Fairview Outdoor School

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Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor School at Fairview
Address
12808 Draper Road

,
Maryland
21722

United States
Coordinates 39°39′50″N77°56′30″W / 39.66389°N 77.94167°W / 39.66389; -77.94167 Coordinates: 39°39′50″N77°56′30″W / 39.66389°N 77.94167°W / 39.66389; -77.94167
Information
School type Outdoor learning facility
Opened1979
School district Washington County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Clayton Wilcox
Head teacherTimothy Abe
GradesK–12
Classes offered Environmental science and literacy, STEM
Campus type Rural
Website

Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor School at Fairview, formerly known as Fairview Outdoor School and Fairview Outdoor Education Center, is a public school located between Clear Spring and Hancock in western Washington County, Maryland, United States. The school was built in 1979 and serves students in the Washington County Public Schools system as a facility to promote environmental awareness.

Clear Spring, Maryland Town in Maryland, United States

Clear Spring is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 358 at the 2010 census.

Hancock, Maryland Town in Maryland, United States

Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,546 at the 2010 census. The Western Maryland community is notable for being located at the narrowest part of the state. The north-south distance from the Pennsylvania state line to the West Virginia state line is only 1.8 miles (2.9 km) at Hancock.

Washington County, Maryland County in the United States

Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 147,430. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington. Washington County is one of three Maryland counties recognized by the Appalachian Regional Commission as being part of Appalachia.

The school was renamed as of 09 December 2008 to honor the late former Washington County Public Schools superintendent Claud E. Kitchens, who oversaw the construction of the facility. [1]

Notes

  1. School to be renamed for Kitchens, Erin Cunningham. The Herald-Mail. 09 December 2008.

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