Eleish Van Breems creates personalized, sustainable, and inspiring residential spaces blending antiques, modern design, and craftsmanship.
For nearly three decades, Rhonda Eleish and Edie Van Breems have been creating homes and spaces that are thoughtful, personal, and profoundly inspiring. Their boutique design firm, Eleish Van Breems Interior Design, specializes in holistic, full-service residential projects, guiding clients from the ground up with an approach that values collaboration, intuition, and trust.
The origins of Eleish Van Breems trace back to a life-changing trip to Sweden, where the founders explored their Scandinavian roots. During that journey, Eleish’s great aunt, Ingvor Gullers—a renowned textile and dollhouse collector, and antiques advisor to the Swedish Royal Family—took them under her wing. She introduced them to the antiques and art world of Stockholm, opening doors to a heritage of craftsmanship and design that would forever influence their practice.
The firm’s design philosophy is fluid and client-centered. “A home needs to be a conscious project,” Eleish and Van Breems explain. “It takes time to develop trust and intuitively channel what will work in each space. Realistic expectations and open communication make all the difference.” Their ideal clients are those who enjoy collaboration and value the journey of co-creating a space that is uniquely theirs.
Eleish Van Breems stands apart in the design world through its boutique, family-run structure, which allows the team to dedicate time and focus to a limited number of extended residential projects. Sustainability, craftsmanship, and respect for heritage are central to their process. Drawing on early experience as antiques dealers, Eleish and Van Breems developed a keen eye for materials, patinas, and construction. Learning from Scandinavian artisans and studying folk art, metalsmithing, and historic furniture informs their careful selection of furnishings, ensuring each piece blends function, beauty, and responsibility.
A standout project is the historic renovation of their Westport flagship store, a 1760 sea captain’s trading post with original chestnut beams, custom bronze windows, and architectural details from Italy. Once home to the iconic Remarkable Bookstore—Eleish and Van Breems’ beloved childhood bookstore, previously owned by Van Breems’ great-uncle—the property now features a pink/cardamom Fika coffee bar and specialty design bookstore. “Fika in Swedish means to pause and enjoy—a moment to gather with friends,” shares Eleish. The Fika Bar embodies their approach to design: thoughtful, joyful, and rooted in creating spaces that bring people together.
Across multiple locations, the firm creates curated experiences blending antiques, mid-century modern, contemporary furniture, and artisanal decor. Their collections include Cane Line, Lee, Louis Poulsen, Thayer Coggin, Reijmyre Glass, Agneta Livijn pottery, and Georg Jensen, reflecting a commitment to quality and timeless design. Recent additions, like Augarten porcelain and commissioned Swedish mugs, highlight both craft and the delight of sharing spaces with family and friends.
Looking ahead, the new Eleish Van Breems Barn in Roxbury, opening this fall, will serve as a laboratory for mid-century and antique furniture. For Eleish and Van Breems, the ultimate reward remains seeing clients feel completely supported in their homes, knowing that their vision has been realized with skill, care, and inspiration.—evbantiques.com
Marcel Breuer’s Modernist homes in Litchfield, Connecticut, blend innovative design with historic New England architecture and heritage.
Nestled among the historic Colonial and neoclassical homes of Litchfield are sleek Modernist gems, once seemingly futuristic for their time. These are the creations of Marcel Breuer, the Hungarian-born Bauhaus master whose daring vision reshaped a quiet New England town.
Breuer was invited to work in Litchfield in the early 1950s by Rufus Stillman, a local business owner and passionate advocate for Modern design.
Stillman, inspired by Breuer’s 1949 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, commissioned the now-iconic Stillman House I. The flat-roofed structure, with its expansive glass walls, cantilevered porches, and a bold mural overlooking the pool by artist Alexander Calder (a resident of nearby Roxbury), transformed the domestic space into an elegant, immersive work of art.
Enthralled by the possibilities of this new design movements, friends of Stillman such as Andrew and Jamie Gagarin followed suit, commissioning experimental homes of their own. They and others created a small but influential enclave of Modernist residences in northwest Connecticut. These houses were not merely architectural statements, but also became gathering places for artists, writers, and thinkers, including Calder, Arthur Miller, and Philip Roth, forging a postwar bohemian community.
Breuer’s influence extended beyond private homes to public architecture, including the Oliver Wolcott Library addition by one of Breuer’s former students, Eliot Noyes. Together, these works left a lasting mark on Litchfield County, showcasing Modernism while honoring the region’s architectural heritage, ensuring Breuer’s Litchfield period remains both inspiring and legendary.
