Walnut Hill School for the Arts is an independent boarding and day high school offering a transformational educational experience purposefully designed for student artists in grades 9-12, with a postgraduate year also available. We offer unparalleled training in dance; music; theater; visual art; and writing, film & media arts, complemented by a robust and innovative academic curriculum.
Every aspect of our program promotes our students' growth as bold artists, curious learners, and mindful citizens. Students from across the country and around the globe come together to form a dynamic community on our scenic campus located in Natick, Massachusetts, just west of Boston. Guided by master teachers and supported by peers from a variety of artistic backgrounds, Walnut Hill students graduate prepared to succeed in college and beyond.
Every aspect of our program promotes our students' growth as bold artists, curious learners, and mindful citizens. Students from across the country and around the globe come together to form a dynamic community on our scenic campus located in Natick, Massachusetts, just west of Boston. Guided by master teachers and supported by peers from a variety of artistic backgrounds, Walnut Hill students graduate prepared to succeed in college and beyond.
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At Walnut Hill, you don't need to relegate the practice of your art to an after school activity, nor do you need to force your high school education to take a backseat to artistic pursuits. At Walnut Hill, you get to have it all. We offer unparalleled training in dance, music, theater, visual art, and writing, film & media arts (WFMA), complemented by a robust and innovative academic curriculum.
At Walnut Hill, it means living, working, and studying with a diverse and talented community of creative and passionate people from across the country and the globe. It means we offer intensive, pre-professional artistic training and a comprehensive college-preparatory academic curriculum, preparing our students for wherever their path may lead them after graduation.
Whether you prefer to give by mail, phone, or online, there are many ways to make your gift. With your Visa, Mastercard, or American Express credit card, you can make a secure gift to Walnut Hill online at any time. Mail us your gift by addressing your envelope to "Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Development Office, 12 Highland Street, Natick, MA 01760."
As an extension of Walnut Hill School for the Arts, the Community Academy at Walnut Hill provides school year and summer session learning opportunities that engage aspiring artists pre-k to adult. Offering programs that fit all levels of curiosity in visual arts, dance, music and media arts, our faculty of accomplished practicing artists and passionate educators inspire students to think creatively bringing their inner artist to life.
Walnut Hill seeks to cultivate a spirit of inclusivity and multiculturalism by weaving diverse curriculum, programming, and practices into the academic, artistic, and social fabric of the school. We believe it is critical to educate members of our community to be responsible global citizens. In order to navigate the tensions and challenges of our world, it is imperative to understand where we each came from, where we are, and where we are going.
Reviews (5)
Alec Wong
Oct 01, 2018
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Claire Song
Oct 17, 2017
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Went to school here few years back in their music program. Laura(a department head faculty) was the worst mentor of all time. She USED all the international kids like her slave. She would tell students to scratch her back and get her coffees. She said a lot of rude things to many students. The whole school did not care much about boarding students. Room parents, most of them just wanted to demand kids around instead of really taking care their feelings and needs. Not all teachers and room parents were like that, but the ones that did, really made me hate the experience going there. If you care
Anrana S.
Apr 27, 2016
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My daughter has attended the Community Dance Academy. Though I'm happy with the program, I find it disappointing that the CDA does not prepare the students to be competitive for the summer intensive program. The summer intensive program AT walnut hill. It becomes a domino effect- no summer intensives makes it harder to get into a ballet high school, makes it harder to get the next intensive.
Justine H.
Nov 05, 2015
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I am an alumna of Walnut Hill and I have to say it was one of the best experiences of my life.
The artistic training is unparalleled. The academics consistently result in placement at top colleges and conservatories. The friendships are lifelong.
Was it challenging? Yes. Were there disappointments when I didn't get a role? Sure. But there were many, many more triumphs, personally, artistically and academically.
Walnut Hill gave me the building blocks to live my life as a confident, compassionate, hardworking, and creative adult. I'm sending my own children.
The artistic training is unparalleled. The academics consistently result in placement at top colleges and conservatories. The friendships are lifelong.
Was it challenging? Yes. Were there disappointments when I didn't get a role? Sure. But there were many, many more triumphs, personally, artistically and academically.
Walnut Hill gave me the building blocks to live my life as a confident, compassionate, hardworking, and creative adult. I'm sending my own children.
Jimmy M.
Mar 01, 2012
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This is a school AND an arts venue, an international boarding school for high school students. The students major in theater, ballet, music, visual arts, or writing and publishing. There is an audition process involved in admissions, they seek out the most talented kids in the world. You know those Korean child prodigies that play cello with the philharmonic or at the White House when they're 12 years old? They go to school here. When they put on a theatrical production, the students are rehearsing ten hours a day, six days a week, for several months. The theater itself is not huge, it seats
