The Orchard School (Indianapolis)
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{{Infobox school
| name = The Orchard School
| logo =
| streetaddress = 615 West 64th Street
| city = Indianapolis
| state = Indiana
| county = Marion County
| zipcode = 46260
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|39.870126|-86.172175|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established = 1922
| type = Independent School
| grades = Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 8
| head of school = Dr. Sherri Helvie
| enrollment = 550 Total
| enrollment_as_of = 2019-2020
| team_name = Owls
| colors = {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}
| website = [http://www.orchard.org Official Website]
}}The Orchard School is a co-educational, independent school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was founded in 1922 and utilizes a progressive method of educating pre-kindergarten to eighth grade students.
The school, also known as Orchard Country Day School for several decades, is located on a 50-acre campus near the Meridian Hills neighborhood on the North Side of Indianapolis. Enrollment for 2015-2016 was 604 students.{{cite web |url=http://www.orchard.org/admissions/orchard-at-a-glance/index.aspx |title=The Orchard School: Admissions » Orchard at a Glance |website=www.orchard.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106195913/http://www.orchard.org/admissions/orchard-at-a-glance/index.aspx |archive-date=2009-11-06}}
History
A wing of the school building opened in September 1969.{{cite news|title=Orchard Country Day School To Dedicate Wing|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|place=Indianapolis, Indiana|date=1969-04-09|page=11}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94711316/ Clipping]
By 1986, the school began hosting the Indiana Japanese Language School.{{cite news|last=Kantor|first=Amy|title=School instills Oriental traditions|newspaper=The Republic|place=Columbus, Indiana|date=1986-07-29|pages=A1, A10}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417087/ Clipping of first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94417114/ of second page] from Newspapers.com.
Heads of School
- Hillis L. Howie
- Gordon Thompson
- Daniel Vorenberg
- Charles Clark
- Joseph P. Marshall
- Thomas Rosenbluth
- Sherri Helvie
See also
References
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- [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/the-orchard-school-profile/46260 "Private School Review" profile]