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THOMAS MANSFIELD Obituary

MANSFIELD--Thomas. Trevor Day School shares heartfelt condolences. The Headmaster of The Day School from '65-'78, Tom was a founding father of our school, and a true visionary behind all that is at our core. He will be missed. Sally Rocker, Board President Scott Reisinger, Head of School

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Published by New York Times on Oct. 10, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
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Peter Wood

March 28, 2018

I have many fond memories of Mr. Mansfield and The Day School. I especially loved our trips to Putney, Vermont where learned to work together, sang songs, went cross country skiing, and studied beavers at the local beaver pond. We also collected maple syrup and made apple cider. I was at The Day School from 1972 to 1976 and it really felt like family. Thank you Mr. Mansfield for everything.

John McGoldrick

October 12, 2014

Tom gave a great deal to so many of us at Day. The culture that Tom and the faculty nurtured with its emphasis on self-directed learning, opportunities to develop as agents and/or survive a very wide range of experiences and among a great spectrum of faculty and students -- served me and my friends well. People were then , as they are now, much more comfortable with drill-and-test regimes, and order in the service of oversight rather than development, but Tom single-mindedly took big, and costly, risks with a far more empowering ideal in mind. Day in the 70's was fantastic. I continue to benefit from Tom and Sue's role in forming the community in which we flourished.

Sue and Malcolm Knapp

October 10, 2014

A Great Educator and Leader He brought light, laughter and innovation to all he did .Our love to his family he will be sorely missed. Sue and Malcolm

Louise Monjo

October 10, 2014

i was lucky to have been hired by Tom when he began to put into action his belief that children must participate actively in their learning. Tom was a courageous and challenging leader. He created an environment of learning for children and teachers.

Brendi/Mort Drosnes

October 10, 2014

How sad...we loved him and thought him a revolutionary in education...an independent thinker. We feel lucky that our kids got to learn under his guidance. Our condolences.

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