The Quarry Lane School is a private, college-preparatory and International Baccalaureate school in

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that offers education for students from preschool to twelfth grade. The School was founded by Sabri Arac, who is the current

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History

The Quarry Lane School was founded in 1991 by Dr. Sabri Arac as an infant/toddler

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. It added an

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at its original

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campus. In 2000, Arac opened a campus in

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to accommodate the elementary school. The Pleasanton campus served only preschoolers. In 2004, Arac opened the second Pleasanton preschool campus, the Pleasanton West campus. In 2005, the Dublin Campus expanded to include a middle school and high school. Its first class graduated in 2010. The Quarry Lane School offers college preparatory, honors, and AP classes. It offers the

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’s only

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(IB) Program in a private setting and offers both IB Diploma and Certificate Programs.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs and activities

Current Upper School clubs include Jazz Band,

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, and Current Events. Lower School students also take enrichment courses outside core subjects, which include Engineering, Visual/Fine Art, Computer Science, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Music.

Robotics

Quarry Lane Robotics is offered after school for elementary through high school students. Elementary and middle school students compete in the

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, whereas high school students compete in the

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Competitive sports

As of the 2021-22 school year, the following athletics teams were available for high school students: * Girls’ volleyball * Boys’ volleyball * Co-ed soccer * Co-ed cross country * Girls’ basketball * Boys’ basketball * Co-ed track and field As of the 2021-22 school year, the following athletics teams were available for middle school students: * Co-ed cross country * Boys’ soccer * Girls’ soccer * Boys’ volleyball * Girls’ volleyball * Boys' basketball * Girls' basketball * Co-ed track and field

References

External links

The Quarry Lane School - official websiteThe Quarry Lane School - official student/information website
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