Welcome to High Meadows!

If you've come to our website, you've already decided that education is important to you. But what is it about a school that creates a great education for children? What comes to mind when you think back on the most meaningful educational experiences in your life?

When you ask students and alumni of High Meadows School about their most powerful memories of school, they recall experiences that were truly joyful. They speak of their teachers with fondness and admiration. They remember engaging in meaningful explorations of big ideas that interested them. They tell you about being inspired and encouraged to ask "why" and "why not," in ways that made them realize that their knowledge and ideas really could matter. They tell you that High Meadows is what school should be.

That's the basis behind everything we do here. We believe that teaching is about engagement and connection, not telling and repeating. Our teachers are both passionate and compassionate. Our inquiry-based approach encourages children to ask the next question, explore what matters to them, and to discover the wonders of life for themselves. Children leave High Meadows empowered with a strong sense of responsibility for the natural world, a deep respect for international perspectives, and an intuitive understanding of life's interconnectedness. And we are repeatedly recognized for our excellence, leadership and best practices in education.

Many of the adults in our community say that they wish they could have attended High Meadows when they were kids. Others of them actually did! Either way, they come here because they recognize the importance of education - and a school that makes education joyful, meaningful and powerful for its entire community.

I invite you to visit us and experience High Meadows for yourself.

Warmly,

Jay Underwood, Head of School