Post job

The Independence School company history timeline

1978

Independence was founded in 1978 by parents seeking a challenging education that would be strong in the academic areas, arts, foreign languages and athletics.

1980

Growth was significant, and the school purchased 16 acres of land on Paper Mill Road in January of 1980.

1987

The Early Childhood program and Extended Day were added in 1987, housed in a new building on campus.

1997

In fall 1997, five buildings were opened, including two high schools, an early childhood center, a relocated freshman school, and a third junior school.

2003

For the 2003-04 school year, an additional elementary school and junior school were opened along with a new Central Office.

2007

In 2007, additions were made to Lakota East and West high schools, and the district opened two new schools: Endeavor Elementary and Wyandot Early Childhood School.

2017

The school was demolished that year and the Club officially opened its doors in December 2017.

In 2017, Lakota established an alternative high school it named Lakota Career Readiness Academy.

2018

In 2018, in an effort to make all-day kindergarten available to all students in spite of space constraints, the district reconfigured its schools so that grades K-2 would attend early childhood schools and grades 3-6 would attend elementary schools.

2021

In 2021, a 57,000 square foot Outdoor Classroom opened, with more than a dozen distinct learning areas incorporating materials designed specifically to take advantage of learning outside.

In 2021, a 57,000-sq. ft. outdoor classroom adjacent to the Early Childhood/Kindergarten classrooms was added.

2022

Browse our 2022 day camp and specialty camp offerings for ages 3 through grade 8. register now >Parent ZoneNews & SocialCalendarClubs & ActivitiesIndependence Spirit Store(opens in new window/tab)Extended Day Parents' AssociationSummer CampAlumni

Work at The Independence School?
Share your experience
Founded
1978
Company founded
Headquarters
Newark, DE
Company headquarter
Get updates for jobs and news

Rate The Independence School's efforts to communicate its history to employees.

Zippia waving zebra

The Independence School jobs

Do you work at The Independence School?

Does The Independence School communicate its history to new hires?

The Independence School history FAQs

Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of The Independence School, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about The Independence School. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at The Independence School. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by The Independence School. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of The Independence School and its employees or that of Zippia.

The Independence School may also be known as or be related to INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL INC/THE, Independence School Inc, THE INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL INC, The Independence School and The Independence School, Inc.