Stoneleigh-Burnham School

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Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Address
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574 Bernardston Road Greenfield , Massachusetts 01301 United States
Coordinates	42°36′52.56″N 72°35′08.88″W / 42.6146000°N 72.5858000°W / 42.6146000; -72.5858000Coordinates: 42°36′52.56″N 72°35′08.88″W / 42.6146000°N 72.5858000°W / 42.6146000; -72.5858000
Information
School type	Independent, secondary, , boarding girls' school
Motto	Veritas Supra Omnia (Truth Above All)
Established	1869
Head of school	Stephanie Luebbers[1]
Grades	7–12 and postgraduate
Enrollment	148
Average class size	10
Student to teacher ratio	6:1
Campus size	100 acres (0.40 km2)
Color(s)	blue and white
Mascot	Athena the Owl
Accreditation	NEASC
Yearbook	Images
Alumni	7,000
Website	www.sbschool.org
Aerial view of the Stoneleigh-Burnham Campus

Stoneleigh-Burnham School (SBS) is an independent boarding and day school for girls in grades 7–12 and postgraduate. Founded in 1869, the school is a combination of five founding schools in New England, but resides today on a 100-acre (0.40 km²) campus in Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States, located in the Pioneer Valley.

Stoneleigh-Burnham is affiliated with the National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS), the National Association of Independent Schools, , and is accredited with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The Head of Stoneleigh-Burnham School is Stephanie Luebbers.

The school's motto is Veritas Supra Omnia (Truth Above All); and the school's mascot is an owl named Athena who wears the colors blue and white.

History[]

Stoneleigh-Burnham School is the result of the merger of five girls’ schools, dating back to 1869 with the Prospect Hill School of Greenfield, Massachusetts.

The history of Stoneleigh-Burnham School as a timeline:

• 1869: Prospect Hill School founded in Greenfield, Massachusetts by Reverend John Farwell Moors.
• 1877: The Classical School for Girls founded in Northampton, Massachusetts by Bessie Talbot Capen and Mary A. Burnham. The founders are encouraged by then-President of Smith College, , to provide young women with a better preparation for entrance into Smith College.
• 1885: The Classical School for Girls is renamed the Mary A. Burnham School, in honor of founder Burnham.
• 1909: The Elmhurst School is founded in Connersville, Indiana by Isabel Cressler and Caroline Sumner, also at the urging of Seelye.
• 1926: Elmhurst School relocates to a larger campus in Rye, New Hampshire and is renamed the Stoneleigh School for Girls.
• 1930: The Stoneleigh School for Girls merges with Prospect Hill School forming Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill School on what is today the Stoneleigh-Burnham School campus.
• 1968: Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill merges with the Mary A. Burnham School to form Stoneleigh-Burnham School.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Head of School official blog
• The Association of Boarding Schools profile