Dana Hall School

Dana Hall School
Location
45 Dana Road Wellesley, MA 02181 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Amor Caritas
Established	1881
Head of school	Caroline Erisman
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	475
Campus size	52 acres (210,000 m2)
Campus type	suburban
Color(s)	Blue and white
Athletics conference	Eastern Independent League
Mascot	Dragon
Rival	Newton Country Day School
Website	http://www.danahall.org/

Founded in 1881, Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA, is an independent boarding and day school for girls in grades 6-12.

The school is home to the Boston Leadership Institute.

Notable alumnae

• Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein (1986)
• Margaret Wise Brown (1928), children's author; wrote Goodnight Moon
• Rosario Ferré (1956), author, poet, contributing editor of the San Juan Star
• Helen Hartness Flanders (1909), folklorist
• Nina Garcia (1983), fashion director at Elle magazine, judge on Project Runway, author
• Opal Kunz (1914), aviator
• Lila Mayoral and Rosario Ferré, both former First Ladies of Puerto Rico
• Sharon Olds (1960), poet
• Madelyn Renee, opera singer, soprano
• Hillary Bailey Smith (1976), Daytime Emmy-winning soap actress
• Frances Simpson Stevens, painter associated with the Futurist movement
• Karen Stives (1968) gold and silver equestrian medalist at the 1984 Olympics
• Alexandra Wentworth actress and comedienne
• Ange Kagame First Daughter of Rwanda

See also

• Pine Manor College

External links

• Official website
• The Association of Boarding Schools profile