About
More than a century has passed since Mr. Taft founded our school. While the world and the school have changed dramatically, his fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.
Admission
“The Taft Admission office seeks students who will infuse our community with intellectual and social curiosity, while embracing a joyful balance and a steadfast commitment to excellence in all they pursue.’’Amanda Bohnsack, Director of Enrollment
Academics
Our students develop the skills, knowledge, and habits of mind to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and responsible global citizens.
Arts
Success in the Arts is bred of self-confidence; a fearlessness or joy in the process, more than the outcome. Taft School Portrait of an Arts Graduate
Athletics
In building one of the most successful athletic programs in New England, Taft coaches promote fair play, respect for opponents, a love of the game, competitive spirit, and team loyalty.
Campus Life
Taft is a school with heart. Our sense of community is strong, and extends to every aspect of campus life.
Giving
Taft has been built, brick by brick, through the collective generosity of generations of alumni, parents, families, and friends.
Living Our Motto
Not to be served but to serve is more than our motto, it is the underlying principle that shapes our perspectives and guides our actions every day.
Livestream

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English Department Course Offerings

English Course Flowchart

* indicates that course is cross-listed with another department

EN120: LM English

EN220: Mid English

EN320: UM English

EN330: Honors Upper Mid English

EN401: Senior Literature and Composition

EN431: Media and Identity

EN441: Black Speculative Fiction

EN444: Gender, Society, and the Female Athlete

EN451: Political Shakespeare

EN456: Fantastical Fiction: World Building in Literature

EN457: World Cinema: An Introduction*

EN466: Poems, Poets, and Poetry

EN472: Senior Literature and Composition

EN474: Personal is Political: Gender and Sexuality in Literature

EN478: The Pilgrimage

EN483: Creative Writing

EN496: Reality, Ethics, and Technology in Life and Literature

EN505: Boarding School Literature

EN507: Alternate Literary Histories

EN516: Race and Gender in Hollywood Film*

EN520: Honors Comparative Literature*

EN521: Linguistics*

EN540: Honors Humanities*

EN591: Independent Tutorial in English

EN592: Independent Tutorial in English

EN630: Honors Senior English

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