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Head of School's Welcome

Welcome to Sage Ridge School. This website allows you to explore our School and learn about our community. I hope you find it informative and helpful. Nevertheless, like any school, we have many dimensions you can discover only through affiliation and experience. Let me share four of those dimensions that are essential to understanding what Sage Ridge School stands for and strives to achieve.

First, we are a community that prizes virtue and values. Our Code of Conduct, Value Pillars and Honor Code provide a standard for our actions. We welcome families of all faiths and beliefs, with a shared understanding that the best education begins with the cultivation of virtuous conduct and concern for others.

Second, we know that young people grow best - both intellectually and socially - when taught by teachers who are as dedicated to knowing their students as they are to knowing their subject matter. We have a superb faculty fully engaged in the lives of their students and devoted to providing each student opportunities to excel in all areas of school life.

Third, we provide a challenging academic program for our students. We do not simply want our students to perform well on tests; we want them to learn truly how to think and to master the world of ideas. The process begins when we receive our students in 5th grade, continues through the Middle School, and culminates with a challenging Upper School curriculum.  Our graduates are not only admitted to the college or university of their choice, they thrive there.

Finally, a Sage Ridge education includes exploring artistic and physical capabilities. In these areas, our students work under instructors, directors, and coaches (often their classroom teachers), who are as passionate and informed about these endeavors as they are about their academic field. Providing such opportunities for all students guarantees a rich experience for them and generates great school spirit and energy.

I invite you to continue your exploration of Sage Ridge School beyond what is found on our website. It would be our pleasure to welcome you to our campus, just south of Reno, where you can learn firsthand more of the many wonderful dimensions of Sage Ridge School.

Colburn Shindell
Interim Head of School and Middle School Head