The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain

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Independent day school in Summerlin, Nevada, United States

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The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain or Dawson is a private independent, college-preparatory, and day school in Summerlin, Nevada. The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain provides co-educational and secular education to over 520 students from preschool through eighth grade.^[1]

History

In 1996, the Alexander Dawson Foundation decided to open a school in the Las Vegas Valley, the Foundation's home for more than 30 years. Located on a 33-acre (13 ha) campus in Summerlin, the Alexander Dawson Foundation spent $58 million for the land, the school facilities, the interest expenses on the construction bonds, and in shortfall budget support during the school's early years. Ground was broken in 1999, and The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain opened on September 6, 2000 with over 150 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.^[2]

From 2001 to 2003, the school expanded by adding sixth, seventh and eighth grades to the curriculum. A three-year-old preschool curriculum was added in 2009, and enrollment had grown to over 630 students.^[3]

Highlights

Academics

The school has an overall 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio.^[4] The school offers Spanish in kindergarten through fourth grade, and three languages in Middle School (Spanish, French, and Mandarin).^[4]^[5]

Dawson Bears Athletics

Boys and girls basketball, volleyball, flag football, track and field, cross-country, baseball, golf, and soccer through the Red Rock Athletic Conference^[4]

Alexander Dawson Foundation

The Alexander Dawson Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity based in Paradise, Nevada.^[6] The foundation supports two schools, this one officially known as The Alexander Dawson School at RM and The Alexander Dawson School CO.^[7]

References

^ In Business Las Vegas, "The List: Private Schools," March 2009
^ The Southwest View newspaper, "School to Open This Fall," by Judy DeLoretta, Wednesday, March 22, 2000, pg. 1A, 12A
^ The Las Vegas Sun newspaper, "Alexander Dawson Accepting Preschool Applications" by Becky Bosshart, Friday, March 6, 2009
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain Profile (2021-22) | Las Vegas, NV".
^ Summerlin Southwest Home News, "Schecter, Dawson form rare partnership" by Ashley Livingston, December 5–11, 2008
^ "Alexander Dawson Foundation". Pro Publica. las Vegas, Nevada. 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "IRS 2007 Form 990" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-09-05.