5th graders eating lunch in 1954

Courtesy Gwinn Dunham

Collection of Special Collections, WWU Libraries

From its first day in 1899 until its last in 1967, the Campus School at Western Washington University provided a unique environment for learning by students and student-teachers alike, serving as a laboratory for innovative curriculum, teaching practice, and teacher training. Here, students engaged in and teachers applied the latest methodologies, including project and inquiry-based learning as well as the newest ideas of the progressive education movement begun by John Dewey. Generations of teachers and alumni, including many citizens of our city and region, attest to its powerful influence on their professional and personal lives.

The 1993 Campus School All-Class Reunion raised $14,200 for the carillon bells in Miller Hall, home to Campus School from 1943-1967.

The bells still chime!

The 2007 Campus School Reunion Committee noted that 40 years have passed since

the Campus School closed.

Very few people other than alumni

know anything about it.  The committee decided to keep its remarkable legacy alive by establishing the Campus School Legacy Scholarship.

A goal was set for $35,000 to fully endow the scholarship, which will generate an annual award to cover most of one quarter's tuition and fees for a student during their internship, when they need financial assistance

the most.

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, the original goal has been met! Additional contributions will help the annual award amount increase to meet the rising costs of tuition.

Miss Priscilla Kinsman

A favorite teacher

How to give

Honor Roll of Donors

Thank you to the Campus School Legacy Scholarship Committee and Volunteers:

Harte Bressler, Paul and Ann Hanson, Mary King, Norma Miller,

Bob and Marilyn Monahan, Curt Smith, Pat Spratlen, June Hardin Thomas