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

Founded in 1946 Besant Hill is a college preparatory, co-educational, independent day and boarding school of 100 students from grades 9 to 12 in Ojai, California. If you are the kind of student who is looking to balance academic challenge with creative expression through the arts and experiential education then you have come to the right place!

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 rural location on over 500 acres of land that is only a short drive from Los Angeles, you will surely find a school where the fullest devlopment 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."
 
 
Besant Hill News
 
BHS students featured in Ventura County Star!
BHS students, Ivan Matip and Yannick Atanga, class of 2010, were featured in the local newspaper- The Ventura County Star for their suberb abilities in Basketball. Click here to read the article or visit http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul...
 
Experiential Ed. Departs for Egypt
A group of ten students and two faculty leaders will journey to Cairo, Egypt for 15 days.  The group will be hosted by Desert’s Edge, Cairo, an alternative education school for ex-patriot and refugee students in Cairo.  The s...