Bush School (Washington)
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3400 East Harrison Street , 98112 United States | |
Coordinates | 47°37′23″N 122°17′20″W / 47.622996°N 122.288776°WCoordinates: 47°37′23″N 122°17′20″W / 47.622996°N 122.288776°W |
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School type | Private |
Motto | Experience Education |
Established | 1924 |
Founder | Helen Taylor Bush |
Head of school | Percy Abram |
Faculty | 85 |
Employees | 45 |
Grades | K–12 |
Enrollment | 664 K–5: 185 |
Campus size | 6 acres (24,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Accreditation | Northwest Association of Accredited Schools |
Website | www |
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The Bush School is the only[citation needed] independent private K–12 school in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1924 by Helen Taylor Bush, The Bush School today enrolls 664 students.[1] As of 2020, school review website Niche ranks the Bush School as the best private K-12 school in Washington state and the 4th best private prep and high school in the Washington state.[2]
History[]
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In 1924, Helen Taylor Bush, a supporter of John Dewey's philosophy of progressive education, opened a preschool and kindergarten in her home to six students. In 1929, the school, having grown to six grades, the school was organized as a nonprofit corporation with a board of trustees. The Helen Bush School for Girls formally began in 1930.[citation needed]
In 1941, Bush helped organize the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools, now called NWAIS.[citation needed]
Gracemont became part of the Bush School campus in 1944. The house itself, plus the carriage house and the grounds, were transferred to Mrs. Bush by Grace Heffernan Arnold. Gracemont continues to serve as a classroom and administrative building for the Upper School.[3]
In 1968 the boarding program was phased out.[citation needed]
The school was formally renamed the Bush School in 1970 and began enrolling boys in the Upper School, making it Seattle's only K–12 coeducational independent school.[citation needed]
In 1986, the Bush School completed two capital campaigns that dated back to 1972 resulting in a faculty endowment, renovations to its Gracemont building, and construction of the Commons, a new gym, an art building, administrative offices, Benaroya, and the urban courtyard.[4]
Construction of the Lower Campus including the Lower School classrooms, Community Room, library, Mag Gym, turf field, play structure, and the parking structure was completed in 2006.[citation needed]
In 2016, The Bush School acquired a second campus, called the Bush Methow Campus, in Mazama, WA. The twenty-acre campus and educational facility, formerly known as the North Cascades Basecamp, integrates wilderness, cultural, and academic experiential learning.[citation needed]
School traditions[]
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Inquiry-based and experiential learning is a longstanding tradition of the Bush School, which is manifested in field trips for students in each of the school's divisions, as well as international travel and wilderness outings for older students. Winter sports also are a focus of its experiential learning program, and the school holds a mountaineering class at Snoqualmie Pass and also a winter sports wilderness program including snowshoeing, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snow hiking and learning about winter wildlife. The school also encourages students to explore cultural, natural and historical sites.
Notable alumni[]
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- Meg Greenfield,[5] a political editorial writer and Washington insider
- Claire Dederer,[citation needed] writer of book reviews and articles for The New York Times[6][7] and other publications.[8][9]
- Dave Dederer (1982) and Chris Ballew (1983), members of the band the Presidents of the United States of America[10]
- Members of the band Sweet Water[citation needed]
- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation[citation needed]
- Bonnie McKee[11][circular reference][failed verification][circular reference](2002) songwriter for major artists including Katy Perry[12][circular reference] "Roar" and "Wide Awake."
References[]
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- ^ "NWAIS: Bush School, The". www.nwais.org. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Explore The Bush School". Niche. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Carneys an Doe" (PDF).
- ^ "Lift and Relay of Gracemont Mansion (The Bush School)". tileroofing.org. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Commencement 1997". washington.edu. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Specimens of Suburbia", Claire Dederer, The New York Times, December 28, 2003.
- ^ "Fiction: The War at Home", Claire Dederer, The New York Times, November 7, 2004.
- ^ Claire Dederer's articles on Slate.com, accessed September 9, 2014.
- ^ Claire Dederer at The Atlantic, accessed September 9, 2014.
- ^ "Future of the Music Industry". Chris Pirillo. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Bonnie Mckee". wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Katy Perry". wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Educational institutions established in 1924
- High schools in King County, Washington
- Private elementary schools in Washington (state)
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