Modern Supply combines luxury fixtures, expert design guidance, and personalized service for exceptional home renovations.
For more than four decades, Modern Supply has been a trusted name in Litchfield County. What began as a family plumbing business in the 1980s has evolved into the area’s premier bath showroom—a place where luxury, practicality, and seasoned design expertise come together to transform homes.
Modern Supply’s story is rooted in legacy. More than 20 years ago, the team carried forward founder Steve Berger’s family tradition by unveiling a newly renovated showroom, created not only to highlight high-end luxury fixtures, but also to showcase a wide spectrum of styles and price points. The vision was simple: Every homeowner should be able to find the right balance of beauty, function, and budget. That philosophy still drives the business today.
From the very beginning, Modern Supply set out to combine carefully selected products with attentive service and professional design support. As word spread, the team expanded, drawing in designers, architects, builders, and homeowners who valued both the creative eye and the technical know-how available under one roof. Whether it’s choosing a single faucet for a kitchen or bathroom, or mapping out an entire new home build, the staff approaches each project with the same personalized care.
The design professionals at Modern Supply pride themselves on guiding clients through every stage of the process. Beyond selecting fixtures and fittings, they help coordinate small details—like paint, tile, hardware, and all those finishing touches that tie a project together. By serving as both resource and partner, they take the stress out of home projects, ensuring that clients feel confident and inspired rather than overwhelmed.
The company also remains deeply committed to the professionals who keep the region’s homes running smoothly. A robust parts counter has grown alongside the showroom, offering technicians and contractors everything from hard-to-find components to practical tools. With decades of industry experience, the staff understands that having the right part at the right time can keep an entire project on schedule.
Modern Supply’s New Milford showroom features more than 100 product lines, all sourced from across the United States and northern Europe—from sleek contemporary vanities to classic freestanding tubs, from sophisticated lighting to innovative steam and sauna systems, curated with versatility in mind. Many of the lines offer custom finishes and sizes, allowing clients to shape spaces that reflect their individual style. To keep the showroom fresh, displays are regularly sold directly off the floor, giving customers unique opportunities for savings while ensuring that the latest design trends are always on view. — modernplumbing.biz
Modern Supply, 101 Danbury Road, New Milford 06776 860-354-4448
Guests enjoyed a private Cornwall Castle tour, sustainable farm visit, and cheese and wine tasting in Cornwall.
Photos by Cedric Gairard
On September 27 our Happening in the Hills Curated Experiences event featured an enchanting private tour of the Cornwall Castle, a visit to the Gracey brothers’ sustainable farm on their family land, and a cheese and wine tasting at Tommy Eucalitto’s Coltsfoot Valley Dairy Farm with wine curated by Erika da Silva of Ten Mile Table. Follow us @litchfieldmagazine for more events.
What makes the race special is not who zips across the finish line first; it’s the camaraderie, community support and, of course, the costumes, which make the race fun to watch.
Kent Pumpkin Run Draws an Eclectic Crowd
By Wendy Carlson
Photographs by Wendy Carlson
If you scanned the crowd at the Kent Pumpkin Run last year, you might have spied the ecstatic ’70s fitness guru Richard Simmons among the colorful crowd of runners. Okay, so it was his doppelgänger, Nathan Samuel of New Milford, who ran the course wearing a tank top, a red bandana, and “shorty” shorts, with several leotard-clad female joggers in tow.
But real celebs including Kevin Bacon, Saturday Night Live’s Dana Carvey and Ted Danson have competed in the annual 5-miler. One year, Seth MacFarlane, a Kent native and creator of the television series “Family Guy,” designed the race T-shirt.
On October 26, the Kent Pumpkin Run will mark its 49th year, falling as it always has on the Sunday before Halloween. The traditional firing of the miniature cannon signals the start of the race. Runners stream out of Kent Green and go up along Cobble Road, before reaching a long downhill on Cobble Mountain and returning to the start.
It’s been a town wide event since the first year when the Kent Lions Club launched the race, and 113 runners toed the line. Through the years, race numbers increased but eventually began to falter. Then, more than a dozen years ago, the Kent Chamber of Commerce took over the event, and its members decided to hire a race director and “go all in,” according to race coordinator Dave Dunleavy.
“The result was 653 runners in 2010,” he said. “The number of registrants hit 938 a few years later. Although numbers have not reached those historic highs since, entries have typically been in the 450 to 500 range.
