The Orchard School is a co-educational, independent school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was founded in 1922 and utilizes a progressive method of educating pre-kindergarten to eighth grade students.
The school, also known as Orchard Country Day School for several decades, is located on a 50-acre campus near the Meridian Hills neighborhood on the North Side of Indianapolis. Enrollment for 2015-2016 was 604 students.[1]
History
A wing of the school building opened in September 1969.[2]
By 1986, the school began hosting the Indiana Japanese Language School.[3]
Heads of School
- Hillis L. Howie
- Gordon Thompson
- Daniel Vorenberg
- Charles Clark
- Joseph P. Marshall
- Thomas Rosenbluth
- Sherri Helvie
References
- ^ "The Orchard School: Admissions » Orchard at a Glance". www.orchard.org. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06.
- ^ "Orchard Country Day School To Dedicate Wing". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. 1969-04-09. p. 11. - Clipping
- ^ Kantor, Amy (1986-07-29). "School instills Oriental traditions". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. pp. A1, A10. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.