The Barbcrcux School is an independent, non-profit early childhood school that has been serving Evanston and the surrounding communities for more than eighty years.

In 1921, Mame Barbereux-Parry established a studio to teach young children music. The school evolved from this music group. Emma McConaughy founded the school in the 1930rs in a storefront in downtown Evanston. In the 1950's the parents of the school, as members at The Barbereux Foundation, raised funds to bul Id our current edifice and the school has been at 3333 Culver Street since 1956.

The Barbereux School curriculum places a strong emphasis on the arts, early literacy and differentiation. Through the use of developmentally appropriate play based learning activities children are encouraged to explore language arts, math, science and social/emotional concepts.

The philosophy of The Barbereux School is to provide an environment conducive lo the natural development of young children.