Wakefield School
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Wakefield School is an independent day school located in The Plains, Virginia
, with classes ranging from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. It was founded in Huntly, Virginia
in 1972 as Wakefield Country Day School
, and changed its name to Wakefield School in the early 1980s when it established a small boarding department (boarding was discontinued after a few years). After a disagreement with property owners, the School moved to Marshall, Virginia in 1991, and to Archwood Farm in The Plains (the first campus owned by the board of trustees) in 1996. Between 1996 and today, Wakefield grew from a school of 240 students to the current enrollment of about 450 as the campus was developed.
Notable programmatic aspects include a distinctive writing program which features a stand-alone composition class, junior and senior thesis programs, French and Spanish instruction beginning in the pre-school, Advanced Placement courses, the Wakefield Courtesies (written in 1980), the Virtues Program, and thirteen science courses in Upper School alone.
Wakefield School was first accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools in 2001. It counts amongst its graduates more than 800 alumni: 1980-1991 from the Huntly campus, 1992-1996 from the Marshall campus, and 1997-the present from The Plains campus.
The Plains, Virginia
The Plains is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 266 at the 2000 census. It is centered around Virginia Route 55 and Virginia Route 245...
, with classes ranging from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. It was founded in Huntly, Virginia
Huntly, Virginia
Huntly is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
in 1972 as Wakefield Country Day School
Wakefield Country Day School
Wakefield Country Day School is a co-educational independent elementary, middle and college-preparatory school in Flint Hill, Virginia, USA. The school serves grades preschool through grade 12. The school's campus is located about 90 minutes from Washington, DC...
, and changed its name to Wakefield School in the early 1980s when it established a small boarding department (boarding was discontinued after a few years). After a disagreement with property owners, the School moved to Marshall, Virginia in 1991, and to Archwood Farm in The Plains (the first campus owned by the board of trustees) in 1996. Between 1996 and today, Wakefield grew from a school of 240 students to the current enrollment of about 450 as the campus was developed.
Notable programmatic aspects include a distinctive writing program which features a stand-alone composition class, junior and senior thesis programs, French and Spanish instruction beginning in the pre-school, Advanced Placement courses, the Wakefield Courtesies (written in 1980), the Virtues Program, and thirteen science courses in Upper School alone.
Wakefield School was first accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools in 2001. It counts amongst its graduates more than 800 alumni: 1980-1991 from the Huntly campus, 1992-1996 from the Marshall campus, and 1997-the present from The Plains campus.