Connecticut Boarding Schools

There are 26 college-prep and junior boarding schools located throughout Connecticut.
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Academic Curriculum includes English, Mathematics, Sciences, Foreign Language, Social Studies, The Arts, Music, and Computer Skills Programs.  Honors courses for qualified students.   English as a Second Language.
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Academic Curriculum includes English, Mathematics, Sciences, Foreign Language, Social Studies, The Arts, Music, and Computer Skills Programs.  Honors courses for qualified students.   English as a Second Language.
Our campus is located along the shores of the Housatonic River, adjacent to the town of Kent.
Welcome to Westover School!
Avon cultivates young men of integrity, who honor wisdom, justice, inclusion, service and the pursuit of truth, all within a tightly bonded brotherhood community.
At the Center for Innovation, boys delve into the concepts of Applied Technology, Communication and Human Expression, and  Stewardship through action and inquiry. Here, a student helps build a timber-frame classroom building. 

The mission of the Center for Innovation is to teach students sustainability, resilience, and wholeness through the spheres of Sustainable Design, Sustainable Earth and Sustainable Community.
Our beautiful campus features facilities that rival those of many small colleges, including a library with 55,000 print volumes; a 45,000 square foot science and mathematics building; two theaters; two ice hockey rinks; and an 18-hole golf course.
Salisbury School Boathouse
Choate has adopted a one-to-one iPad program. We have taken the iPad, a transformative device in our students' personal lives and made it a powerful ally in our academic work and in the classroom.
Students participate throughout the year in Forman?'s after-class program. Activities range from competitive sports to boatbuilding to theater arts.
FALL - football, soccer, cross country, volleyball, rock climbing, boat building, theater 
WINTER - ice hockey,  basketball, wrestling, coed alpine racing, dance, fitness, boatbuilding, theater
SPRING - lacrosse, tennis, baseball, crew, golf, ultimate frisbee, whitewater kayaking, equestrian, theater
Athletics
Aerial view
The visual arts program at The Gunnery offers a wide range of high quality experiences to the interested student.  Students have the opportunity to submit materials to the Advanced Placement Studio Art Exam if they complete the requisite amount of work. We also offer developmental courses in photography, ceramics, drawing, art history, painting, and graphic design.
An active community life program keeps students involved after class hours, while the residential life staff continually searches for creative ways of making school a “home” for boarders.

Throughout the year, Cheshire Academy hosts 'Community Weekends' to foster team-building and explore topics like diversity and health through all-school activities.
Good-bye dinner for senior boarding students
The Placement Department knows the students individually and diligently guides them through the secondary school process.  The result is acceptance for each student into the school that's the best match.
<a href='http://www.hyde.edu/hydestories/'>Hyde Stories</a>
Hyde Stories are thirteen intimate, personal interviews with recent Hyde private boarding school alumni, parents, faculty, and staff. Each reveals a distinctive aspect of Hyde's unique education.

Connecticut Boarding Schools

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Academy of the Holy Family
    All-girls  (Catholic)
    54 W. Main Street Box 691
    BalticCT 06330
    860-822-6279

    Grades: 9-12 | 30 students
  • 500 Old Farms Road
    AvonCT 06001
    800-464-2866

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 409 students
  • 101 Aspetuck Avenue
    New MilfordCT 06776
    (860)210-3832

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 320 students
  • 10 Main Street
    CheshireCT 06410
    2034397250

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 437 students
  • 333 Christian Street
    WallingfordCT 06492
    203-697-2239

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 862 students
  • 230 Bushy Hill Road
    SimsburyCT 06070
    860-408-4200

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 251 students
  • 12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
    LitchfieldCT 06759
    860-567-1802

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 218 students
  • 99 Green Hill Road
    WashingtonCT 06793
    (860)-868-7334

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 288 students
  • 11 Interlaken Road
    LakevilleCT 06039
    (860) 435-3102

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 598 students
  • PO Box 237
    WoodstockCT 06281
    860-963-4721

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 140 students
  • 211 Indian Mountain Road
    LakevilleCT 06039
    435-480-0871

    Grades: 6-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 250 students
  • Kent School
    (Episcopal)
    PO Box 2006
    KentCT 06757
    860-927-6111

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 570 students
  • Office of Admission
    WindsorCT 06095
    860-687-6400

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 650 students
  • 26 Chase Road
    ThompsonCT 06277
    8609239245

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 400 students
  • 476 Skiff Mountain Road
    KentCT 06757
    860-927-0047

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 165 students
  • 60 Main Street
    FarmingtonCT 06032
    8604093530

    Grades: 9-12 | 325 students
  • PO Box 128, 398 Pomfret Street
    PomfretCT 06258
    860-963-6120

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 350 students
  • P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
    PomfretCT 06258
    860-928-1328

    Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 250 students
  • 201 Romford Road
    Washington DepotCT 06794
    8608680535

    Grades: 5-9 | K-9 (day) | 336 students
  • St. Thomas More School
    All-boys  (Catholic)
    45 Cottage Road
    OakdaleCT 06370
    860-823-3861

    Grades: 8-12, PG | 130 students
  • 251 Canaan Road
    SalisburyCT 06068
    860-435-5732

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 305 students
  • South Kent School
    All-boys  (Episcopal)
    40 Bulls Bridge Road
    South KentCT 06785
    860-927-3539

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 180 students
  • Suffield Academy
    SuffieldCT 06078
    860-386-4440

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 415 students
  • 110 Woodbury Road
    WatertownCT 06795
    860-945-7700

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 594 students
  • 995 Hopmeadow Street
    SimsburyCT 06070
    860-408-3060

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 390 students
  • Westover School
    All-girls 
    1237 Whittemore Rd., P.O. Box 847
    MiddleburyCT 06762
    203-577-4521

    Grades: 9-12 | 204 students
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