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
  • BW Effective Character Development 2023
    Effective Character Development
  • BW HP: The Becoming Life
    The Becoming Life
  • BW HP: Signature Programs
    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.

  • National History Day Success Takes Birchwood Students to NYC

    Congratulations to 8th grader Haadi Nouman and former student Viyan Kshettry, who were honored at a special ceremony in New York City alongside award-winning documentary filmmakers!  Their documentary, Toxic Wake-Up: The 1993 Lead Summit That Stirred Citizens, earned second place at the National History Day competition and was screened at the event.
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  • Birchwood Students Win First Place at Power of the Pen State Championships

    The 8th grade students couldn’t have written a better ending than this.
    In May, our students were at Otterbein University competing against 500 students from 236 schools.  There were three 35-minute writing rounds. Those scores were tallied, then the top 50 from each grade advanced to the 30-minute fourth round.
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  • 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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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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