High School

Hawken was founded to be different. That difference includes offering two high school options for our students - the Upper School campus in Gates Mills and the Mastery School of Hawken in Cleveland, opened in August 2020.

While both schools are both deeply rooted in our mission of “forward focused preparation for the real world through the development of character and intellect,” our approach to fulfilling this mission distinguishes the two campuses from one another. For more than a decade, the Upper School has been pioneering innovative, ground-breaking programs that place students in the real world and engage them in solving authentic problems. The Mastery School of Hawken takes this nationally-recognized programming to scale in an urban setting that accommodates a unique set of approaches and experiences. Essentially, it comes down to students’ learning preferences and the type of environment in which students thrive.

To learn more about these two options, click on the links below.