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Canadian College Italy Photo - The beautiful surrounding countryside around Lanciano offers excellent hiking opportunities.
Sandy Spring Friends School Photo - Close knit community
Wasatch Academy Photo - Wasatch Academy is located in Mount Pleasant, Utah, a quiet, mountain-valley town boasting a reputation for clean air, stary night skies, and safety. The campus is a 90-minute scenic drive from Salt Lake City International airport.
Colorado Timberline Academy Photo
The Marvelwood School Photo - Our classes are hands-on and engaging!
The Webb School Photo
Steward Outdoor School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 740 acre campus located in coastal Connecticut.
Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - Idyllwild Arts Academy is home to 310 students from 35 countries and 26 US states, all devoted to intensive study of the arts. Located 2 hours from Los Angeles, 2 hours from San Diego, and 1 hour from Palm Springs, the Academy is an artistic crossroads for Southern California.
Brentwood College School Photo - Crooks Hall, our oceanfront dining room and student services centre, is designed to be a warm, welcoming, west coast style facility, which is student friendly and environmentally responsible.For students, it is a one-stop social experience and the heart of campus where everyone can eat, relax, socialize, buy school supplies, pick up laundry, and host meetings.
Mercersburg Academy Photo
Sun Valley Community School Photo - Our location allows students to enjoy a wide range of mountain activities that span four seasons. Students participate in alpine, big mountain, cross-country, freeski, and backcountry skiing, hiking, whitewater kayaking, mountain biking, fly-fishing, figure skating, hockey, and more.
Steamboat Mountain School Photo
Squaw Valley Academy Photo - Lake Tahoe is a premier world-renown resort destination year-round. The blue skies, clear water, dense forests, and deep snow make it a haven for for everyone - from outdoor enthusiasts to authors and explorers.
Robert Land Academy Photo - A strong focus on foundational skills applied in academic courses provides students with opportunities for Canadian, US and world-wide university and college entrance. The Academy also offers foundational courses in English and Math for grades 5-10. These remedial courses allow boys who are behind in core subjects to make significant gains and catch up academically.
Colorado Rocky Mountain School Photo - With 165 students, relationships are at the core of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School experience. This close-knit community resides on a 320-acre historic ranch, at the confluence of two rivers and base of Mount Sopris, providing not only an outdoor learning laboratory but a launch point for boundless outdoor adventure.
St. Stephen's Episcopal School Photo
Suffield Academy Photo - The Bell on Suffield's Bell Hill is a central school symbol. All students ring it after receiving their Suffield diplomas at Commencement, and victorious athletic teams ring it throughout the year.
Westover School Photo
The Woodhall School Photo - The Woodhall School is located in rural Bethlehem, CT on approximately twenty-five acres of woodlands and trails for hiking and biking. The campus is designed to enhance The Woodhall School`s individual approach. The academic and residential areas are architecturally conceived as a small village.
St. Michaels University School Photo - Learning is hands on, with students often leaving campus to experience real-world examples of what they are studying. An example is this AP Environmental Science field trip to the Bamfield Marine Centre.

Top Climbing Boarding Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • The Academy at SOAR
    PO Box 388
    Balsam, NC 28707
    (828)456-3435
    Grades: 7-12 | 32 students
  • Ashbury College
    Ashbury College Photo - Graduating students throw their school ties in the air after receiving their diplomas.
    (4)
    362 Mariposa Avenue
    Ottawa, Canada K1M0T3
    (613)749-9630
    Grades: 9-12 | 4-12 (day) | 715 students
  • Asheville School
    Asheville School Photo - Asheville School. An Education for an Inspired Life.
    (4)
    360 Asheville School Rd.
    Asheville, NC 28806
    (828)254-6345
    Grades: 9-12 | 294 students
  • Bishop's College School
    Bishop's College School Photo - Our mission is simple: to create a caring community of learning and development where cultures connect and individuals matter. Our commitment to excellence in academics, wellness, athletics, creativity, and service contribute to a lifetime of engagement and global competence
    80 chemin Moulton Hill
    Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
    (819)566-0238
    Grades: 7-12 | 263 students
  • Blue Ridge School
    Blue Ridge School Photo - Our lake offers students a chance to relax, fish, canoe - in the center of campus.