“The only year the race wasn’t held in person was 2020, the dreaded year of COVID, when the event was held ‘virtually.’”
Otherwise, the race is on, come hell or high water. Serious runners vie to beat the course records. In 2016, Hirut Angola set the women’s record with a time of 28:25. In 2012, Abdelhadi El Mouaziz set the overall course record with a time of 23:56:22.
But what makes the race special is not who zips across the finish line first; it’s the camaraderie, community support and, of course, the costumes, which make the race fun to watch. There are prizes for the fastest runner in multiple age groups and an award for best costume (which “Richard Simmons” and his entourage won last year).
Past memorable costumes included a posse of Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a six-pack of runners dressed as bottles, who ran while holding up their sides of the carton.
One year, Santa Claus was guiding his running herd of reindeer up Cobble Road when he nearly collided with a live deer that shot across the racecourse.
Robin and Rob Giese of Harwinton, who dressed as Wednesday and Uncle Fester from the Addams Family last year, look forward to designing their costumes. As for the unpredictable weather, Robin shrugged, “Even in a downpour, it is still a great race on a beautiful course,” she said.—www.kentct.com/kent-pumpkin-run
On September 14, Litchfield Magazine’s Savor Litchfield was the premier culinary event of the season held at the beautiful South Farms in Morris.
On September 14, Litchfield Magazine’sSavor Litchfield was the premier culinary event of the season held at the beautiful South Farms in Morris. It unforgettable afternoon of flavor as Chef John Bordeau of Sparrow in New Milford brought together 26 of the area’s top culinary talents, each prepared signature bites for guests to enjoy. There were craft cocktails from Litchfield Distillery and South Farms, upscale pop-up shops, live music by the Dirk Quinn Band, a full cash bar, and fun for the whole family with a dedicated kids zone.
Fall Fest and Ben March Scholarship Day, October 19, 10am-4:30pm Stop by March Farm for the 5th annual cornhole tournament, live music, vendors, food and many fall activities. 160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem
Bridgewater’s Trunk or Treat, October 31, 5:30-7:30pm Fun family night to receive and hand out candy! Prizes will be awarded for best decorated trunks. Bridgewater Town Center
Falls Village Recreation Halloween, October 31, 5-7pm Families are invited to the costume parade on Main Street and trick or treating around the village. The Center on Main (103 Main Street), Canaan
Halloween on the Farm, October 26, 1-3pm
Celebrate Halloween at Pinney Stables with trunk or treat, a costume contest, photo booth, and more. 3 Pinney Street, Colebrook
Halloween Night 3D Archery Shoot, November 1, 4-8pm Come out and celebrate Halloween with the Northwestern Connecticut Sportsmen’s Association ! Shoot, have fun, and show off a Spooktacular costume, if you dare. 177 Winsted Norfolk Road, Colebrook
Falls Village Fall Festival, October 18, 2-5pm
The Falls Village Recreation Commission and D.M. Hunt Library are excited to host the 3rd annual fall festival. The community event features food, live music, hayrides, a pie baking contest, and more! Town Farm Property, Route 63, Falls Village
The Forsaken Lands Outdoor Haunted Attraction, September 27-Nov 1, 7pm-10pm Connecticut’s latest and most cutting edge haunted attraction, opens its very creaky barn doors for the first season of fears at Action Wildlife! The inhabitants of this long forgotten farm village unleash their wrath on, and consume all who dare step foot onto their forbidden grounds. Recommended for ages 13+ 54 Bare Hill Rd., Goshen (Great Acres Farm) Free parking, General admission is $30, Fast Pass is $40
The Pumpkin Run 5K and Fall Festival, October 11, 8am-3:30pm
Run or walk the Harwinton Pumpkin Run 5K with festive pumpkins, kids dash, food trucks, and community fun. 100 Bentley Drive, Harwinton
$30 fee for the run
49th Kent Pumpkin Run, October 26, 12pm The 47th annual running of the Kent Pumpkin run and Kids fun race! Kent Green Kids Fun Race takes place 11:15am on race day.
