Sun Valley Community School

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Sun Valley Community School is a pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade day and boarding school in Sun Valley, Idaho, where students are known and challenged by an inspiring faculty to think critically in a collaborative, close-knit community. Our graduates walk out into the world with a confidence earned through academic and outdoor endeavors that contribute to an authentic sense of self. NAIS, NWAIS, TABS accredit Sun Valley Community School, and advanced.

• This is the place where you will discover, explore, commit, reflect, and share
• You will learn to make your way and make a difference
• You will elevate your expectations and become your best self
• You will find that mountains can be mentors
• You will embrace your cause, debate your point, and broaden your view
• You will own the stage, paint the canvas, and share your song.

Our mission is to inspire students to think critically, engage confidently, embrace challenges, and lead impactful, purposeful lives from our campus to the wilderness.

• Three campuses totaling 44 acres in the towns of Sun Valley and Ketchum, Idaho
• Sun Valley Community School’s main academic campus is located at One Community School Drive in Sun Valley, Idaho.
• Sports and Outdoor Program facilities are located at the Dumke Family Sagewillow Campus at 1 Arrowleaf Road, Sun Valley, Idaho.
• Our boarding program and campus hub are located at Rufus M. Brown Hall, at 280 Northwood Way, Ketchum, Idaho.

Sun Valley Community School was established in 1973. The first classes were held in the basement of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ketchum, with 30 students, three faculty members, and four volunteers. Today, we are a pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade day and boarding school with more than 385 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades and more than 100 faculty and staff.

Academics form the core of the Sun Valley Community School experience, offering students a thorough preparation for success at outstanding colleges and universities and living meaningful, purposeful lives. At Sun Valley Community School, students find academic challenge and engage through:

• A developmentally appropriate college preparatory program that recognizes and celebrates the diverse strengths and talents of our students.
• A curriculum that integrates classroom learning with a unique Outdoor Program emphasizes the development of leadership, confidence, and self-reliance in students of every age.
• A faculty deeply committed to connecting with students and supporting individual passions.

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