Blue Oak School
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Blue Oak School is an independent school
in Napa, California
. The building the school is housed within was originally built in 1909 and called the Washington Primary School. In the 1950s, the building became the Napa County Offices. In 2002 the building was renovated and named Blue Oak School. The current Interim Head of School is David Drinkwater, who was preceded by Hal Hensler and Scott Duyan.
A K-4th Lower School was founded in 2002, a Middle School Campus was founded in 2005 and the school now has students from Kindergarten to Eight Grade on two campuses in Downtown Napa. The school originally had 73 students during its charter year and now has about 175 on both campuses. There is a faculty of twenty-six. The tuition for Blue Oak during the 2009-10 year was $18,600 (USD) with 35% of students receiving partial or full financial aid. The school hosts an annual wine auction to raise money.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
in Napa, California
Napa, California
-History:The name Napa was probably derived from the name given to a southern Nappan village whose people shared the area with elk, deer, grizzlies and cougars for many centuries, according to Napa historian Kami Santiago. At the time of the first recorded exploration into Napa Valley in 1823, the...
. The building the school is housed within was originally built in 1909 and called the Washington Primary School. In the 1950s, the building became the Napa County Offices. In 2002 the building was renovated and named Blue Oak School. The current Interim Head of School is David Drinkwater, who was preceded by Hal Hensler and Scott Duyan.
A K-4th Lower School was founded in 2002, a Middle School Campus was founded in 2005 and the school now has students from Kindergarten to Eight Grade on two campuses in Downtown Napa. The school originally had 73 students during its charter year and now has about 175 on both campuses. There is a faculty of twenty-six. The tuition for Blue Oak during the 2009-10 year was $18,600 (USD) with 35% of students receiving partial or full financial aid. The school hosts an annual wine auction to raise money.