Northfield schools

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Northfield schools refers to the historic educational institutions in Northfield, Massachusetts, originally founded by evangelist Dwight L. Moody and known for their influential role in American preparatory education.

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Northfield schools canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic educational institution network
preparatory school system
admissionPolicy selective
associatedWith Northfield conferences (Moody conferences) NERFINISHED
Student Volunteer Movement (historically influenced by Northfield conferences) NERFINISHED
campusType rural
country United States of America
educationalApproach character and moral formation
college preparatory curriculum
religious instruction
educationalLevel college-preparatory
secondary education
foundedBy Dwight L. Moody NERFINISHED
founderOccupation evangelist
founderReligion Evangelical Christianity NERFINISHED
fundingType private
genderPolicy originally single-sex institutions
hasAlumniType educators
missionaries
public servants
religious leaders
hasCampusFeature chapel
dormitories
multiple academic buildings
recreational fields
hasMottoType Christian service and education (general theme)
hasPart Mount Hermon School for Boys NERFINISHED
Northfield Seminary for Young Ladies NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historically significant educational institutions
historicalPeriod Gilded Age NERFINISHED
inception late 19th century
influenced American boarding school movement NERFINISHED
Christian preparatory education in the United States
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Northfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Franklin County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
namedAfter Northfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
notableFor boarding school tradition
influential role in American preparatory education
religiously inspired education
organizationalStructure separate schools for boys and girls (historically)
originalMission provide Christian education to young people of limited means
partOf history of Protestant education in the United States
history of education in Massachusetts
regionServed New England
United States of America
surface form: United States
religiousAffiliation Protestant
sector independent schools
studentAccommodation boarding

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Mount Hermon School for Boys associatedWith Northfield schools
Emma Moody Fitt associatedWith Northfield schools