Why Seven Hills

From an early age, we instill the importance of experiential learning, guided by passionate teachers who cultivate each child’s unique potential.

Confident Here, we believe that students help chart their own course. We celebrate students for what makes them unique. We empower them to follow their dreams and inspire them to take on new challenges as they become confident individuals.

Engaged Students discover the power of participation and collaboration as they engage in learning that’s fun and interesting. Whether it’s in or out of the classroom, students will find themselves enjoying school more than ever before.

Prepared Ultimately, students need to be prepared. With a Seven Hills education, they’ll be ready to meet every opportunity ahead of them and eager to fulfill their potential and make a contribution to the world around them.

Thriving We give students room to grow so that they can thrive. We encourage them to think hard. To look closely. To read deeply. Guided by our dedicated teachers, students will find that they are just as excited to learn as we are to teach.

A Seven Hills education engages both the heart and the mind. Our extraordinary teachers guide students on a journey of self-discovery, one in which young people are constantly learning more about themselves, each other, and the world.

Academic Approach

Woven throughout our entire curriculum, the Signatures of Seven Hills represent a distinctive and innovative approach to education that engages and motivates students through unique learning opportunities and experiences.

The Upper School college counseling department provides a caring, individualize approach. The philosophy is simple: the more students understand who they are and what they want to do, the better able they are to recognize the colleges where they’ll learn and thrive.

The arts are critical to a complete education. With so many thespians, pianists, painters, and digital artists in our midst, our campuses stay abuzz with creativity year-round.

At Seven Hills, you are celebrated for your unique strengths, passions, and abilities. You’ll become a member of a close-knit, friendly community with exciting activities and traditions steeped in history.

• National Association of Independent Schools
• Independent Schools Association of the Central States
• Ohio Association of Independent Schools
• State of Ohio

Our History
The Seven Hills School has roots reaching back to 1906, with the founding of the College Preparatory School by Mary Harlan Doherty. Just a decade later, Helen Lotspeich founded the Clifton Open-Air School to foster natural curiosity and the joy of learning in children around Cincinnati. In 1928, community leaders founded the Hillsdale School as an alternative private education. In 1974, the merger of the College Preparatory School and the Hillsdale-Lotspeich School brought these learning institutions together to form the modern incarnation of The Seven Hills School.