    All-boys  (Episcopal)
    (7)
    273 Mayo Drive
    St. George, VA 22935
    (434)985-2811
    Grades: 9-12 | 185 students
  • Brentwood College School
    Brentwood College School Photo - Crooks Hall, our oceanfront dining room and student services centre, is designed to be a warm, welcoming, west coast style facility, which is student friendly and environmentally responsible.For students, it is a one-stop social experience and the heart of campus where everyone can eat, relax, socialize, buy school supplies, pick up laundry, and host meetings.
    (1)
    2735 Mt. Baker Road
    Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P1, Canada 1
    (250)743-5521
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 525 students
  • Brewster Academy
    Brewster Academy Photo - Welcome to Wolfeboro! Brewster's lakeside location provides students with a variety of resources on and off campus. Our outdoor facilities include six athletic fields, nine tennis courts, and a boathouse which provides storage and work areas for rowing shells and "420" racing sailboats.
    (10)
    80 Academy Drive
    Wolfeboro, NH 03894
    (603)569-7200
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 355 students
  • Canadian College Italy
    Canadian College Italy Photo - The beautiful surrounding countryside around Lanciano offers excellent hiking opportunities.
    via Cavour 13
    Lanciano (CH), Italy 66034
    9057097401
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 60 students
  • Carlsbad International School
    Carlsbad International School Photo
    Slovenska 477/5
    Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 36001
    00420353227387
    Grades: 9-12 | 55 students
  • Collège du Léman Sàrl
    Collège du Léman Sàrl Photo
    (1)
    Route de Sauverny 74
    Geneva, Switzerland 1290
    0041227755656
    Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1900 students
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain School
    Colorado Rocky Mountain School Photo - With 165 students, relationships are at the core of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School experience. This close-knit community resides on a 320-acre historic ranch, at the confluence of two rivers and base of Mount Sopris, providing not only an outdoor learning laboratory but a launch point for boundless outdoor adventure.
    (8)
    500 Holden Way
    Carbondale, CO 81623
    (970)963-2562
    Grades: 9-12 | 162 students
  • Colorado Timberline Academy
    Colorado Timberline Academy Photo - US History
    (4)
    454 Academy Drive
    Durango, CO 81301
    (970)247-5898
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 46 students
  • Dunn School
    Dunn School Photo - The STEM quad at Dunn, housing the math classrooms, tinker space, makers lab and more.
    P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
    Los Olivos, CA 93441
    (800)287-9197
    Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students
  • Eaglebrook School
    Eaglebrook School Photo - Eaglebrook School teaches middle school boys the skills they will need for the rest of their lives. Learn more about our Core Skills at https://www.eaglebrook.org/coreskills.
    All-boys 
    (1)
    271 Pine Nook Road, P.O. Box 7
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    (413)774-9111
    Grades: 6-9 | 257 students
  • Ecole d'Humanité
    Ecole d'Humanité Photo
    Dorfstrasse
    6085 Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland 6085
    14019968682
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 120 students
  • Episcopal High School
    Episcopal High School Photo
    (Episcopal)
    (12)
    1200 N. Quaker Lane
    Alexandria, VA 22302
    (877)933-4347
    Grades: 9-12 | 440 students
  • Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
    Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Photo - Situated on 19 acres, the Forest Ridge campus is home to 9 different buildings, including the Lee Theatre and Performing Arts Center and Shumway Field. In 2006, the school added a new High School building and Sacred Heart Center.
    All-girls  (Catholic)
    4800 139th Avenue SE
    Bellevue, WA 98006
    (425)641-0700
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day) | 300 students
  • Forman School
    Forman School Photo - The Forman Green is at the center of campus life. Surrounded by dorms and faculty homes, it reflects the traditional charm of an historic New England community.
    (6)
    12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
    Litchfield, CT 06759
    (860)567-1802
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 223 students
  • Fountain Valley School of Colorado
    Fountain Valley School of Colorado Photo - GSD, Round Square, International interims, 24% international from 15 countries and 21 states.
    (3)
    6155 Fountain Valley School Road
    Colorado Springs, CO 80911
    (719)391-5251
    Grades: 9-12 | 240 students
  • Foxcroft School
    Foxcroft School Photo - Foxcroft School House
    All-girls 
    (7)
    22407 Foxhound Lane
    Middleburg, VA 20117
    (540)687-4340
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 178 students
  • The Greenwood School
    The Greenwood School Photo - "Makers of Vermont" is a signature program at The Greenwood School in VT, where students learn to craft metal objects and tools in our blacksmith's forge.
