Our
teachers create a supportive and engaging learning community where
students can find their voice and take intellectual risks on the path to
their full potential. Instructional collaboration supports
differentiated instruction, ensuring that students working at an
advanced level will be challenged while those who require extra help are
supported to develop intellectual confidence and academic mastery.
Our
experienced faculty incorporates programs we believe are fundamental to
a progressive education: Literacy
Collaborative, Responsive Classroom,
and Student
Portfolios. Our school’s expanded learning hours provide
an 8-hour school day, four days per week. This schedule
enables us to
offer daily Mandarin instruction and hands-on exploration of core
subjects and enrichment areas.
Ni Hao
Mandarin Chinese Program
For
several decades, the Ni Hao
Mandarin Chinese Program has been a core
element of our school. Students receive a minimum of four days per week
of Mandarin Chinese instruction. Learn more >>
Field Trips
Field
trips and celebrations bring an added dimension to student learning.
Field trips include Sturbridge Village, Plimouth Plantation, Harvard
Natural History Museum, Cambridge Recycling Center, Museum of Science,
and nature preserves. Annual celebrations include Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day,
Chinese New Year, and Portfolio Day.