Fairmont Private Schools

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Fairmont Private Schools

Fairmont Private Schools is the largest and oldest non-sectarian private school in Orange County, California, United States.[1] Fairmont Private Schools consists of four campuses: Fairmont Preparatory Academy (9 - 12th grade), Anaheim Hills Campus (preschool - 8th grade), North Tustin Campus (pre-kindergarten - 8th grade), and Historic Anaheim Campus (preschool - 8th grade), which together aim to teach a consistent program from preschool through 12th grade.[2]

History[]

The school was founded in 1953 by a former public school teacher, Kenneth W. Holt after seeing a need for smaller class sizes and phonics approached teaching. The original campus still exists today and serves as Fairmont Private Schools - Historic Anaheim Campus.[3]

In 1987, Fairmont Private Schools' opened its second preschool through 8th grade campus, Fairmont Private Schools - Anaheim Hills Campus, followed by Fairmont Preparatory Academy in 1993. Their newest campus, Fairmont Private Schools - North Tustin Campus, opened in 1998.

Awards and recognition[]

  • Top School Award - 2016 Orange County Science & Engineering Fair[4]
  • Best Private School - 2015[5] and 2016[6] Parenting OC Magazine
  • National Champions - 2016 United States Academic Pentathlon[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Largest Public and Private Schools - Orange County". ocalmanac.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  2. ^ "Our Preschool-8th Grade Campuses". fairmontschools.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. ^ "The History of Orange County's Best Private School". fairmontschools.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  4. ^ "news/fairmont-private-schools-wins-top-195900731". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  5. ^ "Readers' Choice 2015: Education". parentingoc.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  6. ^ "Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - Education". parentingoc.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  7. ^ "United States Academic Decathlon - Academic Decathlon". usad.org. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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