Seabury School
| Motto | Inspiring, Enriching, Empowering |
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| Formation | 1989 |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Gifted education |
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Head of School
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Sandi Wollum |
| Website | Seabury.org |
Seabury School is an independent school for gifted children in Tacoma, Washington.
Founded in 1989, Seabury is the only independent school in the South Puget Sound marketed towards intellectually advanced children. Seabury is a member of the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS) and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC).
Children from Tacoma, Federal Way, Kent, Auburn, Gig Harbor, Puyallup, the Puget Sound region and even further come to Seabury for its personalized approach to education. They put emphasis on the development of creative and analytical thinking skills.
Seabury serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grades on two campuses: pre-k to fifth in Northeast Tacoma (Browns Point), and six to eighth in downtown Tacoma.
The school began when two principals, one in private education and the other retired from public school administration, met and were reflecting on their careers. Barbara Field and Lee Woodworth Fisher were concerned with the lack of appropriate educational placement for very bright, highly exceptional students. At that time, funds for these students were not generally available in the public schools under the assumption these students could "fend for themselves."
In 1988, Field and Fisher met with educators from private gifted schools to learn about the structure, curriculum, and Washington State's legal requirements for private schools. The two founders then met with psychologists, educators from the University of Washington and other public and private programs, in addition to state officials from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. By late fall, it was decided that the school would open with grades kindergarten through second and with plans for inclusion through grade six. After accumulating used furniture, materials and books, Field and Fisher rented a commercially zoned building on 51st Street NE near Commencement Bay in Northeast Tacoma.
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