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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

"Established in 1942, High Mowing is the oldest Waldorf high school in North America and the only one to offer a boarding program. The school couples challenging academics with arts, music and theater. While students come to High Mowing from Waldorf schools all over the world, one does not have to have former Waldorf school experience. About 40% of the students at High Mowing are new to Waldorf education."
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Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12 9-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1942 1900
Campus Size 125 acres 135 acres
     
Student Body    
Enrollment 112 students 300 students
Percent International Students 7% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 50% 70%
Average SAT Score n/a *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes Yes No
Frequency of Saturday Classes Less than once a month Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code Casual Casual
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 $15 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $40,800 $39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $25,600 $22,560
Tuition 5 day boarding $36,700 $29,750
Percent Students on Financial Aid 45% 31%
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Feb. 15 / rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate 85% 60%
Director of Admissions Patricia Meissner
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 4 13


BaseballBasketball
LacrosseSoccer
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 5 23
 
 
All-School PlayHatha Yoga
Rock ClimbingSinfonietta
Ultimate Frisbee 
College Matriculation:  
Year: 2006-2009
Bennington College
2
Guilford College
2
Hampshire College
2
Lesley College
2
Mount Holyoke
2
New York University
2
Smith College
2
University of New Hampshire
2
University of Vermont
2
Warren Wilson College
2
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.
  • Profile last updated: 11/04/2009
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