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1924

In 1924, Helen Taylor Bush, a supporter of John Dewey's philosophy of progressive education, opened a preschool and kindergarten in her home to six students.

1929

In 1929, the school, having grown to six grades, the school was organized as a nonprofit corporation with a board of trustees.

1930

The Helen Bush School for Girls formally began in 1930.

1944

Gracemont became part of the Bush School campus in 1944.

1970

The school was formally renamed the Bush School in 1970 and began enrolling boys in the Upper School, making it Seattle's only K–12 coeducational independent school.

2016

In 2016, The Bush School acquired a second campus, called the Bush Methow Campus, in Mazama, WA. The twenty-acre campus and educational facility, formerly known as the North Cascades Basecamp, integrates wilderness, cultural, and academic experiential learning.

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