ADDRESSES: Lyndhurst Campus Toddler-Grade 8; 440-423-2950 5000 Clubside Road, Lyndhurst
The Birchwood School of Hawken Preschool-Grade 8; 216-251-2321 4400 West 140th St., Cleveland
Gates Mills Campus Grades 9-12; 440-423-2955 Mayfield and County Line Roads
The Mastery School of Hawken Grades 9-12; 440-423-8801 11025 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland
University Circle Gries Extension Center 10823 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland
TOP SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: » D. Scott Looney, head of school » Kathy Mitchell O’Neal, assistant head of school for enrollment management » Garet Libbey, chief talent officer » Suzette Dyer, chief academic officer and director of the Upper School » Julia Griffin, director of the Mastery School of Hawken
TOP BOARD LEADERSHIP: » Charles P. Cooley, chair
CAMPUS AND FACILITIES: The Lyndhurst campus (Toddler-Grade 8) features an Early Childhood Center, a newly designed Lower School, an Innovation Lab, two libraries, an auditorium, an eco-garden, two gyms, a musical arts center, an indoor climbing wall, tennis courts, a track and multiple playing fields.
The Gates Mills campus (Grades 9-12) features Stirn Hall, the main academic building that includes a fabrication lab, a media and communications lab, a science center and more. There is also a modern athletic complex with two gyms and a swimming pool, a wellness center, a challenge/ropes course, a weight room, a wrestling room, eight tennis courts, grass and artificial turf fields, a stadium and a track.
Birchwood School of Hawken (Preschool-Grade 8) offers families on Cleveland’s West Side access to a Hawken education. The facility celebrates Birchwood’s close-knit, diverse community and reflects Hawken’s emphasis on the development of character and intellect.
The Mastery School of Hawken campus (Grades 9-12) opened in August 2020 and is located within steps of many of the most engaging and innovative cultural, educational, arts and medical institutions in the world. It offers students and faculty an abundance of opportunities for partnerships and real-world, problem-based learning.
The Sally and Bob Gries Center for Experiential and Service Learning, located in University Circle, adjacent to the Mastery School of Hawken, supports off-campus programming for all Hawken students.
ACCREDITATION: Hawken School is fully accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).
Lyndhurst: Toddler-Grade 8, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.
Birchwood School: Preschool-Grade 8, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.
Gates Mills: Grades 9-12, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.
Mastery School: (University Circle) Grades 9-12, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m.
EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS: Hawken School offers a breadth of co-curricular offerings, including a full range of athletics offerings, speech and debate, an academic challenge, a literary magazine, dance, stagecraft, outdoor leadership, robotics and more.
UNIQUE STUDY OPTIONS/PROGRAMS: Hawken offers semester-long “Macro” courses in entrepreneurship, engineering, architecture and more. Other signature programming includes travel immersion experiences, maker space opportunities, STEMM internships, senior projects and computer science classes.
FACULTY: Seventy-two percent of Hawken’s faculty hold advanced degrees. ALUMNI: Hawken Alumni hail from every state, along with 28 countries around the world; many return to campus for “Alumni Give Back Day” to share their career paths with students.
FINANCIAL AID: Hawken distributes over $12.3 million in financial aid annually.
“Forward-focused preparation for the real world through the development of character and intellect.”
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