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For other uses, see The Buckley School (disambiguation). The Buckley School is an independent day school, founded in 1933 by Dr. Isabelle Buckley. It is located in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley. It is the oldest co-educational independent day school in the Los Angeles area. The Buckley School may refer to The Buckley School, Los Angeles, California The Buckley School (NYC), New York, New York Buckley Country Day School, a Roslyn, New York N-8 school Categories: | ...
Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sherman Oaks is an 8. ...
San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...
Dr. Buckley founded the school on the basis of a "4-Fold Plan of Education," which emphasizes equally academic training, creative self-expression, physical development and moral education. Evidence of that plan can be found in the high school's "Buckley Commitment," a type of honor code which at Buckley, includes the values of An honor code or honor system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideals that define what constitutes honorable behavior within that community. ...
- honesty
- loyalty
- kindness
- respect
- self-discipline
Buckley is a K-12 School and enrolls 750 students, which allows for an average class size of 17 students in the middle school, and 15 students in the high school. Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. ...
Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary/elementary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ...
For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...
Buckley's mascot is the griffin, and its school colors are red and gray. For other uses, see Griffin (disambiguation). ...
Throughout the 1980s, Buckley became famous for its international studies program. The only continent to which Buckley has never gone is Antarctica. The program was founded by former head of foreign language, Mr. Welsh. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...
Buckley has an active chapter in the National Honor Society and competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition. It is also the home of the student organization Kite Club, which was formed to advance and promote various forms of wind-propelled recreation, and Pre-med Club, the oldest club on campus. Established in 1921, the National Honor Society (NHS) is recognition program for middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. ...
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The Kite Club, or formally, The United (Secret) Society for the International Advancement and Promotion of Good Stuff and Wind-Propelled Recreation and the Enjoyment and Appreciation of the Greater Los Angeles County Outdoors--and the World! is a student organization formed at The Buckley School. ...
Walter H. Baumhoff was Headmaster from 1978(?) - 1997. Paul Horovitz, was head of school between 1998 and 2005. Elizabeth McGregor served as acting head of school during the school year from 2005-2006. After an extensive search, the new selection for head of school is Dr. Larry Dougherty, formerly the headmaster of the American Overseas School of Rome. He took office in July of 2006. The American Overseas School of Rome is a school for English-speaking students in grades kindergarten through 12, although Italian students wanting to attend higher education in their country need to take an additional 13th year, serving the international community in Rome, Italy. ...
Campus History
During the early years, campuses were located in Beverly Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Chicago, Nashville, and on Woodman Avenue and Riverside Drive in Sherman Oaks. The corporate branch of Zugsmith steroid incorporated was later incorporated into the 4-fold plan of education, which later effectively became a 5-fold plan including dominance in physical education. In 1964, Dr. Buckley purchased land that had been owned by the Glenaire Country Club and by 1973 was able to accommodate all divisions of the school on the new Stansbury Avenue campus in Sherman Oaks. For other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). ...
Tarzana is a community in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. ...
Encino is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley. ...
Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ...
For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ...
Sherman Oaks is a district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. ...
Sherman Oaks is a district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. ...
Arts In 1999, Buckley was awarded the BRAVO Award for outstanding educational programs in visual and performing arts. It is the only time in the seventeen-year history of the award that a private school was selected.
In 2001, Buckley students received the highest number of awards from among the 60 public and private schools competing in the Scholastic Art Awards program in the Southern California region. Scholastic is the official student publication of the University of Notre Dame. ...
In 2004, the visual and performing arts departments were a state winner for the Creative Ticket Award given by the California Alliance for Arts Education and the Kennedy Center for the quality and imaginative learning of our arts program. The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ...
Athletics The Buckley Griffins compete successfully at the varsity and junior varsity levels of the California Interscholastic Federation. Buckley students compete in a variety of sports. Buckley’s athletic teams regularly qualify for post-season competition with several teams having won multiple league championships. Several individual athletes have earned all-league, league MVP and all-CIF recognition.
Notable former students Jill Whelan is an american actess and singer. ...
Albert Hammond, Jr. ...
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