Why VVS?

Verde Valley School is an International Baccalaureate boarding and day high school in Sedona, Arizona. Students gather here from all over the world to learn together, just as our founders envisioned in 1948.

• 9–12Boarding and day students, grades nine through twelve
• IBInternational Baccalaureate, with a twist we call IB + Dirt
• 1948Educating global citizens for 78 years
• #1Private high school in Arizona, Niche 2027
• #1Boarding high school in Arizona, Niche 2027

VVS is so much more than a school. It's a real community with heartfelt values, where each person is known and needed by others. Each day, we learn more about who we are and what we might have to offer the world.

Leigh Carter, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Native Programs Coordinator

Community

Our community strives to understand different points of view, celebrates differences, and learns to challenge our own belief systems. We take service to others seriously, ensuring our involvement in the local community, state, and world is intentional and meaningful.

In an ever-divisive world, the VVS community gathers from all over the world to prove that there is a better way. We learn together, we debate, we grow, and we change for the better.

Purpose & Play

At VVS, we understand that education must have purpose and be challenging. Our teachers and students collaborate, engage, and create a learning experience that goes beyond the classroom. All learners have a voice and are supported to reach their personal potential.

We also play, explore, and surround ourselves in nature, learning that a balanced life equals a healthy, happy life.

Redefining Success

We believe, teach, and lead by example that success isn't measured by a number or a grade, but in how we use our own individual gifts to make the world a better place.

This may mean studying medicine at a top college or dedicating a gap year to international service. It may be an artist developing their craft, or a student aspiring to attend law school to fight for those without a voice.

Discover for Yourself

We encourage you to see for yourself how a small community is making a big difference. Families have chosen VVS from cities all across the world, including:

Los Angeles · New York · Chicago · Boston · Seattle · Miami · Denver · Austin · Salt Lake City · Portland · Raleigh · Las Vegas · Santa Fe · San Francisco · Shanghai

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