From the Head of School

Welcome to Berkwood Hedge School!

More than 20 years into the 21st Century, education is at a crossroads. Knowledge is essential, but knowledge alone will not prepare students for success in life. As traditional careers evolve or disappear entirely and new careers emerge, the foundation of lifelong learning requires critical thinking, creativity, curiosity, communication, adaptability and collaboration as essential elements that we need to cultivate in our children.
 
Berkwood Hedge School has intuitively known this for more than 75 years, educating students to practice making thoughtful and just choices, to discover their passions, and to nurture meaningful relationships, while developing academic excellence and emotional intelligence, in preparation for life. 
 
Our children’s journey will extend far beyond their formal education. However, early educational experiences profoundly shape the foundation of their being, greatly influencing their future experiences. At Berkwood Hedge School, we focus on preparing students for a life of active and engaged learning and citizenship. Our safe and supportive learning community balances a high level of personal accountability with an equally high level of collective responsibility, preparing students to be compassionate citizens of the world.
 
Learning is approached as a dynamic process in which deep understanding is developed by experiencing, collaborating, making, and reflecting. This project-based, interdisciplinary approach cultivates critical thinking, creative problem solving, and self-expression. Our students engage in authentic discourse in which they are encouraged to respectfully and compassionately disagree and challenge one another’s ideas, as well as those of their teacher. The curriculum is a dynamic interaction in which students and teachers continuously reflect, define, refine, and redefine as they go beyond knowledge toward deep understanding–the teacher asks rather than tells, guides rather than instructs.
 
Walk into any of our classrooms, and you will be struck by the attentiveness, trust, and affection among the students and teachers. All around you will see lively and innovative conversation. That is because Berkwood Hedge School is a loving and intentional learning community where children feel safe to take risks, make mistakes, and explore the world. 
 
At Berkwood Hedge School children come to school excited about learning.  We nurture this energy and enthusiasm throughout their journey here, and our children graduate with a strong academic foundation, a uniquely engaged approach to learning, and a sense of connection to community. I invite your family to come see for yourself what makes our school so special.

We look forward to welcoming you! 

Love Weinstock

Love Weinstock
Head of School

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