A joyful, caring, collaborative community!
Located in the heart of the Green Mountains, Harwood Union Middle & High School serves a vibrant student body of over 600 in grades 7-12 from Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren, and Waterbury. Harwood is a unique community where we partner rich tradition with powerful innovation to provide a rigorous, robust, and personalized learning environment.
Our proficiency-based system is designed to prepare students for success in college and career. We prioritize student-centered learning through evidence-based pedagogy, including Harkness dialogue, Mathematical Habits of Mind, and Universal Design for Learning, ensuring students take active ownership of their education. Our students have the gift of individualizing their learning experience through our diverse course offerings and flexible pathways, including thirteen Advanced Placement courses, an Innovation Lab, an Extended Studies program, internships, independent studies, and dual enrollment. Every student is supported across their program by our dedicated staff, and specifically by their assigned Teacher Advisor and school counselor to ensure their academic and personal growth.
At Harwood, we believe in developing the whole student. Our robust co-curricular program features award-winning music, theatre, and art programs, alongside dozens of junior varsity and varsity sports from Bass Fishing to Basketball and student-led clubs ranging from Dungeons and Dragons to the National Honor Society.
As a school consistently recognized for innovation, including being awarded five Rowland Fellowships, our educators are dedicated to preparing each individual student for their next steps in life. We are a community rooted in "The Harwood Way" with a shared commitment to Respect, Readiness, and Responsibility. Whether students are competing in the annual Spirit Week Highlander Games or engaging in our community service expectations, they build a lasting sense of belonging.