Established 2009 Staff 20 Grades 3–12 Mascot Eagle Owl Motto Lux Tua Inveniatur | Head of school Meredith Hafer Faculty 15 Phone +1 203-200-7244 Color Blue | |
Sister school The Spire School, The Pinnacle School, Links Academy Address 111 W North St, Stamford, CT 06902, USA | ||
The Beacon School is an independent preparatory day and boarding school for intellectually curious students in grades 3–12, owned and operated by Greenwich Education Group (GEG). It is located in Stamford, Connecticut's historic Hubbard Heights neighborhood. Current enrollment is 40 students with plans to expand to 75 students by 2018.
History
Greenwich Education Group (GEG) is a privately held, for-profit company founded in 2005 by Victoria C. Newman, a former Greenwich Public Schools teacher. Newman quickly outgrew her “one-room schoolhouse” in Livingston Place and moved into the St. Lawrence Club. Demand continued to increase, and in 2006, Greenwich Education Group expanded to new facilities at the Greenwich Water Club.
In 2007, Meredith Hafer, an expert in gifted education, joined Greenwich Education Group and took over management of its growing homeschool program. By 2009, with 15 students enrolled, the Beacon School was founded to meet the needs of intellectually curious students who wanted a more individualized approach to education.
The name Beacon was inspired by the school's original location on the Mianus River at Beacon Point in Cos Cob, Connecticut.