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New Canaan is a
quiet rural town of 23 square miles and almost 19,000 people located
north of Darien and east of Stamford. Commercialism is carefully
controlled and restricted to a small central shopping area. In the
village itself, houses are older and charming, but on lots of one-half
acre or less.
What New Canaan really
offers is perhaps the last vestiges of a way of life - a classic New
England village with a touch of sophistication and easy access to New
York City. The attraction is easy - leaving is a little more
difficult.
Education -
New Canaan
Public Schools are
regularly rated among the best in the state. Approximately 3,100
public school students attend three elementary schools serving grades
K-4, Saxe Middle School serving grades 5-8, and New Canaan High
School. Nearly 90% of graduates continue with formal education.
There are three fine private schools and numerous nursery schools.
2006-2007 CT School Profiles
Elementary Schools:
East School
54 Little Brook Road 06840
New Canaan, Connecticut
(203) 594-4200
West School
769 Ponus Ridge
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(203) 972-4400
South School
18 Gower Road
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(203) 972-4415
Middle School:
Saxe Middle School
468 South Avenue
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(203) 594-4500
High School:
New Canaan High School
11 Farm Road
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(203) 594-4600
Private Schools:
New Canaan Country School (Grades PreK - 9)
545 Ponus Ridge
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(203) 972-0771
St. Lukes School (Grades 5 - 12)
377 N. Wilton Road
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(203) 966-5612
St. Aloysius School (Grades K - 8)
33 South Avenue
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(203) 966-0786
Recreation - The 300-acre Waveny Park, 14
acre Kiwanis Park, and 24-acre Mead Park provide facilities for
tennis, paddle tennis, picnicking, nature walks, cross country skiing,
and swimming. Also available are a nature center located in a 40-acre
park, numerous sports fields, and bridle paths. The YMCA serves the
total family as a nonprofit organization. Four private clubs include
the New Canaan Winter Club, which provides figure skating and hockey
programs for its members.
Transportation - The New Haven line
of Metro-North
Railroad provides service to New York City via the New Canaan
spur, which ends in the village. Commuting time is about 70 minutes.
Connecticut Limousine provides regularly scheduled service to Kennedy,
LaGuardia, and Newark airports. Access to neighboring communities is
convenient via the Merritt Parkway.
Government - New Canaan is governed by
the administrative three-member Board of Selectmen and the legislative
12-member Town Council.
New Canaan
Library - The
New Canaan Library
has served local readers since 1877, when it was founded by
volunteers who staffed it as a reading room on Elm Street. The
Library expanded in 1937, 1952, and again in 1979 with the addition
of the Lapham Wing. Growth of the Library’s collection from a
few hundred donated volumes to 170,000 volumes today has occurred
parallel to growth in daily visitors and circulation of materials.
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