Evansville Day School

Passion and vision for an alternative educational experience were the seeds of our humble beginnings in the Episcopal Church on Southeast First Street in 1946. Esther Baumgart, a young educator, and several of her colleagues were the face of that passion and vision and committed themselves to a unique relationship between student and teacher. Mrs. Baumgart was not only the first teacher of Evansville Day School, but would spend her career teaching the EDS children until her retirement at age 70.

Beginning with only seven students, the goal was to grow the school to eventually serve both primary and secondary grades. By 1958, and a new location, the Evansville Day School had an enrollment of eighty students and a reputation as an Independent School. The impetus for change was faculty and staff driven. These educators determined it was time to implement their educational goals at the secondary level. By 1968 they created a campus on North Green River Road with a 4,000 square foot classroom space, science labs, library and expansive wooded space for outside learning. In 22 short years, an educational culture grew and an alternative educational facility evolved.

While the facilities and locations have undergone many transitions, the mission and core values remained a constant. We are committed to a student-centered education, developed around each students' needs in the context of a learning community. We embrace a set of core values that are incorporated into our curriculum on a daily basis. While much has changed, much has not. The original founders would be able to walk into our building today and feel the sense of passion and vision they had in 1946.