Welcome to Cardigan
We Know Middle School Boys.
Cardigan Mountain School is an independent boarding and day school for boys in grades 6-9 in Canaan, New Hampshire.
The middle school years are pivotal for building lifelong learning skills, honing talents, and cultivating leadership. Our balanced approach provides the right mix of structure and freedom, challenge and support, and emphasizes individual development while fostering a strong sense of community. Cardigan is tailored to boys in this transformative phase, with an academic curriculum, athletic opportunities, and dormitory life that cater to their unique needs.
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Our Mission
Cardigan Mountain School offers a close-knit community that prepares middle school boys—in mind, body, and spirit—for responsible and meaningful lives in a global society.
Our Campus
Generations of Cardigan students refer to our 525 acre campus as The Point, a name that describes the peninsula on which the school stands and our beautiful setting beneath Mount Cardigan.
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Our Head of School
Christopher D. Day P’12,’13 began serving as Cardigan Mountain School’s 10th Head of School on July 1, 2016.
Our History
Cardigan’s founders imagined a School that offered a beautiful natural setting and balanced instruction, helping boys build a foundation for future success.
Our Faculty
Learn more about more about our experienced and dedicated teachers, coaches, advisors, and staff.
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1945
founded
230
Students
25
States
18
Countries
525
Acre Campus
73
Teachers
4:1
Student: Teacher Ratio
40
Athletic Teams in 17 Sports
Cardigan is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Junior Boarding Schools Association (JBSA), and the Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE). It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Cardigan Mountain School is an independent, private junior boarding and day school for boys in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade in Canaan, New Hampshire.