Conserve School
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| Conserve School | |
 The Conserve School logo on an on-campus flag. |
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| Established | 2001 |
| School type | Private, Boarding |
| Religious affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| Headmaster | Stefan Anderson |
| Location | Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin, WI, USA |
| Campus | 1200 acres [1] 9 buildings |
| Enrollment | 130 [1] |
| Faculty | 33 |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student:teacher ratio |
1:6 [1] |
| Average SAT scores (2002) |
1153 [1] |
| Athletics | 79% of student body |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | No mascot |
| Conference | Northern Lakes conference |
| Homepage | http://www.conserveschool.org/ |
Conserve School (on James Lowenstine's estate Lowenwood, often shortened to Conserve) is a college preparatory private boarding high school in Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin, United States. The school aims to serve academically talented students by using a college preparatory curriculum that emphasizes environment, ethics and innovation.
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[edit] History
Conserve was founded by the late James R. Lowenstine, who had a dream to establish a school on his 1200 acre northern Wisconsin estate. Upon his passing in 1996, executives of Central Steel and Wire Company in Chicago began laying plans for the school. Construction and planning was completed in 2002 and in August 2002, Conserve School opened its doors to its first classes of students[2]. Today Conserve hosts about 130[1] students from several states and foreign countries.
[edit] Academics
Conserve School's purpose is to emphasize the environment and the outdoors while providing a college preparatory environment for students to learn and innovate in.
[edit] Winterim
Conserve School has a unique program (for the high school level) in January called Winterim. This program allows students to take one class for three weeks. Classes range from trips to the PRC to facial reconstruction, allowing students to try new and unique things not offered in a traditional classroom.
[edit] Student Life
Students at Conserve School live in "wings" of (up to) 9 students[3]. Each wing has ten student rooms (5 bathrooms between rooms), a common area, and a kitchenette. Each wing is chaperoned by "wing parents", two staff members whom live across from the students. Wings are encouraged to function as a community and bond with each other.
[edit] Technology
Students are loaned an HP business laptop computer with Windows XP and a limited-access user account.
[edit] Campus
Conserve School's campus includes 1200 acres of forest bordering Michigan and Sylvania Wilderness. The campus includes four student dormitories, or "houses", a guest dorm used by visitors and the nurse , an academic building (LAB), an athletic center (LRC), a technology complex (TC), a greenhouse used to process the school's sewage ("Green Machine"), and the headmaster's residence.
[edit] LAB
The James R. Lowenstine Academic Building, or the LAB, is the primary building for traditional classes. The building's areas include:
- "The Gathering Space" (a large two-floor lobby used by students between and after classes)
- A 500-seat auditorium
- Library
- 22 Classrooms
- Offices for teaching/staff members
- 2 Lounges
Almost every classroom in the LAB is equipped with a serial-based SmartBoard and projector. the entire LAB is covered in an 802.11g wireless network.
[edit] LRC
The Lowenwood Recreation Center (LRC) is the school's athletic complex.
[edit] Notable staff
Notable staff members include:
- Roger Jones, math teacher
- Norm Ellenberger, basketball coach
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/373
- ^ http://www.conserveschool.org/home/content.asp?section=about%20conserve
- ^ The wing features ten rooms, but certain seniors are granted the right to use a spare room.
[edit] External links
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