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
  • BW HP: Our Teachers
    Our Teachers
  • BW HP: Gifted Education
    Gifted Education
Potential is a Gift
Excellence is a Habit
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

“We lift the academic ceiling. Children can go as far as they can at whatever pace they can ... ”

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Visit Us

We invite you to visit us to learn more about a Birchwood education for your child.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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 
.
.
.
.

News and Events

List of 3 news stories.

  • 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. 

    Read More

  • Birchwood ’22 Grads, Now Hawken Seniors, Are National Merit Scholars

    Four members of the Birchwood graduating class of 2022 and current Hawken seniors have earned recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Program.

    Jeremy Rotberg and Yining (Nicholas) Shang were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists this month, which places them among just one percent of the nation’s high school seniors.

    In the next step, NMS Semifinalists vie for more than 6,000 scholarships worth approximately $25 million to be awarded in the coming spring.
    Read More

  • Birchwood Students, Alum Earn Top 10 National History Day Honors

    By JOE PARRINO
    5th-8th Social Studies
    Dean of Teaching & Learning

    School may be out but the National History Day national contest results are in! Birchwood has 10 more reasons to cheer. Ten of our students placed in the top 10 in their respective categories. That's competing against the best projects from all 50 states.

    Before we get to the Xfinity Center packed with cheering throngs, some more context can help. Twenty-one Birchwood students qualified for the national contest by placing either first or second in their category at the Ohio contest last April. They had several weeks to improve their paper, documentary, website, exhibit, or performance before the national event in College Park, Md., a suburb of the nation's capital and the home to the University of Maryland.

    Read More
Archive


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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

4400 West 140th Street  |  Cleveland, OH 44135  |  216.251.2321