We Discover Our Voice
We Discover Our Voice

We Discover
Our Voice

We Practice Our Passion

We Practice
Our Passion

We Explore our World

We Explore
our World

Signature Programs

Debate & Public Speaking
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Performing & Visual Arts
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Equestrian
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International Baccalaureate
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News & Updates

All News & Updates

Events Calendar

Full Events Calendar

College Acceptances

College acceptances reflect the past five years of Stoneleigh-Burnham School graduates.

Student & Alumnae Profiles

Rachel ’21 In her senior year as part of her independent study, Rachel founded “Sweats for Pets” to raise money for an animal shelter in Iksan, South Korea. She wanted a project that would make a long-term impact on a community she really cared about so she designed and sold tie-dye sweatpants online, eventually raising close to $500 for the animal shelter.
Rachel ’21 In her senior year as part of her independent study, Rachel founded “Sweats for Pets” to raise money for an animal shelter in Iksan, South Korea. She wanted a project that would make a long-term impact on a community she really cared about so she designed and sold tie-dye sweatpants online, eventually raising close to $500 for the animal shelter.

Rachel ’21

In her senior year as part of her independent study, Rachel founded “Sweats for Pets” to raise money for an animal shelter in Iksan, South Korea. She wanted a project that would make a long-term impact on a community she really cared about so she designed and sold tie-dye sweatpants online, eventually raising close to $500 for the animal shelter.

Breanna ’22 Breanna joined SBS in Grade 7 and became the Student Council President in Grade 12. In her speech to Grade 8 during SBS’s “Moving Up” ceremony in May, Breanna told the soon-to-be high school students, “Each and every one of you is an intelligent person with diverse opinions and interests, and I encourage you to explore them both candidly and introspectively.”

Breanna ’22

Breanna joined SBS in Grade 7 and became the Student Council President in Grade 12. In her speech to Grade 8 during SBS’s “Moving Up” ceremony in May, Breanna told the soon-to-be high school students, “Each and every one of you is an intelligent person with diverse opinions and interests, and I encourage you to explore them both candidly and introspectively.”

McKenna ’22 After just a year of debate & public speaking at SBS, McKenna took home First Place in the After Dinner Speaking category and Second Place in Interpretative Reading at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in 2021. In addition to her debate win, McKenna was also her class president, the co-president of the Debate & Public Speaking Team, a member of the SBS Equestrian team, founder of “Horse Treats” (@yourhorsetreats), and the 2021 recipient of the Rensselaer Medal and scholarship.

McKenna ’22

After just a year of debate & public speaking at SBS, McKenna took home First Place in the After Dinner Speaking category and Second Place in Interpretative Reading at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in 2021. In addition to her debate win, McKenna was also her class president, the co-president of the Debate & Public Speaking Team, a member of the SBS Equestrian team, founder of “Horse Treats” (@yourhorsetreats), and the 2021 recipient of the Rensselaer Medal and scholarship.

Quick Facts

Founded in 1869,
a legacy of over 150 years of education

Students from
12 States &
11 Countries

30 Horses
on Campus

22 World Competitors
at the World Individual Debate & Public Speaking Championship

6:1
Student/Teacher Ratio

Average Class Size
10

18% international students

The first girls' school and the only girls' boarding school in New England to offer the
International Baccalaureate

#OwlsForLife

Progressive, student-centered
Middle School founded in 2004

Mina Payne ’78, Director of Riding
Named one of the top 50 riding instructors in America by the American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA)

Summer Programs

Bonnie Castle Riding Camp
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Horsemanship Day Camp
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Owl Day Camp
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Animation Camp
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Family & Faculty Features

Kimberly, Parent
Kimberly, Parent

Kimberly P’21

“I researched schools that could accommodate our daughter’s unique interests… SBS figured out how to meet our daughter where she was and they have been with her every step of the way. Her teachers and her advisor have shown up for her and support her wholeheartedly. The commitment of the SBS faculty and staff amazes me.”

Juliana Camacho, World Languages Teacher

Juliana Camacho

World Languages Teacher

“Making SBS a safe space for all students is a daily commitment of the adults in this community. As teachers, we work across disciplines with an equity framework for culturally responsive literacy, which showcases other ways of being in the world and challenges single stories. We celebrate our students' diverse backgrounds, strong voices and evolving identities. We support them in discovering how vast, complex and ever changing we all are, and we give them space to flourish with confidence and joy.”

Alex Loud, History Teacher

Alex Loud

History Teacher

“I like that SBS has a mission that distinguishes it from other local private schools. It attracts people who want to work and learn together and figure out what it means to empower voices at a girls’ school today in western Massachusetts. I also enjoy teaching History at SBS for all the reasons people say teaching History today is both important and difficult, and I hope that, at least today, students find my class to be a good use of time and, if not this year, then at some point they’ll look back on my class and think that it was meaningful and fun.”