Lausanne Collegiate School, originally known as Lausanne School for Girls, is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian school in Memphis, Tennessee, for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. It was named for the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, known as a European center of education.
Mission
Motto
"Knowledge, Truth and Honor."
Lausanne Collegiate School evolved from a select girls’ school to become a culturally diverse, co-ed, process and technology-oriented, globally conscious collegiate prep school.
Founding 1926—Central Ave.
In 1926, Mrs. Emma DeSaussure Jett, Miss Bessie Statler and two other veteran teachers left St. Mary’s Episcopal School and founded their own small, K-12, private girls’ school in a spacious residence at 1649 Central Avenue in Memphis. The school was named after the Swiss city of Lausanne, a recognized center of educational excellence, and the area from which Mrs. Jett’s DeSaussure ancestors had migrated to America. Lausanne emphasized small classes, a nurturing environment, inspiring teachers and highly individualized instruction.
Collegiate School may refer to:
Collegiate School is a private coeducational day school located in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1895, the school serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. The school has an enrollment of about 160 students. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1974.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 119 students (plus 14 in pre-K) and 13.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
The school aims to provide "a safe, individual oriented environment that stresses basic skills, positive attitudes, values and academic growth." Collegiate is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
Collegiate School is a preparatory school for boys and girls located in Richmond, Virginia. The student body of Collegiate comprises about 1,600 total students from Junior Kindergarten through 12th Grade. The Lower School and Upper School are coeducational and the Middle School is coordinated with boys and girls in separate classes.
Collegiate was founded in 1915, By Helen Baker as the Collegiate School for Girls, a college preparatory school located in downtown Richmond. In addition to this campus in town, Collegiate opened the Collegiate Country Day School, off Mooreland and River Roads, in 1953 Collegiate's Town School and the Country Day School merged on Mooreland Road in 1960. Today Collegiate still remains on the Mooreland Road campus and has purchased over 155 acres (0.63 km2) in Goochland County. Collegiate had already developed 60 of these acres for athletic purposes.
2015-2016
Total Faculty - 196
Faculty holding advanced degrees - 140
Lausanne Collegiate School, originally known as Lausanne School for Girls, is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian school in Memphis, Tennessee, for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. It was named for the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, known as a European center of education.
Mission
Motto
"Knowledge, Truth and Honor."
Lausanne Collegiate School evolved from a select girls’ school to become a culturally diverse, co-ed, process and technology-oriented, globally conscious collegiate prep school.
Founding 1926—Central Ave.
In 1926, Mrs. Emma DeSaussure Jett, Miss Bessie Statler and two other veteran teachers left St. Mary’s Episcopal School and founded their own small, K-12, private girls’ school in a spacious residence at 1649 Central Avenue in Memphis. The school was named after the Swiss city of Lausanne, a recognized center of educational excellence, and the area from which Mrs. Jett’s DeSaussure ancestors had migrated to America. Lausanne emphasized small classes, a nurturing environment, inspiring teachers and highly individualized instruction.
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