Christchurch School is a college-preparatory boarding school in Christchurch, Virginia, founded in 1921 by the Episcopal Church Diocese of Virginia and highly regarded for its dynamic, place-based Great Journeys Begin at the River program. The school enrolls approximately 225 students, boarding and day, grades 9-12. Day students number approximately 45% of the student body, and are generally evenly divided among boys and girls.
Christchurch School's scenic location on the banks of the Rappahannock River and in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed offers unparalleled opportunity for a thoughtfully developed curriculum (Great Journeys) that is experiential and hands-on. Led by expert scientists and respected environmentalists, students discover and make connections both inside and outside the classroom and throughout the integrated curriculum. Technology is a crucial part of the program, as also is hands-on application of concepts.
A recently published book by faculty member Dr. Dean Goodwin, Global Warming for Beginners, includes an experiment designed and refined by Christchurch students.
Students and faculty run the school's oyster farm, financed by a student-run Cans for Oysters recycling program. Christchurch offers a well-regarded Learning Skills Program. Over seventy-five percent of the faculty lives on campus. Faculty serve as coaches, advisors, and dorm parents.
The school is situated in the rural and tranquil tidewater area of Virginia, near the colonial port town of Urbanna, Virginia.
Admission to Christchurch School is based upon thorough review of the candidate's application, recommendations, questionnaires, transcripts, and a personal interview.
Christchurch is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Episcopal Schools, and the Virginia Association of Independent Schools.
 

• William Styron, Pulitzer Prize winning author
• Vincent Canby, film critic for The New York Times
• Louis H.S. Pakula, Mr. Christchurch School. Leader of the band. CCS class of 1980
• Lewis Burwell Puller Jr., First Lieutenant United States Marine Corp. Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Fortunate Son." Vietnam War Hero, Attorney. Puller earned the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, the Navy Commendation Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.
• Samuel Williams, Jr, Author of Anomalous - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes featuring Jack Johnson and Alphonse Capone. Mr. Williams is the first African American writer to ever author a Sherlock Holmes adventure.