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In 1891, Maria Hotchkiss, the heir to her late husband Benjamin's armaments fortune, founded Hotchkiss School in her hometown of Lakeville, Connecticut.
- Strengthened by Time
- A time-honored Policy
- Coeducation
- Globally Connected
- Learning by Living in Community
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With the guidance of then-president of Yale University, Timothy Dwight, Maria Hotchkiss established the School in 1891 to prepare young men for Yale. Since then, Hotchkiss has become coeducational, grown in size and scope, and established itself as one of the premier secondary schools in the country. Hotchkiss offers a classical education, finding ...
When The Hotchkiss School opened its doors in 1892, the first 50 boys were charged a boarding tuition of $600 — more than many families could afford. But Maria Hotchkiss had insisted on something unique in allocating the funds to establish the School: Hotchkiss would offer scholarship aid to deserving students. Thanks to her foresight, thousands of...
In 1971, Headmaster A. William (Bill) Olsen ’39 declared to the Hotchkiss community his decision on coeducation: “We are moving into a new world; there can be no return to the old. …One of my charges as headmaster is to protect the best of the past, …but my biggest responsibility is to prepare students for the future…I recommended to the trustees t...
The relationship between Hotchkiss and the wider world began almost as soon as the School was founded. As early as 1912, students from China have come to Hotchkiss. Over the course of its history, the School has educated a quarter of American ambassadors to China, including Ambassador Clark T. "Sandy" Randt Jr. ’64. In the first half of the 20th ce...
What is the best part about attending Hotchkiss? Current students will likely say living and learning with people from all over the world who represent a multitude of backgrounds, religions, and ethnicities. From the beginning, Maria Hotchkiss was not interested in establishing “a school for the pampered sons of rich gentlemen.” In the 1960s, Hotch...
In 1996, the School’s mission was broadened to include a “commitment to environmental stewardship” as one of the desired outcomes of a Hotchkiss education. With over 500 acres of woods, two lakes, wetlands, fields, brooks, and ponds on campus, learning about the environment begins the day new students arrive. These natural resources have also allow...
Over the past century and a quarter, Hotchkiss has remained steadfast in its mission: to provide an educational experience that is challenging yet supportive, broad but well-informed. We are primarily a boarding school, but day students make up nine percent of our enrollment. Of our 600 students, 21 percent come from countries other than the U.S. T...
The Hotchkiss School is an independent boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, the School provides an education of academic distinction to 599 students in grades 9 through 12, and to a small number of postgraduates.
School founder, Maria Harrison Bissell, is born on August 14 on Tory Hill, half a mile south of where the School now stands. In 1850, Maria Bissell, then a school teacher in Sharon, marries Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss, a machinist and munitions manufacturer.
The Hotchkiss School is a private college-preparatory day and boarding school in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, it was one of the first English-style boarding schools in the United States and an early proponent of student financial aid, having accepted scholarship students since its inception.
Founded in 1891, the school provides an education of academic distinction to 600 students in grades 9 through 12, and to a small number of postgr.
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The Hotchkiss School is an independent boarding school founded in 1891 by Maria Harrison Bissell Hotchkiss, and is now one of the most elite co-educational schools in the US.
