Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Rabun Gap school viewed from the Dillard House
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TypePrivate, co-educational
MottoLead The Way
Established1903
FounderAndrew Jackson Ritchie
Head of SchoolJeff Miles
Head of Upper SchoolKate McGroarty
Head of Middle SchoolWeston Willard
Head of Lower SchoolRenee Rogers
ChaplainReverend Ozu Mejia
GradesK-12th
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment685
Color(s)Green, white, and gold
AthleticsNCISAA
MascotEagle (formerly Indian)
RivalUpper School: Asheville School Middle School: Summit Charter
AffiliationPresbyterian Church
Websitewww.rabungap.org
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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (informally known as Rabun Gap) is a small, private college preparatory school located in Rabun County, Georgia, United States, in the Appalachian Mountains. It is both a boarding and a day school. Rabun Gap is notable for initiating the Foxfire magazine project in 1966, experiential education based on interviewing local people, and writing and publishing articles about their stories and oral traditions. This inspired numerous schools across the country to develop similar programs.

In addition to its strong academic program,[who?] it is one of the few schools in the country to include a cirque (circus) skills program in its curriculum today. The students put on an annual performance.

Rabun Gap is home to boarding students from 50 countries and 15 states.