Stoneleigh-Burnham School

Stoneleigh-Burnham School (SBS) is a boarding and day school for girls in grades 7–12 and postgraduate year (PG Year). Founded in 1869, the school is the result of the merger of five founding schools. At present, the School is located on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus in Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States, in the Pioneer Valley of New England in close proximity to the Five College Consortium.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Address
574 Bernardston Road

Greenfield
,
Massachusetts
01301

United States
Coordinates42°36′52.56″N 72°35′08.88″W
Information
School typeindependent school, secondary school, high school, middle school, boarding school, day school, girls' school
MottoVeritas Supra Omnia
(Truth Above All)
Established1869
CEEB code220925
ChairDr. Mary Maloney ’69
Head of schoolStephanie Luebbers
Grades7–12 and PG
Campus size100 acres (0.40 km2)
Color(s)    blue & white
MascotAthena the Owl
Websitewww.sbschool.org

Aerial view of the Stoneleigh-Burnham School campus

SBS is affiliated with the International Coalition of Girls' Schools (ICGS),[1] the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS),[2] the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE),[3] The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS),[4] the Parents League of New York (PLNY),[5] the Debating Association of New England Independent Schools (DANEIS),[6] the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA),[7] and the British Horse Society (BHS).[8]

SBS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).[9]

History

Stoneleigh-Burnham School is the result of the merger of five girls’ schools, dating back to 1869 with the Prospect Hill School of Greenfield, Massachusetts.

The history of Stoneleigh-Burnham School as a timeline:

  • 1869: Prospect Hill School founded in Greenfield, Massachusetts, by Reverend John Farwell Moors
  • 1877: The Classical School for Girls founded in Northampton, Massachusetts, by Bessie Talbot Capen and Mary A. Burnham due to the encouraged from then-President of Smith College, Laurenus Clarke Seelye, to provide young women with a better preparation for entrance into Smith College
  • 1885: The Classical School for Girls is renamed the Mary A. Burnham School, in honor of founder Burnham
  • 1909: The Elmhurst School is founded in Connersville, Indiana, by Isabel Cressler and Caroline Sumner, also at the urging of Seelye
  • 1926: Elmhurst School relocates to a larger campus in Rye, New Hampshire, and is renamed the Stoneleigh School for Girls
  • 1930: The Stoneleigh School for Girls merges with Prospect Hill School forming Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill School on what is today the Stoneleigh-Burnham School campus
  • 1968: Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill merges with the Mary A. Burnham School to form Stoneleigh-Burnham School
  • 2004: The Stoneleigh-Burnham Middle School is founded
  • 2019: Stoneleigh-Burnham celebrates 150 years of girls’ education

References
  1. ICGS: https://girlsschools.org/about/our-schools/
  2. NAIS: https://my.nais.org/s/searchdirectory?id=a2C3m00000EQaO4
  3. AISNE: https://aisne.org/schools/
  4. TABS: https://www.tabs.org/tabs-member-schools/
  5. PLNY: https://www.parentsleague.org/schools/members
  6. DANEIS: http://daneis.org/wordpress/?page_id=27
  7. IEA: https://www.rideiea.org/
  8. BHS: https://www.bhs.org.uk/go-riding/find-a-riding-centre-or-livery-yard/stoneleigh-burnham-school-equestrian/
  9. NEASC: https://www.neasc.org/institution/stoneleigh-burnham-school-0
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