Overlake School in Redmond, King County, United States | School

Welcome to Overlake School, Redmond, United States. Inspire Excellence. Develop Intellectual Curiosity. Teach Responsibility. Embrace Diversity. Foster a Compassionate Community.

These are not just the words from our mission statement but words we live by at The Overlake School. Education at its best takes place in an environment where... * academics are rigorous and students are challenged to succeed. * students can grow and try new things. * responsibility and tolerance are essential to learning. * community and family are interchangeable. * state of the art facilities and natural campus environment are unparalleled. * Overlake School enrolls 500 students who come primarily from the Eastside suburbs of Seattle and Redmond, Bellevue, Washington.

* The average class size is 13. * The student-teacher ratio is 9:1 * Overlake does not rank its students.

* Overlake has 56 teachers both full and part-time. All have bachelors' degrees, two-thirds have masters' degrees and four have doctorates. * Overlake offers honors sections in six disciplines and 16 Advanced Placement courses. * Languages offered are French, Japanese, Latin and Spanish.

*  Overlake has a strong Technology Program including a full-time Technology Integration Specialist who helps teachers and students use technology effectively. * Both Middle and Upper School have active Outdoor Programs that include backpacking, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, camping, mountaineering and kayaking.  * Overlake has an Advisory Program that pairs a small group of students with a teacher for one or more years. The advisory groups meet each morning in homeroom.  * Overlake has a four-year College Counseling Program that begins in the freshman year.

* Overlake School supports an on-campus Personal Counseling Program with two full-time counselors.  * Overlake School has many opportunities for parents to make friends and become involved at School including an active parents' association, athletics and arts support groups and parenting education programs and speakers.