Type Private Grades Pre-K - 12th Phone +1 434-292-7218 Founded 1966 Lowest grade Pre-kindergarten | Established 1966 Website www.kenston.org Mascot Kavalier Color Green and Gold | |
Address 75 Ridge Rd, Blackstone, VA 23824, USA Similar Nottoway High School, Central High School, Kenston Forest Day Care Cen, Blackstone High School, Dinwiddie High School | ||
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Kenston Forest School is a private school located in Blackstone, Virginia, which serves students from ten surrounding counties. In addition to educating grades pre-kindergarten through twelve, the school has an Early Learning Program that is licensed by the State of Virginia. The school is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Virginia Independent Schools Association.
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History
Kenston Forest School was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy by the Lunenburg-Nottoway Educational Foundation. The school lost its status as a tax-deductible charity in the 1970s because of its discriminatory admissions policy. The name “Kenston” originates from a merging of the town names "Kenbridge" and “Blackstone.” Kenston Forest School originally enrolled students in grades eight through twelve, acting as a high school for students from both the Kenbridge Day School and the Blackstone Day School, two private lower schools in the area. In 1981, after declining numbers of enrollment in all of these schools, the three decided to merge to form Kenston Forest School as it is today, one non-discriminatory, nonprofit school for grades pre-k through twelve. The school is still overseen by The Lunenburg – Nottoway Educational Foundation, which is governed by an appointed Board of Directors.
Athletics
Kenston Forest School is a part of the Virginia Commonwealth Conference. Member schools include Amelia Academy, Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, Brunswick Academy, Christchurch School, Fuqua School, Isle of Wight Academy, Richmond Christian School, Southampton Academy, the Steward School, and Tidewater Academy. Additional athletic competitions are held with non-conference schools.