Clear Spring High School

Clear Spring High School is a high school (grades 9 to 12) in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas. It is part of a wider school called the Clear Spring School, which includes pre-school through grade 8.

History

Clear Spring School was founded in 1974 by Will and Laurie Fulton and Molly Fulton Seeligson. Will and Molly’s father, Dr. Bernard Fulton, had previously founded the prestigious Greenhill School in Dallas, Texas. The vision of Clear Spring School, following the founders’ philosophy of true education, was to promote a lifelong love of learning. They recognized that when students make a personal and meaningful connection with a subject, then knowledge, skill, and growth naturally follow.

Beginning as a one-room school for students in grades 1 – 6, Clear Spring School gradually expanded to serve pre-primary students and later added a middle school and then high school program. Over the school’s early years, it was housed in four different donated spaces as the program grew, including Eureka Springs’ historic “Old Red Brick School House” (later destroyed by fire in 1990). With the school’s growth came the acquisition of 16 wooded acres, and a master plan that resulted in the construction of five buildings housing classrooms and administrative offices.

Clear Spring School has been nationally accredited through The Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS) since 1999. In addition to ISACS accreditation, CSS is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).

External links

• Official site of the Clear Spring School