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At Southfield, joy and curiosity fill each day. For over 90 years, we’ve partnered with families to inspire children to grow with confidence, character, and a lifelong love of learning.

Welcome from the Head of School

Sunny Huckaby
From the moment I first stepped onto Southfield’s campus in 2008, I knew this was a special place. I saw students skipping to the library with smiles, teachers sparking curiosity in the classroom, and a sense of joy and connection that was unmistakable.
Founded in 1934 by parents seeking an innovative model of learning, Southfield has grown and flourished while staying true to its mission and values. Our teachers deliver a challenging curriculum with care, nurturing curiosity, character, and kindness while ensuring every student is known, supported, and encouraged to grow with confidence. From Preschool 2 through eighth grade, students are guided to become creative, compassionate, and responsible young people, well prepared for the journey ahead.
I warmly invite you to explore our website and visit our campus. You will quickly discover a place where families feel connected, children are truly known, and learning is active and filled with joy. At Southfield, it’s more than a school; it’s a community that feels like family. Southfield is more than a school; it is a community that feels like family.

Sunny Huckaby

Head of School

Sunny joined Southfield in 2008 in the Lower School before becoming the Preschool Director. She returned to Southfield in 2022 as the Head of School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Louisiana State University in Shreveport and her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Louisiana Preschool Certification from Northwestern. Sunny came to Southfield in 2008 with 11 years of classroom experience and returned to Southfield in 2022 with 3 additional years of experience in independent school leadership. She has two children who are Southfield alumni.

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Our Philosophy

At Southfield We Believe...

  • In promoting intellectual curiosity through fostering the joy of learning.
  • In providing a challenging curriculum of core subjects, liberal arts, and the intelligent application of evolving technology.
  • In surrounding the child with a secure environment physically and emotionally.
  • In cultivating integrity through character and kindness within our Southfield family.
  • In nurturing the whole individual on the journey to becoming a self-confident scholar.
  • In fostering the partnership of the faculty, family, and student.
  • In recruiting, maintaining and continually developing the finest faculty.
  • In developing the key life skills of critical and creative thinking, communication, and public speaking.
  • In encouraging lifelong health through participation in a variety of curricular and co-curricular physical activities and organized sports.

Our Core Values

Inspired

Self-Aware

Productive

Community-Minded

Growth-Oriented

People-Centered

Every Eagle Belongs

At Southfield School, each individual brings unique value, dignity, and worth to our community. We recognize that diversity includes differences in race, religion, gender, age, physical ability, socioeconomic background, family structure, and ethnic origin. With open minds and hearts, we cultivate a school culture where all are welcomed, differences are celebrated, and belonging is encouraged and deeply felt. As we learn from one another, we seek to understand our differences and discover the common ground that unites us.