ACA Partnership

Residential Hockey at Darrow

Elite Competition. Fully Integrated Academics.

Darrow’s Hockey Program combines elite competition with a fully integrated college-preparatory education.

Student-athletes live on campus as Darrow boarding students and are fully enrolled in Darrow’s academic program. They attend Darrow classes, participate in advising and residential life, and graduate with a Darrow diploma.

Atlantic Coast Academy provides high-level training and competition.
Darrow provides the academic, residential, and community experience.

The result is a program that develops disciplined competitors, serious students, and engaged members of the Darrow community.

Hockey Life at Darrow

Where Competition Meets Community

Hockey at Darrow is more than a sport. It’s a way of life.

Student-athletes in the residential hockey program live, learn, grow, and compete within the full fabric of Darrow School. Every day, they wake up as Darrow students—classroom learners, house mates, teammates, and community members.

Atlantic Coast Academy provides hockey development and competition.
Darrow provides the academic, residential, and social experience that shapes the whole student.

Here, hockey isn’t separate from school life—it is school life.

The Academic Experience

Students who compete in athletics are Darrow students first.

They follow the same graduation requirements, classroom expectations, and advising structure as every other student. There is no separate academic path. Small classes, close faculty relationships, and sustained college counseling define the experience for all.

Belonging

Participation in athletics at Darrow is part of being in community, not separate from it.

Students on teams contribute to and benefit from a culture grounded in growth, community, compassion, authenticity, and diversity. These values shape how we work together, how we learn together, and how we support each other every day.

Beyond the Ice

At Darrow, students are expected to explore interest and purpose wherever it leads—arts, service, clubs, leadership, internships, and beyond.

Through our structured internship and applied learning partnership with ProTech Education, students connect schoolwork with real work. They gain experience, test ideas, and build confidence. This is part of the Darrow experience for all students.