Unquowa School

The Unquowa School
Location
981 Stratfield Road, Fairfield, Connecticut United States
Coordinates	41°11′43″N73°13′58″W / 41.19535°N 73.23273°W / 41.19535; -73.23273
Information
Type	Private School
Motto	"The Future is in Our Care"
Opened	1917
Principal	Sharon Lauer
Grades	K-8
Enrollment	200 [1]
Website	unquowa.org

The Unquowa School (U.S.) is a private K-8 school that was established in 1917 by a group of parents in Fairfield, Connecticut.

By 2011 the school began a program where a chef bakes bread on-site and uses ingredients originating from farms in the vicinity. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Gene Tierney - Actress ^[3]

References

1. "Homes for Sale near the Unquowa School - Fairfield CT".
2. Kalafa, Amy (August 18, 2011). Lunch Wars: How to Start a School Food Revolution and Win the Battle for Our Children's Health . Penguin Books. pp.  Google Books PT 64-65. ISBN   9781101547465 – via Google Books. - Headline for section is "Connecticut: The Unquowa School".
3. "Gene Tierney". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved August 2, 2025.

Further reading

• "Unquowa School Has New Theories in Teaching Youth". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer . January 13, 1921. p.  13/13 part 2 – via Newspapers.com. - Some of the article is missing due to a cut.
• Survey Staff (1952). A Look at Unquowa School, Fairfield, Connecticut: A Report of a Survey. University of Bridgeport College of Education. - Profile