From the President...

Dear Web Site Friends,

As President of the Board of Trustees, I welcome you to Ruxton Country School’s web-site.

The school was founded in 1913. From that beginning, Ruxton has been educating individual students individually. The school’s philosophy is to teach its students the skills enabling them to learn within their individual learning styles. These skills are then taken with them when they leave the school to be used in further educational challenges, as well as for the challenges of life in general.

The school also strives to teach additional skills. Naming just a few, its students are taught the need to be a positive and dedicated member of their community. They are also taught civility to one another, a sense of fairness, and a sense of what’s right and wrong. Additionally, they are taught to respect their environment, because they are its future stewards. With this in mind, the school’s new environmentally green middle school building, which is scheduled for completion in the next few months, is a tangible reminder to them of the commitment that has been made in their name, and with the knowledge that it will serve as a model for their future decisions.

I continually remind the board that everyone has their “boss”. For us, it’s our students, and as a board we are to discern their needs and then to provide for them to the best of our abilities. Come, visit Ruxton Country School, and meet our bosses. Learn from them the success of educating individual students individually.

Sincerely,

J. Thomas Bashore

President, Board of Trustees

Board Members