Beacon School (Stamford, Connecticut)

Beacon School
Address
111 West North Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
United States
Information
Motto Lux Tua Inveniatur
(Find Your Own Light)
Established 2009
Sister school The Spire School, The Pinnacle School, Links Academy
Head of school Meredith Hafer
Staff 20
Faculty 15
Grades 3–12
Gender Co-ed
Color(s) Blue
Mascot Eagle Owl
Affiliations The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Website beacon-ct.org

The Beacon School is an independent preparatory day and boarding school for intellectually curious students in grades 3–12, owned and operated by Greenwich Education Group (GEG).[1] It is located in Stamford, Connecticut's historic Hubbard Heights neighborhood.[2] Current enrollment is 40 students with plans to expand to 75 students by 2018.

History

Greenwich Education Group (GEG) is a privately held, for-profit company founded in 2005 by Victoria C. Newman, a former Greenwich Public Schools teacher. Newman quickly outgrew her “one-room schoolhouse” in Livingston Place and moved into the St. Lawrence Club. Demand continued to increase, and in 2006, Greenwich Education Group expanded to new facilities at the Greenwich Water Club.

In 2007, Meredith Hafer, an expert in gifted education, joined Greenwich Education Group and took over management of its growing homeschool program. By 2009, with 15 students enrolled, the Beacon School was founded to meet the needs of intellectually curious students who wanted a more individualized approach to education.

The name Beacon was inspired by the school's original location on the Mianus River at Beacon Point in Cos Cob, Connecticut.

References

  1. "The Beacon School | Home". www.beacon-ct.org. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "Beacon School Is Set to Open New Stamford Campus | Patch". Stamford, CT Patch. Retrieved 2015-11-13.

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