horace Dutton Taft, the brother of president William Howard Taft. Overview The Taft school houses 85% of its students on campus, with 15% living nearby. The total school strength is 580 students. Unlike other comparable schools such as Choate Rosemary Hall and Phillips Exeter Academy, the Taft school does not offer a post-graduate year. Students from the Taft school have occupied many congressional and gubernatorial seats in New England. Campus and facilities The campus includes The Lady Ivy Kwok Wu Science and Mathematics Center, Pinto Language Lab, Moorhead Academic Center, Hulbert Taft Jr. Library, Belcher Reading Room, Mortara Academic Wing, Pailey Dance Studio, Tremaine Art Studio, Gail Wynne Art Studio, Potter Gallery, two theaters, an 18-hole golf course, 16 tennis courts (four indoor), eight squash courts, two field houses, two ice hockey rinks (one Olympic-sized and one NHL-sized), and more than 10 fields around Potter's Pond. Athletics Taft's athletic teams are known as the Rhinos and their colors are cardinal red and navy blue. The following sports are offered at Taft: