Programs
The lessons learned outside the classroom—on the back of a horse, pitching a tent at 8,000 ft, or chasing a more experienced opponent down the athletic pitch—are central to a Thacher education.
Some might call them “extracurriculars,” but to us they’re at the core of the Thacher experience, not at the periphery. It’s where individual growth happens—determination, resilience, self-awareness, confidence, skills—and where collective growth happens, too—teamwork, collaboration, humility, selflessness. We highly encourage students to engage broadly across a variety of disciplines and to try new activities that might be challenging or uncomfortable for them at first. Whether it’s in our Horse, Outdoor, Athletics, Arts, or Off-Campus Study Programs (or all of them at different times), there’s something for every student.
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
Thacher is committed to maintaining an atmosphere of respect and dignity free from harassment. Our school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, or any other characteristics protected by state or federal law in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, tuition assistance, and athletic and other school-administered programs, or any other basis in law.