Belle Meade School

353 F.T. Valley Rd, Sperryville, VA, 22740
Tel: (540)987-8970
Grades: 6 - 12 | 17 students
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The mission of Belle Meade School is to provide students with an academic learning environment that is holistic in its methods and a model of lifelong learning and sustainable living for them, their parents and the community.

School Overview:
Belle Meade School
School Type Alternative School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 12
Year Founded 2006
Student Body
Total Students 17 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 6% (VA School Avg.: 22%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 8 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 3:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 50%
Average Class Size 10 students
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $12,000
Acceptance Rate 90%
Admissions Director Susan Hoffman

School Notes:

    • The school provides an excellent academic program that integrates sustainable living, growing food, caring for one another, and working to create harmony and balance with the land. The school is a place where young people develop self worth and learn empowerment through challenging intellectual and physical activities and where their work is valued and respected. School Objectives:
    • Provide excellent academic education for grades 6 through 12.
    • Guide the students in a supportive, nurturing environment.
    • Integrate academic excellence and sustainable living.
    • Offer mentoring and shared responsibility by adults and students working together.
    • Foster development of self worth through successful experiences in the natural world.
    • Offer individualized learning to allow students to take charge of their own education.
    • Provide an inclusive, supportive community.
    • Provide diverse situations for students to build relationships with each other and adults.
    • Promote cross-cultural experiences.
    • Create an economically viable merger of farm and school.
    • Prepare the students for success in life.

    Profile last updated: 11/04/2011

Nearby Schools:

Belle Meade School
Gr. 6-12 | 0 mi. away
Hearthstone School
Gr. PK-12 | 5.3 mi. away
Mt Carmel Christian Academy
Gr. PK-12 | 13.6 mi. away
Stanley Seventh-day Adventist School
Gr. K-8 | 14 mi. away
Culpeper Christian School
Gr. PK-8 | 15.4 mi. away
Epiphany Catholic School
Gr. K-9 | 15.5 mi. away

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