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Leaving the Big City Behind
After WWII a group of Lake Country parents decided they didn't want to send their children a half hour east to Milwaukee to find a great education. They started the first nursery school in Waukesha County. But where would they go next? Public schools were crowded and geared towards the needs of a rural population. Could the virtues of a rural life be ingredients for a fantastic learning environment with the sort of attention and care that they had experienced in top urban independent schools? An experience that could marry hardscrabble pioneering ways with the highest academic preparation for college and beyond?
On September 15, 1958, University Lake School opened in temporary quarters with 45 students in grades 7 through 10. At the end of the first school year, students moved to Nagawicka Road with the gift of the Vettelson farm. As word of this remarkable school in the woods spread, so did demand, and the as the students grew, so did the School.
Today, the legacy and rich traditions continue to be celebrated by our community, with new families standing side-by-side with founding families to support the ULS mission to deliver an incomparable education. Learn more about our leadership.
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