The ThorntonâÂÂDonovan School (TD) was founded as the New Rochelle School and Kindergarten in New Rochelle, New York in 1901. The first teacher and headmistress was Emily Scott Thornton, a Philadelphia native educated at University College Nottingham (now the University of Nottingham). The headmaster as of 2023 is Douglas E. Fleming, Jr.
The school is now at its third campus, on Overlook Circle in the Beechmont neighborhood of New Rochelle. It is in the buildings of three former homes, including the former Andrew Crawford estate (now the Main Building).
The ThorntonâÂÂDonovan School is New York State accredited and educates students in grades K-12.
In early 2008, plans were being made to expand and level the field along with building a new basketball court. A proposal for the renovation was sent to the New Rochelle Department of Development Planning Board on June 24. The proposal stated that the field would be graded, ten irrigation sprinklers would be installed, the basketball court would be taken apart and relocated to allow more field space, a ten-foot chain link fence would enclose the new court, and twenty trees would be removed during the process. Headmaster Douglas Fleming has referred to the final product as the Field of Dreams.
In the summer, the school also holds a summer camp program, this program is for children aged 3âÂÂ14. The children are split into two divisions: Play School (3âÂÂ7 years) and Sports Fitness (7âÂÂ14 years).
Middle and Upper School curricula are themed annually on an area of the world. The school has 35 sister schools in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. During the school year, students are selected to go to one of several sister schools for an exchange program.