Besant Hill School

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Location
Besant Hill School
Ojai, CA, U.S.
Information
Religion	none
Head of School	Paul Amadio
Enrollment	100 total 76 boarding 24 day
Faculty	35
Average class size	10 students
Student:teacher ratio	4:1
Average SAT scores	1580 - 2200
Type	Private, boarding
Campus	Rural, 500 acres 15 buildings
Athletics	5 Interscholastic Sports
Motto	Aun Aprendo - I am Still Learning
Mascot	Coyote
Established	1946
Information	805-646-4343
Homepage	www.besanthill.org

Besant Hill School of Happy Valley, formerly the Happy Valley School, is a American private, coeducational boarding school and day school in Ojai, California. It is a four-year college-preparatory school with approximately 100 students and about 35 faculty & staff, all of whom live on or near campus.

The mission of the school is the development of each individual's intellectual and artistic abilities. Through awakening the spirit of inquiry, they encourage each student to pursue integrity and excellence. The non-competitive community builds honesty, respect, compassion and responsibility. Besant Hill's goal is to develop a lifelong habit of learning as embodied in the school's motto Aun Aprendo, I am still learning.

1 History
2 Associated people
- 2.1 Former faculty/directors
- 2.2 Former students
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The school was envisioned by Annie Besant, Guido Ferrando, Aldous Huxley, J. Krishnamurti, and Rosalind Rajagopal on 500 acres of land that were bought in 1927 by Besant.^[1] It first opened its doors in Fall 1946 as the Happy Valley School. The school was later renamed in July of 2007 in Besant's honor.