    All-boys 
    14 Greenwood Lane
    Putney, VT 05346
    (802)387-4545
    Grades: 6-12 | 55 students
  • Holderness School
    Holderness School Photo - In the Holderness classroom, each student is literally in the front row, with an average class size of 12. We offer AP courses spanning multiple disciplines and encourage students to pursue an intellectual passion of their own in their twelfth-grade year as part of the Senior Thesis program.
    (Episcopal)
    (8)
    PO Box 1879
    Plymouth, NH 03264
    (603)536-1747
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 280 students
  • Idyllwild Arts Academy
    Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - InterArts and Fashion Design offers students the chance to explore and combined multiple art forms or to focus in Fashion Design. Students present their work in two fully choreographed Fashion Shows each year.
    (17)
    52500 Temecula Road
    Idyllwild, CA 92549
    (951)468-7223
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 320 students
  • Indian Mountain School
    Indian Mountain School Photo - As one of the most popular spring sports at IMS, the varsity boys and girls programs have sent athletes to compete at the highest levels of high school and college.
    211 Indian Mountain Road
    Lakeville, CT 06039
    (435)480-0871
    Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 250 students
  • Keystone Academy
    Keystone Academy Photo
    No.11, Anfu Street, Houshayu, Shunyi District
    Beijing, China 101318
    8610804960082028
    Grades: 7-12 | K-8 (day) | 950 students
  • Lakefield College School
    Lakefield College School Photo
    (Anglican)
    (1)
    4391 County Rd. 29
    Lakefield, Canada K0L2H0
    (705)652-3324
    Grades: 9-12 | 365 students
  • Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS)
    Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS) Photo
    Chemin de la Source
    Leysin, Switzerland 1854
    0041244934888
    Grades: 7-12, PG | 340 students
  • The Marvelwood School
    The Marvelwood School Photo - Our classes are hands-on and engaging!
    476 Skiff Mountain Road
    Kent, CT 06757
    (860)927-0047
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 120 students
  • Mercersburg Academy
    Mercersburg Academy Photo
    (20)
    100 Academy Drive
    Mercersburg, PA 17236
    (717)328-6173
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 442 students
  • New Hampton School
    New Hampton School Photo - Energetic, exceptional faculty who drive a customized learning experience.
    (8)
    70 Main Street
    New Hampton, NH 03256
    (603)677-3401
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 340 students
  • North Country School
    North Country School Photo - North Country School's 220-acre campus is located in the Adirondack Mountains near Lake Placid, New York, a popular resort town and the site of two Winter Olympic Games. Many of our buildings use solar energy and biomass heating to help reduce the school's carbon footprint and to teach and model responsible and sustainable living practices.
    4382 Cascade Road
    Lake Placid, NY 12946
    (518)523-9329
    Grades: 4-9 | 70 students
  • Northwood School
    Northwood School Photo - Northwood School is set on an 88 acre campus, walking distance from the village of Lake Placid, NY and based in the 6 million acre Adirondack Park.
    (1)
    92 Northwood Road
    Lake Placid, NY 12946
    (518)523-3382
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 190 students
  • Oak Hill Academy
    (Baptist)
    2635 Oak Hill Road
    Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363
    (276)579-2619
    Grades: 8-12 | 140 students
  • Proctor Academy
    Proctor Academy Photo - Proctor`s campus includes over forty-five buildings, twenty small dormitories, its own privately owned and operated ski hill, state of the art classrooms and art facilities, 3,000 acres of forest and ponds surrounding beautiful natural and synthetic playing fields that are tucked against Ragged Mountain`s south slope.
    (12)
    204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
    Andover, NH 03216
    (603)735-6652
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 370 students
  • Robert Land Academy
    Robert Land Academy Photo - Robert Land Academy enrolls approximately 125 young men each year in grades 5 through 12. Eighty percent come from across Canada, with the remaining 20% coming from the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Mexico, The Caribbean and elsewhere around the world. They represent a broad diversity of ethnic and religious backgrounds.
    All-boys 
    6727 South Chippawa Rd
    Wellandport, Ontario, Canada 12345
    (905)386-6203
    Grades: 5-12 | 125 students
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