The Heights

"To witness the awakening of young hearts to the wonders of the natural world, particularly when they go 'creeking' for the first time, or catch their first toad, or handle an insect (on purpose), is a wonder and a joy." - Eric Heil, 3rd Grade Teacher

"The faculty at the Heights sees their main mission as supporting the parents in their quest to raise strong, successful, faithful, and mindful young men. Nothing is more important than this." - Dan McGiffin '08

"The mentoring program at the Heights changed my life: my mentors challenged me to improve, and helped me to put aside childish things so I could grow into a man." - Roger Porres '07

"The Heights’ liberal arts curriculum integrates all the subjects with one clear mission: to teach students how to think clearly and deeply. A Heights man is interesting, ideally — but more importantly, he is interested." - Patrick Murray '08

"The Heights has provided the support we have needed in educating our boys. They have consistently reinforced what we have been teaching our kids at home. It's been a phenomenal partnership." - Lourdes and Xavi Arguello, Parents

“Not once during my time at The Heights did I ever hear a teacher say 'No, I can’t help you with that.’” - Richie Bartozzi '16

"The friendship among the faculty is real- and very important. We are made better men here, in no small part because we desire, choose, and work for good things for each other. This makes us better husbands and fathers, better role models for the young men in our care, and helps us to strive to be better sons of God." - Tom Steenson, 5th Grade Teacher

Quick Facts

Total Enrollment

530

Upper School

240

Middle School

180

Lower School

110

Athletic Teams

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Lacrosse
Rugby
Squash
Soccer
Swimming
Track & Field
Tennis
Wrestling

Avg. Class Size

Student Faculty Ratio

7:1

Mentor Mentee Ratio

1:1

Student Clubs

Drama Productions

Band and Choral Concerts

From the Forum

Praise and Affirmation without Flattery

Heights Teacher and Mentor, Alex Berthe, discusses the importance of proper praise in the moral development of boys. Our culture tends towards two extremes: we are either overly critical, or excessively flattering. Alex helps us walk the mean as we guide our sons to a solid confidence in our love for them, and in their rock solid understanding of their identity as sons of God.

Continue reading Praise and Affirmation without Flattery at Heights Forum.

Forming Men of Faith

A live Q&A webinar with Alvaro de Vicente will be held on March 20, 8:30pm EST. To register to join, click here.

As a community of believing parents and teachers, passing the Faith on to our sons is mission essential. Heights Headmaster, Alvaro de Vicente, discusses how parents and teachers can model, explain, facilitate, and support the faith of our fathers in the next generation.

Continue reading Forming Men of Faith at Heights Forum.

The Strategic Enterprise of Upper School Study, a.k.a. “Homework”

This week we feature an interview from a past episode of HeightsCast: Join two Freshman Core teachers, Gerard Babendreier and Joe Cardenas, for a discussion about how high schoolers should approach their study. To simply call this homework is an unfortunate oversimplification.

Continue reading The Strategic Enterprise of Upper School Study, a.k.a. “Homework” at Heights Forum.

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