A Summer That Builds What Comes Next.
For many children, summer can mean lost learning, fewer opportunities, and less confidence. Horizons Rectory School helps change that.
Through six transformative weeks each summer, students engage in a supportive learning community filled with academic instruction, hands-on enrichment, swimming, field trips, mentoring, and meaningful relationships. Each day is designed to help students strengthen foundational skills, discover new interests, and grow the belief that they can achieve—now and in the years ahead.
At Horizons, summer becomes more than a break from school. It becomes a launchpad for confidence, curiosity, connection, and opportunity.
Long-Term Commitment. Lasting Impact.
Horizons Rectory School is more than a summer program. It is a lasting commitment to students, families, and our community. As the program grows one grade level at a time, students return each year for continued support, deeper relationships, and new opportunities for academic and personal growth. This long-term model helps create consistency, trust, and momentum—supporting students not just for one summer, but throughout their educational journey.
Your support helps Horizons Rectory School reach more students, deepen its impact, and ensure every child who walks through our doors has the chance to learn, grow, and thrive.
Support Horizons at Rectory School
Horizons Rectory School is made possible through the generosity of donors. Every gift directly supports our tuition-free academic and enrichment program, helping local Northeast Connecticut students access meaningful summer learning, hands-on experiences, caring relationships, and the resources they need to thrive.
Your support opens doors, builds confidence, and creates opportunities that last far beyond the summer.
Our Founding Donors
We are deeply grateful for the generous support that helped bring Horizons Rectory School to life. Thanks to the commitment of our Founding Donors, we are able to provide tuition-free, high-quality academic enrichment to students who might not otherwise have access to this opportunity. Their support helps foster a love of learning, strengthen essential skills, and create a joyful, supportive, and inspiring community for students each summer.
Beagary Charitable Trust | The Newell D. Hale Foundation | The PwC Foundation |The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
About Horizons National
Horizons Rectory School is one of over 70-sites in the award-winning Horizons National Network. Beginning in 1964 in New Canaan, Connecticut, the program was started to help level the playing field and offer educational opportunities to under-resourced students and has grown over time. Horizons Rectory School launched the summer of 2024 with up to 15-rising first-grade students.