The Hawthorn School is a unique opportunity for your children to grow into the fullness of their humanity.

As your child’s parent, you naturally want the very best for the persons entrusted to you, and Hawthorn is positioned to help. Staffed with a first-rate faculty, Hawthorn provides the invaluable human capital without which even the most prestigious of schools are merely bricks and mortar. Our role is essential to your success in life’s most important job: forming each young person destined for eternal horizons. This formation encompasses the moral and intellectual habits that will set the course of your child’s successful journey through life.

Our teachers combine a wide knowledge and enthusiasm for academics with well-rounded personalities that are capable of mentoring and inspiring your child. Put simply, schools are the seedbeds of your child’s budding humanity. Increasingly, parents want the richest, most fertile soil available, and a vibrant life of culture and cultivation. Hawthorn exists to be just that.

Some have partial nutrients, but relatively few provide the rich balance of intellectual, physical, moral, and spiritual formation necessary for full human flourishing. Hawthorn offers this balance, something widely desired if increasingly uncommon. Our network of brother and sister institutions include The Heights School in Maryland, The Oakcrest School in Virginia, and The Montrose School in Massachusetts. Drawing from these proven models, we aim to provide a similar educational offering tailored to the unique needs of the families of the tri-state area.

Hawthorn, as its name implies, is a living entity poised to impart more life. Like the Hawthorn tree, we aspire to grow from deep roots, roots that find their nourishment in years of experience and wisdom gained through successful schools. Our roots draw from the rich heritage of Western Civilization, the Catholic intellectual tradition, and the vibrant optimism of the American experiment in ordered liberty. In that spirit, we are open to all that is true and good and beautiful. Already, many have generously come forward to cultivate this effort. With these key benefits in place, we invite you to join us in the vital adventure of education. Years from now, your children’s gratitude and happiness will be the measure of your choice.

If you find our school intriguing, please contact us for more information or to schedule a visit. We look forward to speaking with you!

Sincerely, Joseph R. McCleary, Ph.D President