The National Association of Independent Schools is a U.S.-based organization for independent schools. In 2005 it had a membership of some 1,200 U.S. independent schools, including day, boarding, and day/boarding schools; elementary and secondary schools; boys', girls', and coeducational schools, comprising 473,000 students and 50,000 instructors and administrations. 91 of the schools are in countries other than the USA. Motto: (1789 to 1956) (Latin for Out of many, one) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Member schools

• Albuquerque Academy
• Buckley Country Day School
• Germantown Friends School
• Hamden Hall Country Day School
• Harvard-Westlake School
• Hawken School
• The Independence School
• Iolani School
• John Burroughs School
• Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
• Miss Hall's School
• Montgomery Academy
• New York Military Academy
• Palm Beach Day School
• The Pembroke Hill School
• Pinewood Preparatory School
• Pulaski Academy
• The Rectory School
• The Sage School
• Subiaco Academy
• The Tatnall School
• Westminster Christian Academy
• Enka High School (Istanbul, Turkey)

Albuquerque Academy (known locally as simply The Academy) is a private co-educational school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. ... // Buckley Country Day School is an independent, coeducational day school providing elementary education to 300 students in grades toddler through eight. ... The Seal of Germantown Friends School Germantown Friends School is a co-educational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). ... Hamden Hall Country Day School is a coeducational college preparatory school in Hamden, Connecticut, USA, running from Pre-K through Grade 12. ... Harvard-Westlake is an exclusive college preparatory school in Los Angeles, California. ... Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio. ... The Independence School is a private school in Newark, Delaware. ... Name Iolani School Address 563 Kamoku Street Town Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 Established 1863 Community Urban Type Independent Religion Episcopal Church Students Coeducational Grades K to 12 Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges Nickname Raiders Mascot ‘Io (Hawaiian Hawk) Colors Black, Red and White Motto One Team, humble in victory... Founded in 1923, John Burroughs School (JBS) is a private, non-sectarian preparatory school with nearly 600 students in grades 7-12. ... Mary Institute & St. ... Miss Halls School is an all-female college preparatory secondary school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. ... The Montgomery Academy is a non-sectarian independent day school located in Montgomery, Alabama. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Palm Beach Day School is a coeducational independent day school located in Palm Beach, Florida. ... The Pembroke Hill School (commonly known simply as Pembroke Hill) is a nonsectarian, coeducational, private preparatory school located on two campuses near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Both campuses, however, pre-date the Plaza itself. ... Pinewood Preparatory School is an independent, college preparatory school for grades K4-12 located near Summerville, South Carolina. ... Pulaski Academy (PA) is a private not-for-profit day care, preschool, elementary and junior/senior high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. ... The Rectory Schoolis a boarding and day private school for students in grades Pre-K-1 & 5-9. ... The Sage School is an independent school for academically gifted students founded in 1989 located in Foxboro, Massachusetts. ... The Tatnall School is an independent private school in Greenville, Delaware, for students from three years old through 12th grade. ... Westminster Christian Academy is an independent co-educational 7-12 grade secondary school located in Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States. ...

External links

• http://www.nais.org/

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