The Fountain Valley School of Colorado is a private, co-educational independent college preparatory school for students in 9th through 12th grades. The school's primary campus is located on of rolling prairie at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school also owns and uses a 40-acre Mountain Campus located near Buena Vista.
FVS is a member of the Association of Boarding Schools, or TABS, and is home to the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute for teaching professionals.
History
In 1929, art patron Elizabeth Sage Hare organized a group of her friends to join her in founding an independent boarding school. The site chosen for the school was a large ranch owned by Jack Bradley, which Hare purchased in November 1929. The school opened as a boarding school for boys in September 1930. Fountain Valley School became coeducational in 1975.
Curriculum
One of Fountain Valley School's signature programs is their Western Immersion Program. Students take a week-long trip during their sophomore year to Fountain Valley's western campus near Buena Vista to "learn about Colorado's history, geology, geography and social and cultural issues of the American West in a hands-on environment".
Extracurricular activities
Notable alumni
John Perry Barlow, digital rights activist, founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and lyricist for The Grateful Dead Marshall Bell, actor (Total Recall and Outer Banks) Brad Dourif (HBO's Deadwood and The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy) Dominique Dunne, actress (Poltergeist) Griffin Dunne Lang Fisher, co-creator of Never Have I Ever Samuel Goldwyn Jr. David Hare, artist, son of founder Elizabeth Sage Hare Matthew Huxley, son of British author Aldous Huxley Jack Lane, director of the Dallas Museum of Art Steve Lemme, of Broken Lizard Comedy Troop (starring in movies such as Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest) Paul Matisse, grandson to Henri Matisse Belding Scribner, pioneer of kidney dialysis Ed Sherin, producer of Law & Order Bob Weir, a member of the Grateful Dead