The Northwest School
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1415 Summit Ave Seattle, Washington United States |
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| Motto | Courtesy and Common Sense |
| Established | 1980 |
| Principal | Mike McGill |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 506 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Athletics | Basketball, Cross-Country, Soccer, Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, Track and Field |
| Mascot | The Haüs |
| Nickname | "Northwest" |
| Affiliations | NAIS, PNAIS |
| Website | www |
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Summit School
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Northwest School in the old Summit building, 2007
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| Location | First Hill, Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′48″N 122°19′33″W / 47.6134°N 122.3259°WCoordinates: 47°36′48″N 122°19′33″W / 47.6134°N 122.3259°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | James Stephen |
| NRHP Reference # | 79002540 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 4, 1979 |
| Designated SEATL | March 19, 1990 |
The Northwest School (originally The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment) is an independent day and boarding school located on Seattle, Washington's First Hill. The school was founded in 1980 and is primarily located in the 1905 Summit School building, an official City of Seattle landmark that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The school's student body includes approximately 500 day and boarding students, in grades 6-12, some 16% of whom are from outside the United States. The school has attracted international students for decades, and international opportunities for domestic students range from Central America to Ethiopia.
The Northwest School was founded in 1980 by Ellen Taussig, Paul Raymond, and Mark Terry. Michael J. McGill has served as head of school since 2011. He previously served as Upper School Principal of The Park School of Baltimore.
Alongside the historic Summit School building and the school's dormitory for boarding students, modern additions to the Northwest campus were completed in 2006 (expanded photography studio, library, and computer lab) and 2014 (gymnasium, fitness mezzanine, dining room, kitchen, black-box theater and a roof-top sports field).
The school's Humanities program encompasses history, Literature and art history in a lecture and discussion format. All high school students take a three-year Humanities core program, one year each of Physical Science, Biology, and Chemistry, and a minimum of three years each of mathematics and a foreign language. Students take two fine art classes each year, and must complete at least one class each of theater, visual art, music, and dance before graduation. Fine Arts classes are taught by recognized practitioners.
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