Indian Springs School | |
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Address | |
190 Woodward Drive 35124 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°20′27″N86°46′17″W / 33.3409°N 86.7715°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, boarding and day, secondary school |
Motto | Discere Vivendo (Learning Through Living) |
Established | 1952 |
CEEB code | 011440 |
Head of school | Scott Schamberger |
Teaching staff | 38 |
Grades | 8–12 [1] |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 324 [1] (2022-2023) |
Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 [1] |
Campus | 350 acres (140 ha) with an 11-acre (4.5 ha) lake |
Color(s) | Maroon and grey |
Athletics | Boys' and girls' cross country, basketball, bowling, tennis, and soccer Boys' baseball and golf Girls' volleyball and softball |
Nickname | Springs |
Accreditation | AdvancED, NCA CASI, NWAC, SACS CASI |
Newspaper | Woodward Post |
Yearbook | Khalas |
Website | www |
Indian Springs School is a private school for grades eight through twelve, near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It has both boarding and day students, and is located in Indian Springs Village, Shelby County, Alabama.
Indian Springs School was founded in 1952, endowed by Birmingham businessman Harvey G. Woodward, an alumnus of MIT. He died in 1930 and, in his will bequeathed the funds and instructions for creating the school. Woodward wanted to make the school available to all classes of students. He stipulated that the school could admit only Christian, white boys, at a time when racial segregation was statewide in public facilities. [2] He instructed that the school should use a holistic approach to learning (the school's motto is "Discere Vivendo", or "Learning through Living").
During its first years, the school was based on a working farm, where students carried out all the work needed, in addition to other studies. This element was soon eliminated. Indian Springs opened in 1952 with ten staff members and sixty students. The first director of the school was Louis "Doc" Armstrong. He made several changes to Woodward's original plans for the school. He developed a curriculum as a preparatory school and opened admissions to Jewish boys.
When the school was founded, most private and public facilities were segregated in Alabama. The restrictions on enrollment were sequentially abolished by 1976, both by actions of the first director and to comply with the Supreme Court ruling and later federal civil rights legislation in 1964. [2]
Indian Springs School's campus is on 350 acres (140 ha) in northern Shelby County, 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Birmingham. Through the 1970s, the school was remote and surrounded by the woodlands of its campus, in addition to Oak Mountain State Park abutting its southern boundary. In the late 1970s, facing increasing debts and possible bankruptcy because of decreased enrollment, the school sold hundreds of acres surrounding the campus.
Instruction takes place in seven academic buildings, which house 23 classrooms, a science center, a concert hall, a theater, a student lounge, a college center, a technology lab, a 19,000-volume library, and special studios for chorus, art, photography, and drama. The athletic facilities include two gymnasiums, with two basketball courts, two volleyball courts, and two weight rooms. The campus has six tennis courts, a competition soccer field, a baseball field, a softball field, a cross country track, and a practice field/track. A new organic orchard, Fertile Minds, complements the greenhouse in producing food for the students. In 2006, new dorms for both boys and girls were opened.
For school year 2022–2023, the tuition per year is $27,300 for day students, $50,400 for Alabama resident boarding students, $56,500 for non-Alabama domestic boarding students, and $63,200 for international boarding students. There are annual bus and meal plan fees that are not included. Tuition fluctuates yearly. [3]
In 2019, after an internal investigation by a third party, Indian Springs released a report accusing former faculty members of sexual misconduct. [4] [5] [6]
For the 2022–2023 school year: [1]
The demographic breakdown of the 323 students enrolled in 2021-2022 was: [7]
Notable alumni [9] include:
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