Blue Ridge School
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The Blue Ridge School is an all boys private college prep school grades nine through twelve located in Charlottesville, VA, convenient to our mid-Atlantic families. Our co-curricular programs build self-esteem and develop skills in leadership and teamwork. Our private high school is defined by our small class sizes, which create a structured learning environment for young men. Boys with ADD, ADHD and learning differences excel within our individualized teaching structure. Blue ridge school is an all boys boarding school that teaches boys to reach.

Blue Ridge School is an all-boys, all-boarding college preparatory school with grades nine through twelve. Students enjoy opportunities for leadership as well as a variety of on and off campus athletic, social and cultural activities. Please keep in touch and let us know the positive difference the School has made in your lives. Parents are important team members in a boy’s success. The Blue Ridge School is an all boys, all boarding private college prep school with grades nine through twelve located in central Virginia. Blue Ridge School held its first commencement in 1918 when two graduates were awarded diplomas. Blue Ridge is a supportive, structured community where self-esteem is founded upon solid accomplishment in the classroom, on the athletic fields, in the arts and in a host of co-curricular activities. The Old Farm House, Office, Commissary, Laundry, Clothing Bureau, Machine House, Poultry House, Blacksmith’s Shop, and Mill were built in A graduate of the Georgia Architectural and Mechanical School, he made Greene County his home during his Blue Ridge years. Dewey Loving had graduated from Blue Ridge in 1923, making him the only alumnus also to become the Headmaster of the School. This building is still used as the main academic building today. Mr. Browne felt that he should return to England to resume his work there. The DAR building was later renovated into faculty housing. Robert Morris was found pinned between a sidewalk and roof. He joined the School’s Board of Trustees in 1960 and was an important helper during the crucial interim year of 1961-62. He brought independent school experience to the Board as he was the Business Manager of Woodberry Forest School. Committee meetings, private consultations and thoughtful study were proceeding based on the 1961 report to convert the old Blue Ridge School into the new Blue Ridge School. Members of the Board in April 1961 accepted the challenge of starting an all-boys boarding school with a mission that would be different from other college preparatory schools. He, as well as the trustees, managed the development of the new Blue Ridge School. He brought over ten years of experience with boys boarding schools, including several years as an Assistant Headmaster. Mr. Williams was an adamant proponent of the School’s mission of educating boys who had not yet achieved academic success. John’s greatest contribution was found in the quality of the life he led and the example he set for all. Mr. Churchill retired in 1987 after serving the Lawrenceville School and Blue Ridge School, for a total of fifty-seven years of educating boys. To this day, the pool is for outdoor enjoyment only.