What is the Country School
Association of America? The Country School Association of America is a non-profit national organization dedicated to preserving memories of country schools and promoting scholarship about the early American educational experience. The organization provides interested individuals with a professional community focused on early American schooling, preservation, education, and curriculum. The CSAA prides itself on connecting research and practice for anyone passionate about our country schools. |
Dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding
and appreciation of the country school experience.
and appreciation of the country school experience.
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All donations are tax deductible and are directly applied to to helping country schools.

"Conference Call..."
Are you thinking of joining us at the annual CSAA Country School Conference?
Then you'll enjoy 2023 in
Lancaster County, PA,
June 11-14, 2023.
Schoolhouse enthusiasts everywhere are encouraged to attend!
Are you thinking of joining us at the annual CSAA Country School Conference?
Then you'll enjoy 2023 in
Lancaster County, PA,
June 11-14, 2023.
Schoolhouse enthusiasts everywhere are encouraged to attend!
Update-March 30, 2023
CSAA Annual Country School Conference
Lancaster County, PA
ONLINE REGISTRATION STILL OPEN...
SEE PRESENTATION LIST BELOW LEFT
CSAA Annual Country School Conference
Lancaster County, PA
ONLINE REGISTRATION STILL OPEN...
SEE PRESENTATION LIST BELOW LEFT
Click on our printable brochure below for more conference information!

CSAA Newsletter is a Thing of the Past...
FIND COUNTRY SCHOOL NEWS ON FACEBOOK
Over the years, information on country schools that once appeared in our CSAA Newsletter has migrated totally to FACEBOOK. We've found that readers seeking schoolhouse information are better served by sharing NEWS articles on Facebook from publications around the country. These posts are timely and informative proving that the interest in preservation and restoration is alive and well across the country. We are able to re-post country school news from all 50 states and beyond. Readership is far greater on Facebook and CSAA reaches a wider audience than our former newsletter. So, we say goodbye to the CSAA Newsletter and thank all our contributors.
Many of the articles from our former Newsletter will be found on MEMBERS ONLY when they are informational and not time sensitive.
CSAA will also begin to update resources and books, for and about country schools, that were listed on our Newsletter. That list will appear soon as a new tab titled COUNTRY SCHOOL RESOURCES. Keep watch. Announcement will appear on this page.
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2022 CSAA Annual Conference Highlights!!
Short video slide show... "Westward Ho, Back to School We Go!"...Golden, Colorado If you're wondering what our annual conference offers...watch this short video from June 19-22, 2022! |
MEMBERS ONLY PAGE...
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New! Resources, articles, links, and presentations from past conferences.
Click here or access the MEMBERS ONLY link under the MORE tab Enter your email and password. We would love to post your work here as well! email: scfineman@aol.com Accepting articles of country school interest, videos of your schoolhouse museums, artwork, videos of past presentations. |
An Invaluable Resource for your Schoolhouse...available on AMAZON!
"More Than 200,000 Country Schools: A Guide for Research, Preservation, and Education" Lucy Townsend, Editor Do you know of a one-room school museum in your area? Are you involved in the preservation of a country school? Have you attended a one-room school, taught in one, or re-enacted in one? Have you written a book with a country school setting, worked on the restoration of a one-room school, or ever visited one? Are you familiar with one-room school history? Do you need advice on programming or promotion of your schoolhouse museum? Do you enjoy photographing schoolhouses? Would you simply like to know more about research, preservation, and education concerning country schools? Do you know there is a national organization dedicated to the preservation of our remaining country schools? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you! For over 200 years, country schools were the nation’s most reliable educational institutions, and over 200,000 once dotted the American landscape. This book contains interviews with thirteen people who completed projects dedicated to the preservation of country school history. They set out to make a lasting contribution to their communities, and they completed worthwhile projects with neither major grant support nor national recognition. |
Our Headquarters:
WEST BAY COMMON SCHOOL MUSEUM
1512 East Walker | League City, Texas 77573
(832)741-2680
WEST BAY COMMON SCHOOL MUSEUM
1512 East Walker | League City, Texas 77573
(832)741-2680