A Review of Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA

Walnut Hill School, in Natick, MA was established more than a century ago as a boarding school for girls coming mostly from Massachusetts and the New England Area. Walnut Hill, perhaps because of its female clientele always had a penchant for the arts. But in the 1970's Walnut Hill School experienced two major changes. First, typical of the 70's, Walnut Hill School in Natick, MA shifted from a single gender to a coeducational facility. At the same time it determined to give even greater emphasis to what was already its major strength, its arts program.

What Kind Of a School is Walnut Hill. Because it is not your garden variety high school, Walnut Hill School takes a little bit of explaining. For those young people who are gifted in the arts it may well seem a little too good to be true. Walnut Hill School, in Natick, MA is just like any other high school in some ways and incredibly different in others.

Walnut Hill High School is the same as other high schools in that it provides a secondary education for those enrolled. If you attend Walnut Hill you will receive the academic training required for college entrance and the course work that will prepare you to take standardized tests and more than hold up your end on a high school transcript. Walnut Hill is a school where you will be able to socialize with other high school aged students and possibly make friends that will last a life time. Beyond these basics however Walnut Hill is a very different kind of school.

A Private Arts High School - Going to Walnut Hill is not like attending a public or charter school. Walnut Hill School, in Natick, MA is a co-educational facility but it is for both boarders and day students. While some private schools are centered around a solid academic program in a religious setting or a solid academic program with serious accommodations made to sports, Walnut Hill is a private school with a solid academic reputation that is centered on the arts.