Scarecrows in the Meadow, October 18-November 2 A community event celebrating the end of the harvest season. 82nd South Street, Litchfield (Tapping Reeve Meadow)
Camp Mohawk Pumpkin Fest, October 18, 11am-4pm
A wide variety of activities such as boating, archery, pumpkin painting, and delicious seasonal treats. YMCA Camp Mohawk – 246 Great Hill Road, Litchfield
$10 admission
Glowin Ghouls & Goblins Funday, October 24, 4-8pm Enjoy a free Halloween celebration with games, music, crafts, snacks, costumes, and spooky fun at Tapping Reeve Meadows. 82nd South Street, Litchfield (Tapping Reeve Meadow)
For grades 4th-5th ~ 4:00pm – 6:00pm
For grades 6th-9th ~ 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Morris Does Halloween, October 31, 5-6pm
Wear your costumes and participate in the costume contest for many prizes, enjoy a catered lunch, and more fun entertainment! Center of Town (James Morris School), Morris
Free
Kids Halloween Party and Parade , October 25, 1-3pm Wear your costumes to the library for some Halloween fun! Beekley Community Library, 10 Central Avenue, New Hartford
Scarrybrooke Park Haunted Trail, October 11, 17, 18, 24, 25
Enjoy this haunted trail through Harrybrooke Park. 12 and up. 100 Still River Drive, New Milford
New Milford Trunk or Treat, October 26 4:30-6:30pm New Milford Parks and Recreation is excited to offer Trunk or Treat on the Town Green New Milford Town Green (25 Main Street)
Salisbury Fall Festival, October 10-12, Explore Salisbury and Lakeville’s weekend festival with artisan booths, live music, family fun, food, and special local events.Congregational Main St, Salisbury
Teen Halloween Party, October 29, 5;30-7:30pm
Teens can come in costumes! There will be karaoke, Hocus Pocus will be playing in the background! Games! Snacks! And a costume contest Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Place Torrington
Annual Wine and Food Tasting, October 25, 7-9pm Join the Warner Theatre’s biggest fundraising event, enjoy a night of tasting local foods, craft beers, spirits and wines. Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, 84 Main Street, Torrington $30 General Admision tickets, $100 VIP tickets
Torrington’s Ford Trunk or Treat, October 25 , 3:30-6:30pm, October 26, 10am-2pm Come dress in your spookiest and most creative costumes to check out the decorated cars. Free candy will be provided! Torrington Ford, 1350 East Main St, Torrington
Octoberfest & Cider Run 5K, October 18, 10:30am – 4pm Come out to Warren Woods and enjoy Family Fun, paired with the 5K Cider Run! Warren Woods, 255 Brick School Road, Warren
Jack-O-Lantern Contest, October 25, 10am-12pm Wear your costume (pets too!), showoff your carving skills with the annual Jack O Lantern contest, trick or treat and more! The Judy Black Memorial park and Gardens, One Green Hill Road, Washington Depot
Zombie Escape Race, October 11, 8:30am Come run in your favorite Halloween costumes! Veterans’ Memorial Park, 570 Nova Scotia Hill Road, Watertown $15 for kids race (11&under), $30 for zombie escape
46th Annual Fall Festival, October 4, 10am- 5pm Veterans’ Memorial Park, 570 Nova Scotia Hill Road, Watertown
Trunk or Treat, October 25, 3pm-4pm. Watertown High hosts a free Trunk-or-Treat with decorated vehicles, candy, Halloween prizes, and a safe family environment. Watertown High School parking lot, 324 French Street, Watertown
Tricks for Treats, October 26, 2-3:30pm Celebrate Halloween with your dog at Watertown’s Pawesome Halloween Pawty! Costume contests, fun activities, and spooky excitement for all. Watertown dog park, 1365 Main Street, Watertown
Trunk or Treat, October 25, 5:30-7:30pm Enjoy a safe & fun Halloween alternative for families! Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Winsted Playground, 75 Rowley Street, Winsted The entry fee is $5 per family.
3rd Annual Halloween Spooktacular, October 18-19, 10am-4pm
Whiting Mills transforms for a Halloween weekend with vendors, live demos, treats, raffles, interactive exhibits, and family-friendly activities. Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St, Winsted
Halloween Sip & Shop, October 24, 6-9pm
Whiting Mills hosts a Halloween Sip & Shop After Dark with spooky décor, drinks, resident artists, and handcrafted gifts. Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St, Winsted
Join Flanders Nature Center for a Ghost Town xperience at their 6th Annual Haunted Hikes! Between 4 PM and 6 PM, join a family friendly hike for a not-so scary walk in the woods. But, from 6:15 PM to 8 PM, be a braver soul for a spine chilling walk in the dark woods. The later walks are not recommended for children under 12 or the faint of heart. Be prepared for a night of adventure and dress for the worst of conditions!
The Studio 5 Church Hill Road Woodbury, CT.
