Views from History

Life as a Putney student through the years

Building the School

1934 - 1949

Students attending the Putney School in its first 15 years were truly pioneers....

Settling In

1950 - 1969

In 1949 there was a teachers' strike, ending Mrs. Hinton's proprietorial rule and setting up a Board of Trustees....

Times of Change

1970 - 1989

Putney spent the 70s and 80s trying to redefine itself without losing track of its original mission....

Onward and Upward

1990 - 21st Century

Barbara Barnes '41, a respected educator, took over the directorship of the school in 1984....