Field School of Charlottesville

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The Field School is a private boys school in Albemarle County providing grades five through eight. The Field Schools motto is omnis puer scitus et frater or every boy known every boy a brother.


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History

Founded in 2007, the school was first housed in the Claudius Crozet Park Community Building for its first two years. In 2009 the School moved to the old Crozet high school, which was built in 1924.

For many years, the school sought a permanent home. An application request to move to Polo Grounds Road was denied by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on October 9, 2013. [1]

A proposal for a new site on Barracks Road went before the Albemarle Planning Commission in December 2016. [2]

The school switched to online learning just a week after the pandemic began. [3]

The Field School purchased the Blue Ridge Swim Club in the early 21st century. [4]

Directors

The current Director of the Field School is the also the founder, Todd Barnett

Charles Skipper was set to become the new director in the fall of 2020. [5]

Location

The Field School is located at 1408 Crozet Avenue in Crozet Virginia, in Western Albemarle County.



Here is the rejected location on Polo Grounds Road off of Route 29 North of Charlottesville.


References

  1. Web. Field School relocation effort fails, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, October 10, 2013, retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. Web. New Field School location recommended for approval, Sean Tubbs, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 14, 2016, retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. Web. Schooling Under Quarantine, Lisa Martin, Crozet Gazette, Crozet Gazette, May 8, 2020, retrieved September 25, 2020. Print. May 8, 2020 .
  4. Web. Charlottesville–Right Now: Todd Barnett joins Coy Barefoot, Podcast, Charlottesville Podcasting Network, February 16, 2011, retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. Web. Field School Head to Step Down This Year, Lisa Martin, Crozet Gazette, Crozet Gazette, March 8, 2020, retrieved September 25, 2020. Print. March 8, 2020 .

External links

Official site