The Haunted Hollow: Daylight and Dusk Tours, October 25, 4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm Glebe House Museum’s Haunted Hollow takes you on a thrilling, spooky stroll through history, architecture, and eerie local legends. 49 Hollow Road, Woodbury
The Haunted Hollow: Evening Tours, October 25, 6:30pm Glebe House Museum’s Haunted Hollow invites you to a spine-tingling walk through history, haunted homes, and shadowy spirits. 49 Hollow Road, Woodbury
Woodbury Lion’s Club Haunted Hayride, October 17-18, 24-25, 6:30-9:30pm
Haunted Hayride fun for all ages and a Kiddie Hayride. 14 School Street, Woodbury
Ground Zero: Witch Craft in Connecticut, October 4, 6:30pm Explore Woodbury’s “Witch” trials, colonial witchcraft, and haunting historical stories in an immersive, evening theatrical experience. 49 Hollow Road, Woodbury
$25 Admission
This Lakeville art home, Clouds, blends architecture, nature, and a world-class collection to celebrate creative spirit and design.
By Jamie Marshall
Photographs by John Gruen
Off a winding country road above the village of Lakeville, a discreet sign marks a driveway that leads past a cherry orchard to a tidy courtyard and a barn-like structure with cedar shake siding, a metal roof, and a stone chimney. A pair of sugar maples flanks the entry, where Bhutanese gongs grace a wall to the right of the front door. The home of real estate developer and art maven Maureen Jerome, Clouds is an outlier in the land of white clapboard Colonials and classic farmhouses. Built in 2016, the 6,000-square-foot house is a reflection of Jerome’s connection to the land, her love of big spaces, natural materials and—most important—her passion for art.
The New York City and Lakeville resident came to her calling in a roundabout way. “When I met my husband, John, his best friend was the artist Donald Judd,” she recalls. “He became godfather to our two children. He inspired me to become an art historian and I was in turn inspired by his vision. He taught me about scale, light, and space.”
Jerome left a management career to attend the Institute of Fine Arts at NYU and became president of the Judd Foundation in 1994, after the artist passed away. She left the foundation in 2003 when she launched ARTLIFEdesign, a real estate design development firm focused on the creation of artistically sensitive properties. Her goal was to design and build homes that aligned with her visual world and lifestyle. “I work from the inside out,” she says. “The site I select, the style of architecture, the scale of the rooms—the ‘all of it’ I think of as a big sculpture that is one harmonious environment.”
At the time, she and her husband were spending weekends in Connecticut to be near their daughters at The Hotchkiss School. To achieve her vision, Jerome bought 150 acres with good access on two roads, put half the land in conservation, and then designed five homes on 15-acre plots, sited so that they can’t be seen from the road or from each other. The landscape is primarily wildflowers, native grasses, and pollinator plants. Clouds was the last of the group; she and John (who died in 2021) moved in soon after they sold their weekend home in town.
Though the house has three floors, it was designed so that the couple could live on the main floor when they weren’t accommodating family and friends. From the entry, a 100-foot gallery with a 20-foot ceiling runs the length of the house, to a screened porch and a pool area. To the right, a light-filled living room and kitchen, dining area and den, which all face west over a mix of meadow, field, and wetlands that disappear into the rolling swoop of the horizon. To the left is a spacious primary suite. Each room is decorated with a mix of furnishings and accessories, most of which Jerome has gathered over the years. “I just use things I have and that I like,” she says.
Her collection of 20th- and 21st-century artists—much of which is on display throughout the house—is vast and diverse. Think Judd, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Serra, Robert Rauschenberg, Paul Chaleff, among others, as well as regional artists such as Henry Klimowicz.
“I have very famous blue-chip artists and local artists,” she says. “Somehow it all fits.”
Of Clouds, she says, “There is no frou-frou. The palette is totally neutral. And every once in a while, I use a splash of color; but otherwise it’s really not about the furniture in the house. It’s about the art and the views.”
Joy Brown sculptures bring whimsy and healing through clay, blending humor, spirituality, and Japanese-inspired artistic tradition.
By Frances Chamberlain
Photographs by Rana Faure
Joy Brown’s human-like sculptures are watching you, everywhere you go. Their benign faces are not blank, but whimsical, humorous even. The faces of the large oven-firedfigures have deep-set eyes and small open mouths, and seem to watch as people walk around them.
“I work in clay because it makes me happy. Calm, grounded,” Brown says. “And I think when other people see them, they feel happy—and that in itself is a healing force in this old world.”
