Our Mission & History

Shady Hill School fosters joyful, active learning informed by multiple perspectives empowering students to be intellectually adventurous and wholeheartedly just.

• Play and discovery are central to every child's growth and true exploration takes time.
  
  
• The purpose of knowledge is to create meaning, develop understanding, and inspire action.
  
  
• Growing up is a nuanced process and mistakes are catalysts for deeper learning and progress.
  
  
• A strong, interdependent community is the framework for academic confidence and social and emotional health.
  
  
• Practicing genuine kindness towards oneself and others helps build a compassionate world.
  
  
• We have a responsibility-as individuals and as a community-to honor difference, challenge prejudice, and strive for racial and social justice.