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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Jade Hendrix
Class of 2006
"I am thankful that I have been given the opportunity to grow here. When I come to school I get a feeling of wholeness. I know that I am learning on all levels."
 
 
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Ojai Playwrights Conference at BHS!
AUGUST 3-10, 2008 at Besant Hill School THE OJAI PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE is a developmental program that values the reading and workshop process as an important avenue through which playwrights can more fully realize their intentions with a play. Our...
 
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...