Laurel School

Laurel School
Address
1 Lyman Circle
Northeast Ohio
Shaker Heights, (Cuyahoga County), Ohio 44122
United States
Coordinates 41°28′56″N 81°30′46″W / 41.48222°N 81.51278°W / 41.48222; -81.51278Coordinates: 41°28′56″N 81°30′46″W / 41.48222°N 81.51278°W / 41.48222; -81.51278
Information
Type Independent All-girls
Established 1896
Founder Jennie Prentiss
Area trustee Lynnette Jackson '93, Chair, Laurel School Board of Trustees
Head of school Ann V. Klotz
Grades Preschool-12
Campus Two Campuses: Lyman and Fairmount http://www.LaurelSchool.org/Campuses
Campus size Lyman: 11 acres; Butler: 138 acres
Color(s) Green and White [1]         
Slogan Laurel School, where girls Dream.Dare.Do.
Song Alma Mater: http://www.LaurelSchool.org/AlmaMater
Athletics http://www.LaurelSchool.org/Athletics
Athletics conference OHSAA
Mascot Gator
Team name Gators[1]
Accreditation Independent School Association of the Central States, National Association of Independent Schools, National Coalition of Girls Schools, Ohio Association of Independent Schools, The Independent Curriculum Group
Publication Highlights Magazine
Newspaper The Voice
Yearbook Laurel Leaves
Alumni http://www.LaurelSchool.org/Alumnae
Website http://www.LaurelSchool.org
photograph of plaque affixed to Laurel School's Lyman Campus building
Laurel School plaque

Laurel School is a private school for girls in kindergarten through grade 12, located in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a coeducational pre-primary program.

Campuses

Laurel School has two campuses - the Lyman Circle Campus 11 acres (45,000 m2) in Shaker Heights, and the Butler Campus, 140 acres (0.6 km2) in Russell Township.

photograph of the front of Laurel School
Laurel School's Lyman Campus in Shaker Heights, OH

Laurel's 140-acre (0.6 km2) Butler Campus, includes a fully accessible Magic Tree House, inspired by the Magic Tree House series of children's books, and an adventure course with high and low elements. The newest addition to the campus is a 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2) Butler Center for Fitness and Wellness.

The 15 acres (61,000 m2) acres of athletic fields include eight tennis courts, a quarter mile all-weather track, approximately three miles of walking trails, and ponds and streams.

Notable Alumnae

LaureLive

LaureLive is a two-day music festival on Laurel School's Butler Campus that began in 2016.

The festival began when Laurel School reached out to The Elevation Group with the idea of having music programming at the pavilion on campus. The idea evolved and in June, 2016, the first LaureLive was held. [3]

The festival, currently in its 3rd year, the festival has attracted national acts such as Foster the People, Fitz and the Tantrums, Cold War Kids, among others. [4]

As a result of the festival, Laurel School has added classes on music management and festival planning.[3]

It is thought to be the only multi-day music festival in the US that is located at a school, but not a college or university.[3]

News coverage

In 2002 a teacher at the school was accused of rape.[5]

In 2017 a former employee at the school was accused of theft.[6]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ↑ "The Headmistress and the Diet Doctor". New York. 31 March 1980. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "School of rock: How Laurel School students created one of Ohio's top music festivals". Freshwater Cleveland. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "LaureLive 2018 Lineup". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Pre-Teen". Cleveland 19 News. 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Evan (2 August 2017). "Former Laurel School employee under investigation after money stolen from school, officials say". Cleveland Com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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