At The Oliverian School we try to define our students
by who they are, rather than by who they are not. That said, we know in
the admissions process it is important to clearly define the kind of student
we know will succeed at Oliverian. Oliverian students typically come from
all over the country and from a variety of different circumstances and
traditions. The school aims to serve students who are academically capable
of serious work and aspire to a college education, but who are not succeeding
or have not found success in traditionally structured schools. A student
with minimal learning difficulties will find success at Oliverian. Given
our size, faculty can focus on the kind of 1:1 relationship that carefully
paces each student, while being consistently supportive and challenging.
A student comes to Oliverian knowing they are
coming to change their lives. They are imaginative and self-aware, and
are struggling with a variety of adolescent and maturational issues. At
the same time, they have become disillusioned with larger and more unreceptive
schools. A student typically arrives at Oliverian with a desire to grow
academically, psychologically, emotionally and socially. Concurrently,
they are anxious and apprehensive about the challenge of honest self-assessment,
as they grapple with learning to see the good in themselves, while continuing
the process of self-improvement. Diverse, motivating and thought-provoking
offerings at Oliverian afford possibilities for each student to build
competency and character in a secure and healthy school setting. We expect
each of our students to graduate feeling self-assured about the next phase
of their life, and with a clearer sense of who they are and how they relate
to the world around them.
Nestled on a 1,800-acre campus in beautiful Northern
New Hampshire, The Oliverian School provides an inspiring, supportive,
and challenging 
