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High Mowing School
222 Isaac Frye Highway, Wilton, NH 03086 - View a map of this school Map tel: (603)654-2391 x 109
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"High Mowing is the oldest Waldorf high school in North America and the only one to offer a boarding program. In 1942, Mrs. Beulah Emmet, inspired by the work and thought of Rudolf Steiner, converted her family country home into a Waldorf high school. The old and charming hilltop farm ideally suited the warm, home-like atmosphere she sought for her students, and it even suggested the school’s name (mowing is an old New England term for "hayfield")..."


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Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 2-2 8-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1942 1899
Campus Size 125 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 112 students 294 students
Percent International Students 5% 15%
Percent Students Boarding 50% 72%
Average SAT Score n/a *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Casual Formal
Average Class Size 12 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:4 1:7
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 50% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $1 million $17 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $31,707 $36,600
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $19,866 $20,975
Percent Students on Financial Aid 45% 30%
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Feb. 15 / rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate 85% 60%
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 7 13

Interscholastic Sports

BasketballCross Country
LacrosseNordic Skiing
SoccerUltimate Frisbee
Volleyball 
School Notes:
  • High Mowing is the oldest Waldorf high school in North America and the only one to offer a boarding program. In 1942, Mrs. Beulah Emmet, inspired by the work and thought of Rudolf Steiner, converted her family country home into a Waldorf high school. The old and charming hilltop farm ideally suited the warm, home-like atmosphere she sought for her students, and it even suggested the school’s name (mowing is an old New England term for "hayfield"). Since that time, High Mowing has offered teenagers the unique combination of Waldorf education and community living (9th to 12th Grade).
  • In the 1970s, the school formed a partnership with Pine Hill Waldorf School (an elementary Waldorf school now located just across the road) to offer a complete K-12 Waldorf program in Wilton, New Hampshire.
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