Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning (Sammamish, Washington)

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Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning
Address
400 228th Ave. N.E.

Sammamish
,
Washington
98074

United States
CoordinatesCoordinates: 47°36′48″N 122°01′53″W / 47.613354°N 122.031487°W / 47.613354; -122.031487
Information
School typeChoice school
Founded2006
Statusopen
School districtLake Washington School District
PrincipalChris Bede
HeadteacherKaren Amaya
Staff7
FacultyJyoti Bawa
Martha Daman
Todd Bohannon
Diane Fabish
Grades6-8
Age range11-15
Enrollment90 (2009)
 • Grade 630
 • Grade 730
 • Grade 830
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio13:1
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6 (5 on Wednesdays)
CampusEastlake High School
Color(s)purple, black, silver
NewspaperThe Raven Eye[1]
School fees$250 per child per year, plus 25 volunteer hours
Feeder schoolsall elementary schools in LWSD
Websitehttp://www.lwsd.org/school/RSAR/
[2]

Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning is a public middle school located in Sammamish, King County, Washington, USA. It is a choice school operating in the Lake Washington School District. Renaissance, located on the campus of Eastlake High School, has an arts-based curriculum and a maximum enrollment of 96 students, 32 in each grade. Renaissance accepts student applications from all grade schools in Lake Washington School District, but as there are currently many more applications than there are available spaces at the school, all incoming sixth grade students are chosen by random drawing.

History[]

Renaissance was founded in 2006[3] by teachers who wanted to create a supportive but challenging academic environment for junior high-age students. The school held its first commencement for graduating ninth grade students in June 2009.[4] However, in 2011, all schools in the Lake Washington School District decided that children would begin middle school/junior high in sixth grade, and graduate middle school/junior high in eighth grade.

Curriculum[]

The Renaissance curriculum is based strongly in the visual and performing arts. [5] The school's total enrollment is deliberately kept small.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Huber, Christopher. "Students turn their 'Eye' on Renaissance." Sammamish Review, December 3, 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.lwsd.org/school/RSAR/Pages/default.aspx
  3. ^ Tuinstra, Rachel. "Eastside students return to new rules, lunch choices, more", Seattle Times, 2 September 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ^ Staff Directory page at RSAR website. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  5. ^ Our Mission page at RSAR website. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
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