Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Walnut Hill School for the Arts is a private boarding and day high school in Natick, Massachusetts, founded in 1893. Walnut Hill School for the Arts offers a comprehensive and intensive educational program for student artists in grades 9-12, as well as a PG year. This school provides unrivaled training in dance, music, theater, visual art, writing, cinema, and media arts, as well as a strong, college-preparatory academic program. Walnut Hill School for the Arts is currently regarded as one of the greatest ballet boarding schools in the United States.
Every element of the Walnut Hill School for the Arts curriculum fosters students' development as fearless creators, inquisitive learners, and conscientious citizens. On the picturesque campus in Natick, Massachusetts, students from all over the country and the world come together to create a vibrant community. Walnut Hill students graduate ready to excel in college and beyond, encouraged by peers from a diversity of artistic backgrounds and guided by skilled teachers.
Renowned Fenway Studio artist and educator Marion Pooke, class of 1901, as well as Pulitzer Prize–winning author and Poet Laureate Elizabeth Bishop, class of 1930, both attended the school. Walnut Hill established a coeducational school for the arts in the 1970s in response to the shifting educational landscape, and it has since provided great artistic instruction and academic classroom experiences.
The Professional Division at Walnut Hill of the Boston Ballet School is a one-of-a-kind education and dance training program that combines world-class dance instruction with a top-notch college preparatory program to provide students with a well-rounded educational experience. This collaborative curriculum prepares students for careers with Boston Ballet, the professional dance industry, and beyond, including the top conservatories, institutions, and colleges on the globe.
Location: Natick, Massachusetts, USA
Founded: 1893
Tuition: $64,460
Average class size: 16 students
Grades: 9-12, PG
Website: https://www.walnuthillarts.org/
