The Intentionally Small, Experientially Big Boarding School

Boarding school emphasizes experiential learning and progressive education

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Boarding School Quick Facts

Our student body hail from 4 continents, 10 countries, and 20 states.

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Student-Driven Inquiry

Our primary goal is to help our students become curious, engaged, life-long learners. We believe that asking great questions is as valuable as knowing answers, and we help students learn to frame and follow their own questions with rigor and creativity. Our approach of student-driven inquiry takes students out of the passenger seat and puts them in the driver’s seat. Students learn that education, at its most fundamental level, is an inquiry process—searching for answers to questions that matter most.

College Preparation Boarding School

As a college-preparatory boarding school, our curriculum is structured according to the traditional liberal arts model. Our curriculum offers a breadth and depth that is unique and we work to engage each student by linking the curriculum to current issues and personal interests.

Mountain Setting

Our visionary headmistress Dorothy E. McLane, better known as “Aunt Dot,” moved the School to The White Mountains over seventy-five years ago, which has had several remarkable, lasting effects and a profound influence on who we are and how we learn together. In these mountains, we see new vistas, and we expand our vision. Our mountain setting inspires us to explore more broadly, think more deeply, and experience the fullness of life. Our mountain setting also allows our students to explore and excel in unique outdoor, athletic, educational, and recreational offerings.