Salisbury School is a private boys鈥� school in Litchfield County, Connecticut, that has been educating young men since 1901. As a boarding school, Salisbury has a unique capacity to provide a transformative educational experience by fostering intentional, calibrated independence in a well-balanced, structured, supportive, safe, and healthy culture. Salisbury offers a modern and diverse curriculum as well as vibrant artistic, athletic, and extracurricular programs that build character and forge lifelong friendships. Salisbury鈥檚 students learn skills they will carry to leading colleges, successful careers, and other fulfilling life experiences.
Salisbury School鈥檚 mission, 鈥渢o instill in boys a vibrant enthusiasm for learning and the self-confidence needed for intellectual, physical, moral, and spiritual development,鈥� drives the community. Built on essential core values, Salisbury鈥檚 unique culture promotes brotherhood, creativity, empathy, humility, integrity, leadership, and respect. Salisbury graduates are men of character and promise who are prepared to make a difference in our entrepreneurial, technological, and cosmopolitan world.
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Originally published on April 18, 2017. Updated on January 30, 2026.聽
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