High Mowing School
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High Mowing School is an independent private
, co-educational, day and boarding school
, located in Wilton
, New Hampshire
, in the United States
. High Mowing is a Waldorf school, and is the only Waldorf boarding school
in the United States. It is a high school (grades 9 through 12). It was founded in 1942 by Beulah Hepburn Emmet, a schoolteacher who was displeased with the politics
in the public school in Connecticut
in which she taught.
According to its mission, High Mowing School aims to "educate artistically through dynamic, transformative activity that resonates with the developmental stages of adolescence and the unique development of each individual."
Special programs include: naturalist, fine and applied arts, apprenticeship pottery program, Sinfonietta (community orchestra) and annual, interest-based two week "Projects Block."
High Mowing is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, co-educational, day and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, located in Wilton
Wilton, New Hampshire
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 3,743 people, 1,410 households, and 1,023 families living in the town. The population density was 145.3 people per square mile . There were 1,451 housing units at an average density of 56.3 per square mile...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. High Mowing is a Waldorf school, and is the only Waldorf boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in the United States. It is a high school (grades 9 through 12). It was founded in 1942 by Beulah Hepburn Emmet, a schoolteacher who was displeased with the politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
in the public school in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
in which she taught.
According to its mission, High Mowing School aims to "educate artistically through dynamic, transformative activity that resonates with the developmental stages of adolescence and the unique development of each individual."
Special programs include: naturalist, fine and applied arts, apprenticeship pottery program, Sinfonietta (community orchestra) and annual, interest-based two week "Projects Block."
High Mowing is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.
Notable alumni
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, actor - John Fitzallen MooreJohn Fitzallen MooreJohn Fitzallen Moore is an American physicist, the son of authors Virginia Moore and Louis Untermeyer. His work in military electronics, communications, and spectroscopy culminated in medical electronics and x-ray products with the founding of the company Bio-Imaging Research.-Biography:After...
, physicist and innovator