Le Jardin Academy
| Le Jardin Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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917 Kalanianaole Hwy Kailua, Hawaiʻi 96734 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nonaffiliated |
| Established | 1961 |
| Head of School | D.J. Condon |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 824 (2017/2018 school year) |
| Campus size | 24 acres |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | ILH |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Accreditation |
WASC[1] IBO[2] |
| Website |
www |
Le Jardin Academy is located on the Windward Side of Oʻahu in Kailua, Hawaiʻi. It offers private education from Pre-K to grade 12.
History
Madame Henriette D. Neal founded a preschool in 1961 at St John's Lutheran Church in Kailua. It was known as Le Jardin d'Enfants Madame Neal taught her students the French language. French is still taught at the school today and the fleur-de-lis appears in Le Jardin's logo. Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish language are offered to students.[3]
After 1961 and for the next eight years, a new grade was added nearly every year. By 1975, the school's enrollment was more than 100 students, all in sixth grade or lower. In 2006, Le Jardin Academy celebrated its first high school graduating class.
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation donated the land on which Le Jardin Academy's main campus is situated. It had been operated as a Kailua drive-in. On August 30, 1999, the school opened its new campus. In 2001, Le Jardin added a high school in the same manner it had expanded in the 1960s, by adding a new grade each year. In 2009, a new high school building and gym was added to the main campus.
References
- ↑ "HAIS Family Guide to Private Schools" (PDF). Hawaii Association of Independent Schools. 2008.
- ↑ "IB — Profile: Le Jardin Academy". ibo.org.
- ↑ "History". lejardinacademy.org.