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Encyclopedia > Colorado Springs School
Colorado Springs School
School type Preparatory school
Established 1962
Head of school Charles "Mickey" Landry
Faculty ~63
Students ~530
Colors Blue, White
Mascot Kodiaks
Location 21 Old Broadmoor Road
Colorado Springs, CO
Information (719) 475-9747
Website www.css.org

The Colorado Springs School is a private, nonprofit, college preparatory school serving pre-kindergarten to 12th grade in Colorado Springs. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOV Wikipedia policy is that all articles should be written from a neutral point of view. ... Shortcut: WP:RULES Wikipedia is a collaborative project and its founders and contributors have a common goal: Wikipedia has some policies and guidelines that help us to work toward that common goal. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 49th most populous city in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school, or prep school) is a private secondary school (or high school) designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... (Redirected from 12th grade) A high school senior is a student in the final year of education in the United States and other countries; generally 12 years after kindergarten or 17-18 years of age. ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ...


The Colorado Springs School (CSS) is a co-ed college-preparatory school that includes grades Preschool through 12. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the 32-acre campus is located on the former Claremont Estate, built in 1907 as the home of Charles and Virginia Baldwin. The main building, known as the Trianon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The School is set in a beautiful residential neighborhood at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Trianon can refer to Grand Trianon a palace near Versailles, France Treaty of Trianon signed at the Grand Trianon palace on June 4, 1920 that regulated the situation of the new Hungarian state that replaced the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, after World War I. This is a disambiguation page — a... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...


In words that would guide the school over the decades, founding Headmistress Margaret White Campbell declared, "It is our challenge and our delight...to release the inherent capacities of each individual." Through its combination of rigorous academic programs supported by experience-based learning, CSS can leverage its teaching method to accelerate learning through a child's entire academic career. It is in this way that the dedicated and caring faculty "release the inherent capacities" of each student.


Through the vision of the founders and the labor of dedicated faculty, administration, staff, and volunteers, the school has become one of the most outstanding independent schools in America.


CSS provides one-on-one attention for students in small classes, challenges them to grow intellectually and emotionally, creates a safe physical and intellectual environment, and sets high expectations for academics and behavior. The school numbers among its alumni graduates of the best colleges in America and throughout the world.


CSS is a member school in the ASSIST exchange program. Foreign student exchange is a collective term for programs which provide high school or college students with the opportunity to study abroad for mostly a year. ...


See also

Fountain Valley School is a 4-year college preparatory school in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ...

External link

  • The Colorado Springs School Official Website


 
 

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