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Deerfield Academy, founded in 1797, is an independent, coeducational boarding and day school located in Western Massachusetts.

For more than 130 years, Taft has welcomed bright, curious, and talented students into a warm, deeply connected community where they live, learn, contribute, and grow as scholars, athletes, artists, and global citizens. Widely recognized as a leading college preparatory boarding school in New England, Taft serves 590 students in grades 9–12 and post-graduates. Guided by Taft’s Portrait of a Learner, students develop the habits of mind, character, and purpose needed to thrive in a complex, interconnected world. Through more than 200 courses, global and community-based learning opportunities, distinctive leadership programs, a strong commitment to community and belonging, and robust offerings in the arts and athletics, students are challenged and supported in equal measure. Taft is a place where intellectual challenge is always delivered with heart—and where every student is known, supported, and inspired to become their best self.

Northfield Mount Hermon is a coed, independent boarding school of 630 students in grades 9 to 12, with an additional postgraduate year option. NMH is known for its College-Model Academic Program, which balances academic, extracurricular, and residential experiences, and its commitment to educating the head, heart, and hand. You’ll find us on the banks of the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts and around the world through our extensive alumni network.