Village and Valley

Village …

Settled in 1669, the historic village of Deerfield, Massachusetts occupies a rich meadow valley bordered by the hills of the Pocumtuck Range to the east and the Deerfield River to the west. Today, the main street is nearly the same as it was when the Academy was founded over 200 years ago. The Academy’s 280-acre campus is interlaced with Historic Deerfield, where a preserved portion of the village operates as a museum.

The changing of seasons in this graceful corner of New England, from the brilliant colors of autumn to winter snows to the sudden green of spring, enriches the lives of the Academy’s students and faculty.

The nearest town, Greenfield, is only five minutes north and is available for shopping, movies, and a weekend meal.

 

… and Valley

Deerfield Academy is located in the lush Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts, where fertile farmland and school campuses coexist, side by side.

With Greenfield to the north, only 20 minutes south of Deerfield are the “Five Colleges” of Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and UMass. The lively college towns of Amherst and Northampton are rich with cultural and intellectual resources, offering galleries, bookstores, restaurants, coffee houses, movie theaters, and a unique collection of shops.