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Riverfield Country Day School was founded in
1984 by a group of parents and teachers working with Marty and
Tom Clark. This group's motivation was to provide an enhanced
opportunity for educational growth and personal development for
their children. The long-range plan included a country campus
with outdoor learning to accommodate a hundred students in five
years.
August 4, 1984, Riverfield opened with 40 children
ages two months old to 2nd grade at 45th and Peoria; beginning
one of the first multi-age programs in Tulsa.
June 1985, enrollment grew rapidly and Riverfield moved to a larger
space at 6925 S. Yorktown. With the success of the program, plans
were accelerated to move "across the river in a field."
June 1986, first school in Tulsa to receive
accreditation from the National Association for the Education
of Young Children.
August 1991, Riverfield relocated to its current
campus.
1992, added a wing for a library, computer
lab and music room to serve the growing demand for elementary
grades.
May 1993, first 8th grade graduating class.
November 1994, the middle school opened bringing
the total facility to more than 44,000 square feet with over 400
students.
June 1997, an additional ten acres of adjoining
land was purchased for future expansion.
Spring 1999, received accreditation from the
Independent Schools of the Southwest, 1 of 2 schools in Tulsa
and 1 of 5 in Oklahoma.
December 1999, a grandparent and former board
member donated 32 adjoining acres to the school, bringing the
total campus to 68 acres and January 2001, he gave an additional
15 acres bringing the total acreage to 88.
August 2002, the Upper School begins with first
freshman class.
August 2003, the Upper School adds a sophomore
class.
November 2003, groundbreaking for the new Upper School building
and gymnasium.
July 2004, hired Toby Clark as the new Middle
and Upper School Head.
August 2004, the Upper School adds a junior
class.
March 2005, Upper School and Gymnasium completed.
May 2007, first senior class graduates!
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