Community School was a Presbyterian boarding school in Tehran, Iran, from
1935 to 1980. What began as a school for “mish kids” (the children of
Presbyterian missionaries) eventually enrolled Americans of all backgrounds;
English-speaking students of dozens of nationalities and different faiths;
and, of course, Iranians, who constituted most of the student body by the
1960s. The faculty and staff were just as diverse. At its height in the
1970s, some 1,500 students attended Community School each year. This
collection includes oral histories with alumni and faculty who attended the
school as well as photographs and floor plans.
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image: Southwest view of Tehran Community School.