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History

In 1981, Gordon Sichi joined Dr. Robert Everhart and a dedicated group of Santa Barbara parents in founding a new independent high school to serve students and families who wanted a high-quality college preparatory education in a small school setting. A major motivation of the founders was to establish a small and personalized school.  This essential characteristic of The Anacapa School continues to attract families to our school community today.  Nine years after its founding, the school added grades seven and eight and changed its name from Anacapa High School to The Anacapa School.

At the time of the school’s founding, Dr. Everhart was a professor of education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Gordon Sichi was a sixth grade teacher with eleven years of experience in the Goleta Union School District.  Currently, Dr. Everhart is dean of the School of Education at Portland State University, and founding headmaster Gordon Sichi continues to guide Anacapa, providing continuity in administrative leadership and teaching.

Campus

Located in the heart of the Santa Barbara civic center, The Anacapa School provides students and teachers easy access to the rich educational, historical, and cultural resources of our local community.  The public library, art and history museums, the historic Presidio, city hall, and the county courthouse and administrative offices are just a few blocks from campus. 

Anacapa also benefits from its proximity to city recreational facilities including the downtown Carrillo Street gym, Los Bańos swimming pool, tennis courts, athletic playing fields, parks, and beaches.