Our mission is to equip children to lead a life of becoming 
– growing, thriving and flourishing – 
through the development of intellect and character.
  • BW Academic excellence 2023
    Academic Excellence
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    Effective Character Development
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    The Becoming Life
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    Signature Programs
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    Our Teachers
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    Gifted Education
Potential is a Gift
Excellence is a Habit
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“We lift the academic ceiling. Children can go as far as they can at whatever pace they can ... ”

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We invite you to visit us to learn more about a Birchwood education for your child.
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Developing the individual:
living a becoming life.
  • 99% 99%
    Iowa scores compared
    to national school norms
  • 8:1 8:1
    student-teacher
    ratio
  • 19% 19%
    of graduates receive
    National Merit Recognition
  • 95% 95%
    of graduates attend top
    private/public high schools
  • 255 255
    students qualified for National
    History Day finals since 1987
  • 7 7
    teams qualified for Future Problem
    Solving international since 2008
  • 35 35
    countries and 24 languages
    represented in our family community
  • 2020 2020
    MathCounts Chapter Competition
    1st Place Winner 
  • 2019 2019
    Top 300
    Broadcom Masters Winner 
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News and Events

List of 3 news stories.

  • Birchwood Seventh and Eighth Grade Scientists Impress at NEOSEF

    Birchwood qualified 10 seventh and eighth grade projects for this year’s Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair, doubling last year’s contingent competing at the area’s premier primary school science competition. 

    The Birchwood 2026 crop of scientists didn’t disappoint. All 10 placed at least third or better in their categories (no honorable mentions) and earned a combined 21 special awards.

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  • MathCounts Team Stands Birchwood Strong at State Competition

    Birchwood seventh and eighth grade math students tallied their hard work and talents into a strong showing at the MathCounts State Competition, held March 7, at the Ohio State University, in Columbus.

    Birchwood qualified seven students for the statewide tournament – three individual competitors and another four who also combined to make up a team. Birchwood's Godwin, Danah, and Haadi competed as individual mathletes while the team of four included John, Luke, Anne, and Henry.

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  • Birchwood Makes Its Mark at Regional Power of the Pen Tourney

    Much is expected of the students in the writing program at Cleveland’s Birchwood School of Hawken. The Birchwood seventh and eighth graders – a total of nine writers – didn’t disappoint this past Saturday at the Lake Erie Regional Power of the Pen tournament held at Hudson Middle School. Both Birchwood teams placed in the top five of their grade levels while also scoring runner-up honors in the coveted team Sweepstakes competition. 

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Birchwood School of Hawken is a member of the Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS), the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (CCIS), the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Birchwood School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States.
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