The Thacher School

At first glance, Thacher presents itself as an amazing school—an idyllic campus, a tight-knit community, and a mission grounded in values like Honor, Fairness, Kindness, and Truth. It’s easy to believe in the story they tell. But once you look closer, that image begins to fall apart. Those values ar

Perfectly politically correct. Barely a shadow of its former self.

Superb, unique, diverse community that is incredibly warm and welcoming. Academics are challenging, teachers are supportive. There is really nothing like it anywhere.

Thacher is a very stressful school, and I worry about the kids I know that go there because they get so stressed. I think its a great oppurtunity to get to go, but there is hardly any diversity. Families that I've met there all dress matching and color coded with sweater's hanging from their shoulde

Now a Junior, our daughter looks back on the freshman year western horseback riding program and realizes that it bonded her class together more strongly and positively than she could have imagined. Thacher's commitment to, and support of, a healthy residential life program is reflected in the presen