Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School)

http://www.besanthill.org

Besant Hill School is an accredited, college preparatory boarding school with an emphasis on creative expression and right-brained thinking.  The school provides a small, safe and intimate community where students are able to explore and express both their intellectual and creative abilities through challenging academic classes, music, studio art, theater and photography. Outdoor education, community service and athletics are an important component of the educational experience

Randy Bertin, Director of Admission
 
Boarding Grades: 9-12 (Day, 9-12)

Quick Facts

Enrollment Information Total No. of Boys: 50 Total No. of Girls: 45 Boarding: 68 Day: 27 School Type Coed Secondary-Boarding Secondary-Day

Special Programs Attention Deficit Disorder ESL Learning Differences (LD) Summer Programs

Courses

Academic Support

• Career Planning
• College Counseling
• English as a Second Language
• Learning Center
• Learning Differences Support
• Learning Study Assistance
• Peer Tutoring
• Study Skills
• Technology Center
• Tutoring
• Writing Center

Computer Studies

• Computer Applications
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Sciences
• Web Design

Visual Arts

• 3-D Design
• Animation
• Art Advanced Placement
• Art History Honors
• Art Honors
• Ceramics
• Design
• Drawing Advanced Placement
• Drawing Honors
• Fashion Design
• Film and Video
• Graphic Design
• Journalism
• Metal
• Painting
• Photography
• Pottery
• Publications
• Screenprinting
• Screenwriting
• Sculpture
• Stagecraft
• Studio Art Honors
• Woodworking

Special Programs

• Community Service
• Exchange Programs
• Independent Study
• Leadership
• Outdoor Education
• Study Aboard

Music

• Band
• Composition
• Electronic Music
• History of Jazz
• History of Music
• Individual Instrument
• Music Appreciation
• Music History
• Music Theory
• Recording
• Solfege/Ear Training
• Songwriting
• Voice

Foreign Languages

• Chinese - Mandarin
• Spanish

Math

• Advanced Placement
• Algebra
• Calculus
• Functions
• Geometry
• Honors
• Probability
• Statistics
• Trigonometry

Science

• Astronomy
• Biology Honors
• Chemistry Advanced Placement
• Chemistry Honors
• Environmental Science
• Geology
• Health
• Marine Biology
• Physical Science
• Physics Honors

Noncredit Courses

• ACT Arep
• SAT Prep

Performing Arts

• Acting
• Choreography
• Dance
• Directing
• Drama
• History of Theater
• Lighting Design
• Modern Dance
• Musical Theater
• Play Production
• Production
• Screenwriting
• Set Design
• Stagecraft
• Technical Theater
• Theater Arts
• Theater Design

History

• Advanced Placement
• European History
• Honors
• United States History
• World History

English

• Advanced Placement
• Classics
• Creative Writing
• Honors
• Literature
• Playwriting
• Poetry