Admissions

Welcome to High Mowing!

We educate our students to seek truth and fulfill their highest potential, to impart meaningful purpose to their lives, and to contribute courageously to the positive development of the world.
Thank you for your interest in High Mowing School. We are committed to making the admissions process a positive experience, and we hope you will contact us with any questions.

An Education for the 21st Century

Students, parents and alumni use many words to describe this small private school: creative, challenging, experiential, integrative, engaging, inspiring, holistic, caring and personal. It's great to hear what others say, but the best way to learn about High Mowing is to visit us and explore joining our community of learners!

Preschool - Grade 8: A Joyful Journey of Creative Thinking

At High Mowing School, we offer preschool through grade 8 education on our Pine Hill campus. 
 
Parents who choose High Mowing place a high value on their children’s physical, social and emotional well-being, as well as their intellectual capacities.
 
  • Our students flourish under the loving attention of their teachers.
  • Every day we balance engaging classroom experiences with healthy doses of physical activity and outdoor play.
  • Parents cherish a strong sense of community and work together to support our school.

High School: Making Connections

Get to know us better. See for yourself why we are one of the best small private boarding and day high schools in the New England area and the only North American Waldorf boarding school. Our high school campus serves day students from New Hampshire and Massachusetts and boarding students from around the world.
 
There are so many connections just waiting to be made. Take the first step and connect with us.

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  • ...CONNECT WITH YOUR CREATIVITY

    At High Mowing, studio and performance arts are as essential to learning as academic classes. Students explore different techniques in a variety of art classes – fine and manual arts, writing, and music.  Our fully-stocked studios include drawing, painting, pottery, metalwork, woodwork, batik, stained glass, clay sculpture, bookbinding, weaving, and digital arts. Students participate and collaborate with others in performance productions where they are involved in every aspect of performances, from set building to lighting, costume design, and performing.

  • ...CONNECT WITH YOUR PASSION

    At High Mowing we recognize and nurture each student’s unique potential. Our school community is a place for students to discover who they are, to keenly venture into their passion, and to persevere. Students develop the capacities they need to live fully into their unfolding future. A future they are prepared to meet with enthusiasm and grit.

    We aspire to be a catalyst for positive change in the world by being a model for Waldorf education in the 21st century. Our graduates are confident, reach their goals, and contribute to a sustainable, compassionate, and peaceful future.

  • …CONNECT WITH THE WORLD

    High Mowing School welcomes students from around the globe. Over the years, students from Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, and Switzerland—to name a few—have joined HMS to create an international community. High Mowing students are encouraged to participate in student exchanges throughout the world, making global connections by spending a trimester immersed in another culture.

  • ...CONNECT WITH A MENTOR

    High Mowing’s students are guided by gifted and committed faculty who recognize each individual’s potential. Mentors lead students in the development of their intellectual, social, artistic, and physical capacities to become resourceful and resilient world citizens. HMS offers an experiential program within a friendly school community, where young people and adults form authentic and meaningful relationships.

  • ...CONNECT WITH LEARNING

    Our students learn through a meaningful curriculum relevant for our time. They learn how to learn. Immersed in challenging courses, students are encouraged to witness, explore, create, and engage deeply in developing and synthesizing their learning. They question and deepen their understanding. They experience the power of persistence.

  • …CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER

    Community is one of High Mowing School’s strongest attributes. At High Mowing, students find profoundly meaningful friendships which last a lifetime. All students are invited to participate fully in weekend activities offered on and off campus, including coffee houses, dances, poetry readings, concerts, athletic events, seasonal trips to the ocean, hikes, camping, excursions to Boston, and other regional events.

  • …CONNECT WITH NATURE

    Explore High Mowing’s 300-acre classroom.  Academic courses take full advantage of our exceptional location to connect course content with our unique geography, geology, flora and fauna. From the top of Abbot Hill down to the Souhegan River, our campus is filled with opportunities for immersive learning and artistic inspiration. Each day, students observe, document, and learn about their connection with nature. Our Naturalist Program involves students in an in-depth experience of ecology, botany, geography, philosophy, social responsibility, as well as wilderness and crafts techniques. Through close connection with nature’s resilience, students are guided to discover their own.

  • …CONNECT WITH YOUR FUTURE

    Bring your passions to our College and Career Advising Office to find your best next step after high school. We help students discover who they are and where their unique talents can be further developed. Our College and Career Advising program offers guidance to students and their parents, tailored to each student’s individual needs. Throughout the year, the College and Career Advising Office offers multiple sessions on college and life planning, financial aid, scholarships, standardized tests, gap year options, and more.

  • …CONNECT WITH YOUR STRENGTH

    HMS athletics program fosters a genuine sense of teamwork and respect for self and others. Students play hard and fair. High Mowing is a member of the New England Preparatory Athletic Council (NEPSAC) District Two, and we participate in interscholastic athletic competitions with other independent New England schools. High Mowing sports facilities include fields to play soccer, lacrosse, and ultimate Frisbee, cross-country running trails, and a gymnasium with basketball court and a weight room. Students also take advantage of an extensive network of trails for cross- country skiing in winter.

High Mowing School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or any other school-administered programs. Each High Mowing School student is entitled to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to students at the school.

High Mowing School

222 Isaac Frye Highway, Wilton NH 03086
(603) 654-2391 phone     (603) 654-6588 fax
Founded in 1942, High Mowing School is an accredited Waldorf co-educational school serving day, boarding, and homestay students in Wilton, NH, from early childhood through grade 12. HMS is a place to grow intellectually, artistically, and socially while living and learning with students from across town and around the world.  Accredited by NEASC and AWSNA (high school current; lower school in process).