


Hillside School

About:
Hillside School is a premier junior boarding school providing exceptional academic opportunities to a diverse population of young boys in grades four through nine in preparation for secondary school. The school is defined by its culture of inclusivity that fosters close relationships between students and teachers, made possible by a 5:1 student teacher ratio. Students are encouraged to push themselves academically while constantly focusing on the school’s core values of compassion, determination, honesty, respect, and brotherhood.
Location:
Marlborough, MA
1901
Year Founded:
Number of Students:
145
Average Class Size:
8-12
Male
Gender:
Specialty Program(s):
Academics: With the new addition of IB curriculum into the classrooms, Hillside School provides an education that is attuned with exceptional care to individual student needs. With our small section sizes, we work diligently to ensure that each boy is correctly placed so that he feels fully challenged and fully supported. While we have a strong idea as to correct placement from admissions materials, we continue to monitor a student’s placement throughout his years at Hillside.
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Tutorial Center: At Hillside School’s Wick Tutorial Center, students gain valuable support in key academic areas. The small tutorial class size of two to four students enables the learning specialists to tailor their approach to the individual’s unique strengths and challenges. Tutorials are offered during the student’s flex periods, ensuring that the students do not miss critical work in their core classes. These key elements of the Tutorial Center reflect Hillside's commitment to serving the needs of diverse learners.
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Innovation Center (ILAB): Hillside’s iLab has quickly become a centerpiece of both our campus and our program. The iLab represents an important educational shift toward 21st century skill building, creative expression, and problem solving. It stimulates curiosity and active engagement, while deemphasizing passive learning and teacher-centered instruction. It is home to hands on project, drones, coding, robotics, 3-D printers, laser cutters and much more!
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Athletics: Our athletics programs play an integral role in the growth, development, and education of each boy at Hillside School. Athletics serve severalpurposes and promote group cooperation, socialization, self-confidence, school spirit, and play, as well as good physical, mental, and emotional health, all of which are essential components of a child’s development.
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Secondary School Placement: Our boys go onto fantastic Secondary Schools like Phillips Exeter, Deerfield, Hotchkiss, St. Marks, Middlesex, Taft, Brooks, Berkshire School, and Tabor just to name a few. The Secondary School Guidance Office comes under the Admission Office umbrella and serves, on average, 40 families each year. We enjoy a deep connection with the Directors of Admission and their associates at numerous independent schools around the country and begin our process as early as grade 8 with individual counseling and advice on finding the "right fit."

