Fountain Valley School of Colorado | |
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Address | |
6155 Fountain Valley School Road , Colorado 80911 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°44′42″N 104°42′30″W / 38.74500°N 104.70833°W |
Information | |
School type | Private boarding school |
Established | 1930 |
CEEB code | 060275 |
NCES School ID | 00209217[1] |
Head of school | Megan Harlan[2] |
Teaching staff | 29.8[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 243 (2019–2020[1]) |
Student to teacher ratio | 7.6[1] |
Color(s) | Red, gray, white |
Athletics conference | CHSAA |
Mascot | Dane |
Tuition | $30,950–$64,750[citation needed] |
Website | www |
The Fountain Valley School of Colorado is a private, co-educational independent college preparatory school for students in 9th through 12th grades. The school's primary campus is located on 1,100 acres (445 ha) of rolling prairie at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school also owns and uses a 40-acre Mountain Campus located near Buena Vista.
FVS is a member of the Association of Boarding Schools, or TABS, and is home to the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute for teaching professionals.
In 1929, art patron Elizabeth Sage Hare organized a group of her friends to join her in founding an independent boarding school. The site chosen for the school was a large ranch owned by Jack Bradley, which Hare purchased in November 1929. The school opened as a boarding school for boys in September 1930. Fountain Valley School became coeducational in 1975.
One of Fountain Valley School's signature programs is their Western Immersion Program. Students take a week-long trip during their sophomore year to Fountain Valley's western campus near Buena Vista to "learn about Colorado's history, geology, geography and social and cultural issues of the American West in a hands-on environment".[3]