The Roeper School was founded in 1941 by George and Annemarie Roeper,[3] who were forced to flee Nazi Germany. At the time the Roeper fled Europe, Annemarie had been invited by Anna Freud to be her protégé and, in fact, had completed her first year of medical school.
Together the Roepers founded the school intending it to be a place that, by teaching personal motivation and encouraging critical thinking skills and analysis, would educate children who would not follow leadership blindly as they believed had happened to many people in interwar Germany. It was also hoped the children would come to recognize the inherent dignity of every individual and to not harbor prejudice.[4]
The school first moved to the Bloomfield Hills campus (42°35′34.1″N83°15′07.7″W / 42.592806°N 83.252139°W / 42.592806; -83.252139) in 1946 and was designated a school for gifted children in 1956. In 1965 the Upper School (high school) program was added, and in 1981, the middle and upper schools moved to the former Adams Elementary School in Birmingham, Michigan (42°33′00.8″N83°12′23.6″W / 42.550222°N 83.206556°W / 42.550222; -83.206556), thereby creating two campuses.[5] The Capital Campaign fundraising initiative began in the mid-nineties and has provided the school with its largest investment in new facilities, including a new elementary school classroom building that sits adjacent to the new community center that houses the school's first full size gymnasium, and the lower school's first large choir and band rooms.
^School web site home page retrieved November 25, 2008
^School web site - General Information retrieved November 25, 2008
^McDonald, Connor (2023-12-03). "The Roeper School". Hour Detroit Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
^"The Roeper School: A model for holistic development of high ability". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
^. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^Ambrose, Don (October 30, 2018). "Insights From an Ethical, Adventurous, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist: An Interview With Sharon LaFraniere". Roeper Review. 40 (4): 268–272. doi:10.1080/02783193.2018.1506975. S2CID 149858492. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
^"U-M Detroiter Hall of Fame | U-M Detroit". detroit.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
roeper, school, michigan, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, contains, content, that, written, like, advertisement, please, help, improve, r. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message This article about school may require cleanup Please review editing advice and help improve this article September 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The Roeper School is a private coeducational day school with campuses in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills Michigan in Greater Detroit serving students at all levels from preschool through the 12th grade It was formerly known as Roeper City and Country School The Roeper SchoolAddress41190 Woodward AvenueBloomfield Hills MichiganUnited StatesInformationTypePrivate Co educationalOpened1941 2 FounderGeorge and Annemarie RoeperHead of schoolChristopher Federico 1 GradesPreK 12Color s red black and white Athletics conferenceMIACNicknameRoughridersRivalsOakland Christian Southfield ChristianPublicationThe Muse literary magazineNewspaperTuna TalkWebsitewww wbr roeper wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Roeper School was founded in 1941 by George and Annemarie Roeper 3 who were forced to flee Nazi Germany At the time the Roeper fled Europe Annemarie had been invited by Anna Freud to be her protege and in fact had completed her first year of medical school Together the Roepers founded the school intending it to be a place that by teaching personal motivation and encouraging critical thinking skills and analysis would educate children who would not follow leadership blindly as they believed had happened to many people in interwar Germany It was also hoped the children would come to recognize the inherent dignity of every individual and to not harbor prejudice 4 The school first moved to the Bloomfield Hills campus 42 35 34 1 N 83 15 07 7 W 42 592806 N 83 252139 W 42 592806 83 252139 in 1946 and was designated a school for gifted children in 1956 In 1965 the Upper School high school program was added and in 1981 the middle and upper schools moved to the former Adams Elementary School in Birmingham Michigan 42 33 00 8 N 83 12 23 6 W 42 550222 N 83 206556 W 42 550222 83 206556 thereby creating two campuses 5 The Capital Campaign fundraising initiative began in the mid nineties and has provided the school with its largest investment in new facilities including a new elementary school classroom building that sits adjacent to the new community center that houses the school s first full size gymnasium and the lower school s first large choir and band rooms Notable alumni editFlavia Colgan political activist and analyst citation needed Tiffany P Cunningham a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit citation needed John Marshall Jones actor citation needed Sharon LaFraniere class of 1973 journalist 6 Dwayne McDuffie 7 comic book and animation writer Richard R Murray founder of Equity Schools citation needed Susan Shapiro author and writing teacher citation needed Angela V Shelton actress and comedian citation needed Bahni Turpin actress and audiobook narrator citation needed Matt Wayne television and comic book writer citation needed Kayden Pierre professional soccer player citation needed Charlie White class of 2005 Olympic ice dancer citation needed Mark Zbikowski class of 1974 Microsoft programmer designer of the DOS executable file format citation needed Daniel Kahn Yiddish scholar and Klezmer musician citation needed References edit School web site home page retrieved November 25 2008 School web site General Information retrieved November 25 2008 McDonald Connor 2023 12 03 The Roeper School Hour Detroit Magazine Retrieved 2023 12 08 The Roeper School A model for holistic development of high ability Retrieved 2016 01 14 Coventry Crest Roeper School Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 08 16 Ambrose Don October 30 2018 Insights From an Ethical Adventurous Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist An Interview With Sharon LaFraniere Roeper Review 40 4 268 272 doi 10 1080 02783193 2018 1506975 S2CID 149858492 Retrieved April 10 2020 U M Detroiter Hall of Fame U M Detroit detroit umich edu Retrieved 2023 12 08 External links edit nbsp Michigan portal nbsp Schools portal Official website Official school history website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roeper School Michigan amp oldid 1223696770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
