Brazos Valley Sudbury School
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Brazos Valley Sudbury School (BVSS) was a Sudbury school in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, near Brookshire. It was in proximity to Katy.
The school, located in the Brazos Valley region, served ages 4 through 19. Its campus had 4,000 square feet (370 m2) of space.
History
It was founded by Tomball resident Laura Gabelsberg, who previously taught at public schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. In April 2001, Gabelsberg held a public meeting with 25 others, discussing different educational philosophies for a proposed school, and after the meeting, the group selected the Sudbury system. By September 2001, the group was holding meetings about the establishment of the school.
A woman named Chicha Glass, along with her husband, lent her house, which became a 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) classroom building, for the school's operations and gave $25,000 in startup funds. Her husband and she moved into a garage apartment on the same property. In February 2002, the school began operations, and was scheduled to open in fall 2002.
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