Trinity Valley School ("TVS") is a PK-12, co-ed, independent school in Fort Worth, Texas. Trinity Valley School has four main objectives for its students: fine scholarship with its fulfillment at college; the development of wide constructive interests; intelligent citizenship; and spiritual and moral development which promotes lasting values. Trinity Valley School is a member of the Southwest Preparatory Conference and is accredited by the
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest
The Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) is a nonprofit association of 89 independent schools located in the U.S. states of Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. ISAS is a member of the National Associati ...
(ISAS).
History
Trinity Valley School was founded in 1959 by
George Bragg
George Washington Bragg (January 24, 1926 – May 31, 2007) was an American conductor and founder of the Texas Boys Choir.Stephen Seleny. They were inspired to start a
liberal arts
Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") is the traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term ''art'' in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically the ...
school while on a tour of Europe with the
Texas Boys Choir
The Texas Boys Choir is a mixed-voice boychoir located in Fort Worth, Texas. Since its founding in 1946 by George Washington Bragg, the Texas Boys Choir has grown from a mere twenty-six voices to a choral program consisting of close to eighty b ...
. Mr. Seleny became the school's first headmaster, a position he held until 1994. Initially, it was an all-boys school. Girls were first admitted in 1971.The TVS Story accessed 4 July 2012. Today Trinity Valley School has approximately 1,017 students, and Blair Lowry serves as Head of School.