The Hill Academy
Independent school in Canada
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The Hill Academy is an independent school in Ontario, Canada, for student athletes in Grades K -12/PG with a focus on hockey, lacrosse and golf.[2][3] It is co-ed, and serves grades K-12.[4]
| The Hill Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Canada 43.8787°N 80.0773°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | independent |
| Motto | "Where Sport is a Laboratory for Life."[1] |
| Established | 2006 |
| Founder | Peter Merrill |
Principal | Christy Flynn (Secondary School Principal) |
Principal | Tory Merrill (Junior School Principal) |
| Grades | 5-12 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Sports | hockey and lacrosse |
| Alumni | David Levin, Mitch Marner, Ian MacKay, Clarke Petterson, Brett Ritchie, Devin Shore, Dillon Ward, Laura Stacey |
| Website | thehillacademy |
History
The Hill Academy was founded in 2006 by the Merrill family, for “dedicated student-athletes.”[1][5][6]
In 2006 it had 16 student-athletes and held classes at a conference center in Orangeville, Ontario, north-west of Toronto.[2][1] By 2017 it relocated to three houses in the village of Kleinburg.[1][7] The 24 students practiced at a community park, and trained at a local gym.[1] In 2010 it had 85 students.[8]
In 2016 Hill Academy had 185 student-athletes divided among four lacrosse teams—three boys’ and one girls’—and three hockey teams.[1] Their classrooms were located next to the Vaughan Sports Village in Vaughan, Ontario.[3][1] They were ranked the world’s No. 1 high school lacrosse team.[1][9]
In September 2020 The Hill Academy moved into its new campus on the 134-acre former SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education near Alton in Caledon, Ontario.[5] The campus has a turf field named in Honour of former student-athlete Jamieson Kuhlmann - The Jamieson Kuhlmann Legacy Field.
Curriculum
The Hill Academy offers a curriculum to student-athletes in grades K -12. It also offers a post-graduate year called "The Breakaway Year," with a stated goal of raising the profile of student-athletes in order to open doors for their future.[2]