“When I saw my big pieces in New York City on Broadway, with everybody going about their business at crosswalks, and cars passing by, nobody paying any attention to the sculpture … The sculpture sat there quietly, watching all this going on. The sculptures are representative of that part of us that’s witnessing everything we do, our spirit self, watching, aware.”
Her work, Brown says, embodies a wholeness and presence. No doubt, a lot of her experience came from training with a traditional Japanese artist.
“At first, in Kyoto, in a very rigid medieval environment, I made sake cups. I helped in the studio, and then threw on the wheel. It was a kind of meditation, an intuitive connection.”
After Kyoto, she went to study with Shige Morioka in the mountains of Wakayama, Japan. “I gained a broad understanding of ceramics. It had a profound impact on my work.”
Brown had grown up in Japan, where her missionary father had started a hospital. After living in Osaka, she studied in the U.S. and then returned to focus on ceramics in Japan. After her apprenticeship she came to Wingdale, where she says she got over being shy because she had to sell her work.
After producing so many sake cups in Japan, her work evolved into small animals. “They were little spirit forms, not aware of age, gender, culture, or skin color,” she says. “They touched a human part of myself.”
She met Denny Cooper, her mentor, in 1993. “He made me see my spiritual way in a community.” They formed Still Mountain Center, a nonprofit, and opened the studio to busloads of schoolchildren. Teaching in front of groups of children through Still Mountain, she explains, brought another good skill.
“It’s healing for me, once a sculpture goes out,” she says, “and a healing thing when people see a sculpture. You put a clay cup to your lips, and it’s healing. Clay is what people have done for tens of thousands of years.”
At her studio, she uses a woodfired kiln to finish her work. “It’s a nine-day process, in a 30-foot-long tunnel, she says. “It starts like a campfire; after four days, we’re putting wood in every 15 to 20 minutes.” The front is bricked up and wood goes through vents.
“Firing is like asking the universe for what you need,” she says. “Working together is what brings people together.” She needs a lot of friends to help manage the firing for the nine days.
Her partner, Jimmy Griffin, doesn’t help with the firing but he’s essential in many other ways. “He’s a masterful, self-taught engineer, and can move sculptures that weigh from 1,200 to 1,800 pounds,” she says. “In his spare time, he likes to rebuild vintage Volvos.”
Brown is part of this year’s Clay Way Studio Tour, which will take place on October 18 and 19, from 10 am to 5 pm. She is also the subject of a documentary, The Art of Joy Brown, by Eduardo Monte-Bradley.
The film about Joy’s work, “The Art of Joy Brown” has been accepted at the Mystic film festival and it will screen Otober 4, 11:30 AM in Mystic.
Explore top independent schools in Litchfield County offering exceptional academics, leadership, and personal growth opportunities.
FAMILIES SEEKING exceptional independent schools will find an extraordinary range of options in Litchfield County. From day schools with small class sizes to nationally recognized boarding programs, these schools offer distinctive approaches to learning, leadership, and personal growth. Signature programs in science, global studies, and the arts set them apart, while close faculty student connections ensure every child is known and supported. The following profiles showcase opportunities that prepare students to thrive—no matter where they begin their journey.
Cairn Educational Consulting
From seventh-graders considering boarding school to seniors sorting out ED2 decisions, Cairn supports students with strategy, self-discovery and a welcome drop in household stress levels. READ the full story here…
Litchfield Montessori School
The school unveils its brand-new playground, with a ribbon cutting ceremony during the festivities. The playground is more than just a place for children to play; it represents the school’s commitment to fostering independence, physical development, and joyful discovery for children from toddlerhood through sixth grade. READ the full story here…
Marvelwood School
With highly personalized academics and a supportive environment, Marvelwood empowers young people to become resilient, mindful, and confident learners prepared to meet the challenges of higher education, the workplace, and an ever-changing world. READ the full story here…
Rumsey Hall School
Situated on a 300-plus acre campus in Washington Depot, Rumsey is known for its whole-child approach to education—balancing academic rigor with character development. READ the full story here…
Forman School
Forman School, founded in 1930, is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school for students in grades 9–12 and postgraduates with learning differences such as ADHD and dyslexia. READ the full story here…
Arch Bridge School
Rooted in a belief in each student’s inherent worth and potential, the school serves emotionally challenged youth by nurturing their inner strengths and fostering lasting personal and academic growth. READ the full story here…
Westover School
With a mission to empower students to lead lives of consequence, Westover blends tradition with innovation, from pioneering one of the nation’s first high school STEM programs to offering distinctive global learning opportunities. READ the full story here…
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