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Early Childhood
3YO-Kindergarten
Young children are strong, capable, and filled with wonder.
Lower School
Grades 1-5
Developing Independence
Triad
Grades 1-8
Children with dyslexia learn differently.
Upper School
Grades 6-9
Think again. And again.
Recent News
![2025 Alum of the Year Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758670907/summit/wn2xvrnkyixpwfocmm8f/2025alumsoftheyear.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758670907/summit/wn2xvrnkyixpwfocmm8f/2025alumsoftheyear.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758670907/summit/wn2xvrnkyixpwfocmm8f/2025alumsoftheyear.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758670907/summit/wn2xvrnkyixpwfocmm8f/2025alumsoftheyear.jpg","width":1178}])
Congratulations, Jennifer and Barbour!
![Congratulations, Jodi Turner, Recipient of the Marian Millaway ’69 Douglas Award for Faculty Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753214061/summit/n1ylc4jiwsz3mupmi2ie/Award_Faculty_Excellence58.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753214061/summit/n1ylc4jiwsz3mupmi2ie/Award_Faculty_Excellence58.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1753214061/summit/n1ylc4jiwsz3mupmi2ie/Award_Faculty_Excellence58.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1753214061/summit/n1ylc4jiwsz3mupmi2ie/Award_Faculty_Excellence58.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753214061/summit/n1ylc4jiwsz3mupmi2ie/Award_Faculty_Excellence58.jpg","width":1388}])
![Check out our latest SOAR publication]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747241014/summit/rr1rlegleb4fqkfad2kp/Spring2025SOAR.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747241014/summit/rr1rlegleb4fqkfad2kp/Spring2025SOAR.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747241014/summit/rr1rlegleb4fqkfad2kp/Spring2025SOAR.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747241014/summit/rr1rlegleb4fqkfad2kp/Spring2025SOAR.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747241014/summit/rr1rlegleb4fqkfad2kp/Spring2025SOAR.jpg","width":1552}])
SOAR highlights Summit news and information about alums. In this edition:
![Groundbreaking for the SEED Center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746916750/summit/lm4f4xgz0vvvbsw5wm3s/496106493_1265873972209921_8769375901269107110_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746916750/summit/lm4f4xgz0vvvbsw5wm3s/496106493_1265873972209921_8769375901269107110_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746916750/summit/lm4f4xgz0vvvbsw5wm3s/496106493_1265873972209921_8769375901269107110_n.jpg","width":627}])
Summit School has broken ground on the SEED Center, our future hub for Science, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Design. Learn more here.
![Summit School Is Leading the Way in "Preparing Students for an Ever-Changing Future"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722956544/summit/kyeti77pxjvwragigj8x/beekeeping.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722956544/summit/kyeti77pxjvwragigj8x/beekeeping.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722956544/summit/kyeti77pxjvwragigj8x/beekeeping.jpg","width":800}])
In today's fast-paced world, the ability to adapt and innovate is more crucial than ever. Summit School is at the forefront of cultivating curiosity and lifelong learning in students.
![Glenda Shelton wins Marian Millaway '69 Douglas Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717795419/summit/f6aermianzz9trryyjm2/glenda.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717795419/summit/f6aermianzz9trryyjm2/glenda.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717795419/summit/f6aermianzz9trryyjm2/glenda.jpg","width":800}])
Congratulations to Lower School Music Teacher Glenda Shelton, Winner of the Marian Millaway ’69 Douglas Award for Teaching Excellence.
![Honoring Loma Hopkins]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1707755514/summit/jrhzyuzydotqf1gvvgkz/426337861_894050342725621_7351017826701178711_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1707755514/summit/jrhzyuzydotqf1gvvgkz/426337861_894050342725621_7351017826701178711_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1707755514/summit/jrhzyuzydotqf1gvvgkz/426337861_894050342725621_7351017826701178711_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1707755514/summit/jrhzyuzydotqf1gvvgkz/426337861_894050342725621_7351017826701178711_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1707755514/summit/jrhzyuzydotqf1gvvgkz/426337861_894050342725621_7351017826701178711_n.jpg","width":1228}])
Over the span of five decades, Loma enhanced the lives, inspired the spirits, and enlarged the possibilities of thousands of students.
![Coach John Allen and Gloria Allen Honored]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706543221/summit/jqtxufacrm0snllpwq6q/allen.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706543221/summit/jqtxufacrm0snllpwq6q/allen.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1706543221/summit/jqtxufacrm0snllpwq6q/allen.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706543221/summit/jqtxufacrm0snllpwq6q/allen.jpg","width":1061}])
The Athletic Center basketball court, where Coach Allen has coached hundreds of girls on the basketball team, will be named in his honor.
![Our newest publication - SOAR]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701887040/summit/jxucnela4nmwwywxmzci/SOAR.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701887040/summit/jxucnela4nmwwywxmzci/SOAR.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701887040/summit/jxucnela4nmwwywxmzci/SOAR.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701887040/summit/jxucnela4nmwwywxmzci/SOAR.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701887040/summit/jxucnela4nmwwywxmzci/SOAR.jpg","width":1292}])
Check out our very first issue of SOAR!
![Congratulations Della Hinman!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685716992/summit/e9ng4ag5eate0glfbzvi/della.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685716992/summit/e9ng4ag5eate0glfbzvi/della.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685716992/summit/e9ng4ag5eate0glfbzvi/della.jpg","width":560}])
This year's recipient of the Marian Millaway ’69 Douglas Award...