Get to Know HB

Located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Hathaway Brown School provides an inclusive environment that challenges girls in grades K through 12 and boys and girls in the Early Childhood Program. Founded in 1876, Hathaway Brown is committed to a fusion of academic and experiential learning. The school focuses on educational innovation as it prepares students to rise boldly to the challenges of our times and live out the HB motto of learning “not for school, but for life.”   

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Yesterday's educational designs simply are not enough to prepare this generation of students.

Hathaway Brown gives girls in grades K through 12 and boys and girls in the Early Childhood program the chance to unleash their creativity, explore the things they're passionate about, and get big things done in a world that doesn't operate by the rules of a classroom syllabus.

Hathaway Brown's 16 acres cannot possibly contain all the energy and imagination of our students and teachers.

The halls and grounds are filled with excitement every day of the year. With scores of clubs, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities to choose from, students in every division can find something to pique their interests inside and outside the classroom.

Hathaway Brown alumnae include more than 3,500 diverse and talented women who live in all 50 states and 23 foreign countries.

Ranging in age from 17 to 102 years old, they hold positions in every type of professional industry, from banking to government to medicine. Many were the first females to complete particular college degree programs or to rise to executive-level offices in their respective firms.