Our graduates often say that their time here is spent “living in a design storybook”. Located just outside of Detroit, Michigan, the Cranbrook campus is a 319-acre paradise filled with woods, lakes, streams, landscaped courtyards and carefully constructed buildings. Comprised of college-preparatory day educational institutions and boarding schools for students from early childhood to the twelfth grade, Cranbrook Schools are dedicated to excellence in all aspects of education. Over the years, the Cranbrook Children's School campus has grown to include Stevens Hall, Page Hall and Coulter Hall. Cranbrook is renowned for its contemporary American design.
During his visit, composer Sepeshy requested a studio space and moved the piano from Cranbrook House to St. For George Booth and Eliel Saarinen, the conception and design of the Cranbrook and Kingswood schools were heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, which began in 19th century England. Instead of multiple buildings, Kingswood's Cranbrook School was contained in a single building that included bedrooms, a dining room, an auditorium, classrooms, a bowling alley, a ballroom, and living rooms and common areas. The centerpiece of Cranbrook's educational community is Cranbrook House and Gardens. Designed by renowned Detroit architect Albert Kahn in 1908, this English Arts and Crafts style house was built for George Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth.
Booth wanted the Cranbrook School to have an architecture reminiscent of the best British boarding schools; he hired Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen to design the campus. In 1985, Cranbrook and Kingswood schools merged to create a blended higher education institution. The Cranbrook Institute of Science is a museum of natural history and science that encourages its members and visitors to develop a passion for understanding the world around them. This institute welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus every year. The guild was founded in 1932 by Henry Scripps Booth, son of Cranbrook founders George and Ellen Booth. Unlike Cranbrook Children's School, which has several buildings, Kingswood School has a single building that includes support facilities.
Cranbrook Kingswood accepts just under half of the applicants, placing it in the 25% of the most selective high schools in the United States. Traditionally, the Cranbrook School also has an exchange program with the Cranbrook School of Kent, a boarding school in Cranbrook, Kent, England. The 319-acre Cranbrook campus is truly an amazing place to explore. From its college-preparatory day educational institutions to its museum of natural history and science, this community is dedicated to excellence in all aspects of education. With its carefully constructed buildings and stunning landscape design inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement, it's no wonder why our graduates say they are “living in a design storybook”.
