Besant Hill School
 
Where students learn how to think, not what to think

Founded in 1946 by Aldous Huxley, J. Krishnamurti, Guido Ferrando and Rosalind Rajagopal on 520 acres in the resort town of Ojai, California this boarding school community offers a vigorous college preparatory curriculum with a cornerstone on creative expression, sustainability and divergent thinking. Besant Hill offers 33 art electives, competitive athletics, travel and experiential education programs, small classes and a 4:1 student teacher ratio.

As a community, our goal is to cultivate what is excellent in each student. Besant Hill provides a small intimate learning environment where students are able to fully explore and express both their intellectual and creative abilities. With small classes, positive student/teacher relationships, many offerings in the performing and visual arts and a location that is only a short drive from Los Angeles, you will surely find a boarding school where the fullest development of your potential is at your fingertips.

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Justin Kobbe
Class of 2003
"The school taught me to see people for who they really are. The school has opened my mind to new ideas. My experience here has definitely changed my life for the better."
 
 
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BHS Student Art Exhibition at Beatrice Wood Center
What might appear at the beginning as chaos, contains a myriad of possibilities percolating coherence. “Chaologists” from Besant Hill School’s advanced Visual Art class exhibit the ArtArtAAArt-ifacts of their explorations into planned reckless abando...