Here, they become.
Every student is unique.
So why are so many schools exactly the same?
One isn’t.
At The Miami Valley School, we’re independent in our teaching and learning, and in our thinking and doing. For 50 years, our students have enjoyed the freedom to explore their world, in a community that encourages them to discover how to express themselves in it. Although we adhere to a demanding scholarship built on a foundation of integrity and grit, teachers here do more than prepare students to score well on a standardized test someday. They empower students to live life to the fullest every day, to discover their true passion and purpose, and then to responsibly pursue it with emotional and intellectual rigor.
It’s why students don’t just come to The Miami Valley School.
Here, they become.
Innovative
at our core
Immerse yourself
in learning
Develop a deeper
sense of self
Green thumbs
great minds
47%
Of students receive financial aid
3
world language offerings beginning in Early Childhood
50
communities represented from greater Dayton region
9:1
student-to-teacher ratio
100%
of MVS students
go on to college
50+
Immersive experiences for EC-12
Our Mission
To challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens.
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The Independent Curriculum Group endorses MVS’ work
as a leader in education.
“The national buzz is out there that The Miami Valley School is up to good things: taking a new approach to education based on what we now know about how kids’ brains actually learn. At MVS teachers are designing a curriculum that is not only focused on understanding but also on making things stick. Through the Immersion Method, they are connecting classroom experiences to real-world challenges and opportunities that matter to kids. The learning is serious.”
Peter Gow, Independent Curriculum Group
View the MVS webinar on the Immersion Method
“The community that The Miami Valley School fosters, is one not only of racial and religious diversity, but also of diversity in beliefs, ideals, and thought. MVS is a community of inclusion.”
Joshua Segalewitz, Class of 2016
As new parents, we knew we had chosen the right place for our children when our third grade daughter was reading Shakespeare, taking multiple immersive field trips, and singing Hindi in the shower – all in the first few months of attending MVS!
Rhonda & Stephen Chambal, parents of three MVS students
A community with passion
Learn more about our Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Every one of our alumni is a valued member of the extended MVS community. Their varied careers, activities and contributions to the world since leaving here are part of the rich and diverse legacy of our school.
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Our school relies on the generosity of parents and alumni. Their time and funds invested in the school help secure donations from outside sources.
As an educator in independent schools for thirty years, it was clear to me immediately that the joy in learning at MVS is deeply embedded in the culture of the school.”
Elizabeth F. Cleary, Head of School
