White Rock North School opened in 1964 and graduated 12 students its first year. Through the years, White Rock North has expanded one small project at a time. As one of their early projects, for example, Mr. and Mrs. Adams decided that a horse would be a great addition to their school concept. The students have enjoyed petting and caring for the school's horse ever since! A swimming pool was one of their next projects and, slowly, they saved enough funds to build a large pool on the school grounds. Parents have found that the swimming lessons offered by the school, on-site, are convenient and a great supplement to White Rock North's physical education program. As White Rock North continued to grow during the 1970s, the school added a skating rink in 1978. Students continue to skate as part of White Rock North's physical education program. The spacious rink is also used as a gymnasium and is the location for various pageants and programs held throughout the year. With so much progress being made in the community, an arson fire in 1979 was not something Mr. and Mrs. Adams ever anticipated. During that event, the original school building was lost. Mr. and Mrs. Adams soon began rebuilding by constructing what is now known as the main building. Mr. and Mrs. Adams' own daughter, Amy, attended White Rock North during the early years. In 1993, Amy joined the school ranks as an administrator...
Parish Episcopal School expanded to a second campus in 2002 and added grades 7 - 12, becoming a Pre-K-12 independent school. Sitting on 50 acres in a sprawling 337,000 square foot academic building, Parish Episcopal's modern school campus has set the standard for education. Nationally recognized for STEM, leadership, global education, blended/online learning and personalization, Parish enrollment is more than 1,000. The building's atrium has become the cafeteria. Many of the classrooms overlook Farmers Branch Creek that flows along the north end of campus. The two-story library has been retrofitted to better fit the needs of a student population. The new Upper School includes science labs, a teaching darkroom, Smart Boards in almost all classrooms, world languages labs, and a counseling center. Each faculty member enjoys an individual office. Surrounding this central building are new athletic facilities complete with a gymnasium, playing fields, and a stadium. In addition to academics and our facilities, Parish Episcopal has a variety of after school programs to enhance learning. 22 athletic sports teams for boys and girls, comprehensive visual and performing arts programming round out our students.
Lumin Education is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization which operates early childhood learning centers with programs to meet the needs of children from birth to age nine. Lumin Education was founded in 1978 for the specific purpose of proving that all children, regardless of race or income, can succeed in school when we start young and involve parents.
