Bement's mission — family community, acceptance, and challenge
From the classrooms to the dorms, we live and learn as a family, while encouraging responsibility for our own work and actions. Bement actively seeks an academically diverse, international, and multicultural student body. Students and adults at Bement work together to create a climate of acceptance, kindness and challenge which nurtures each child intellectually, creatively, physically, and emotionally.
Head of School welcome — belonging for every child
Whether your child joins Bement as a day or boarding student in kindergarten or in the later years of middle school, our entire community is eager to receive them and foster their sense of home and belonging at Bement.
Setting — 30-acre campus on Pine Hill, Historic Deerfield
Our 100 year old school in its distinctive location in Old Deerfield is infused with a strong sense of history, a community-wide commitment to learning, and a lasting connection with the natural world. Pine Hill at Bement, a new outdoor learning center, opens expanding the campus to 30 acres.
The Bement School was founded in 1925 by Grace "Menty" Allan Power Bement, a tutor and drama coach deeply interested in education and women's suffrage. She believed that education should be tailored to the needs of the individual child, while also emphasizing responsibility for the rights of others. This early foundation persists today, as Bement is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of each student while cultivating a strong community.
Technology policy — face-to-face culture at Bement
Leave your phone at the door. Our innovative, forward-looking faculty helps students develop strong social skills and preparedness for the future. We converse without distraction.
