Henry Barnard School
Henry Barnard School is a newly independent school with a 122-year history of educating young learners
Cultivate curiosity. Explore with us.
Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, we're starting a fresh chapter in our history. Spearheaded by a coalition of parents, community members and teachers, the new HBS preserves the strengths of our past as a laboratory school while seizing opportunities for renewal as an independent school committed to nurturing curious young learners.
It's a great time to rediscover HBS.
Located in Providence, Rhode Island, on the tree-lined campus of Rhode Island College, HBS is a PK-5 school community that values learning through play and guided exploration. Students at HBS benefit from a personalized, interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to education. As an independent school, HBS will add to its robust curriculum with a larger focus on diversity, inclusion and community engagement.
Our student-centered curriculum is guided by experiential learning and the tenets of respect, responsibility and community. Small class sizes facilitate individualized learning and hands-on inquiry.
HBS values our legacy of excellence. Founded in 1898 as The Observation School of Rhode Island Normal School (later Rhode Island College), our school has always been dedicated to research-grounded teaching.
Ready to apply?
We're accepting applications for 2021-2022 now.
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600 Mount Pleasant Ave. Providence, RIMail to:PO Box 28153 Providence, RI 02908 Phone: (401) 371-3338‬explore@henrybarnard.orghttps://www.facebook.com/HenryBarnardSchool