Episcopal School Of Dallas

The Episcopal School of Dallas is an independent, co-educational preparatory day school located in Dallas, Texas.HistoryESD was founded in 1974 by Dallas-area leaders and The Reverend Stephen B. Swann. In 1995, ESD merged with The St. Michael School, which allowed the school to offer education beginning at age 3 through 12th Grade. The school is led by Meredyth Cole, as Head of School.CampusThe campus, which is continuing to expand, contains three major buildings, with a total of 248,000 sq ft in facilities. The campus encompasses over 39acre. The school's first building, the gymnasium, was built in the late 1970s. Until the main building was in 1981, classes were held in the gym. In 1986, the school had another major expansion, which added a library, publication suite, and fine arts facilities, along with additional classrooms and offices.The Cook Math and Science Building was completed in 1994 to allow the construction of additional science labs, computer labs, and math classrooms. Daily chapel was moved from the gym to the All Saints Chapel following its completion in 2002. In 2005, another project, the Susan M. Frank Center for Arts and Humanities Building opened, allowing for the construction of additional humanities classrooms, as well as expanded music facilities. In addition, the school also offers a Proscenium and a black box theater, ceramics studio, and a digital imaging suite and darkroom. Additional improvements include a 55,000 sq ft humanities building added to the Merrell Road campus, a new stadium and new turf field, and improved locker room facilities. The new stadium also features improved accommodations for fans. The school also acquired an outdoor education center in northern Collin County, spanning spans 165 acres .