Cambridge Friends School (PK-8)
Cambridge Friends School is a co-educational elementary school that was established in 1961 under the care of Friends Meeting at Cambridge, Religious Society of Friends.

It is the mission of Cambridge Friends School to provide an outstanding education. Guided by Quaker principles, we engage students in meaningful academic learning within a caring community strongly committed to social justice. We expect all students to develop their intellectual, physical, creative, and spiritual potential and, through the example of their lives, to challenge oppression and to contribute to justice and understanding in the world.

Cambridge Montessori School (PK-6)
In a Montessori classroom, every exercise, every method and every piece of equipment takes advantage of a child’s inherent desire to learn. Children are free to work in groups or on their own. They may sit at a table or move about the room. Here, the curriculum and teachers’ role are all carefully designed to honor self-paced growth while encouraging social cooperation.

In our classrooms every day, students practice activities in practical skills, math, language, science, history, geography, art, writing and music. Every day, children and adults honor kindness, compassion, mutual respect and peace.

North Cambridge Catholic High School (9-12)
North Cambridge Catholic is the first school in the United States to convert a 4-year, co-educational high school to the Cristo Rey model, and we are thriving.

We have 72 companies who currently employ all 265 students in full-time, entry-level, job-sharing positions. Our students are young professionals, earning more than half the cost of their education and experiencing the real world under the leadership of corporate role models. This unique approach to educating our young people has been proven to lower dropout rates and increase graduation and college attendance rates. In 2005, 95% of our seniors graduated, and each one was accepted into college! In 2006, The Gates Foundation recognized North Cambridge High School for 100% college acceptance.

Fayerweather Street School (PK-8)
Fayerweather is a co-educational independent day school enrolling about 205 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.

The school was founded in 1967 by parents and educators interested in exploring alternatives in schooling. They set out to provide child-centered education that respected each child's thinking while also valuing the role that families and communities play in their education. You will recognize those original values in the school today. 

Buckingham Browne & Nichols (PK-12)
BB&N has the distinction of being the only pre-kindergarten through grade twelve school in the greater Boston area. To us, that is an important reminder that what we do at BB&N is truly unique. It means that we understand the delicate balance between nurture and challenge, trust and risk, success and growth. Because each campus is designed to be both age and developmentally appropriate for students at each juncture of their academic careers, the three have their own distinct personalities that shine through as all reach for the common goals of honor, scholarship and kindness.

Shady Hill School (PK-8)
Shady Hill is an independent, coeducational day school.

Founded: 1915. There are over 3,500 alumni.

Students: Approximately 500 boys and girls in pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. Students come from about 30 different communities, the majority from Cambridge and Boston.

Farr Academy (7-12)
Farr Academy is a therapeutic day school serving students in grades 7 through 12 with a range of emotional and learning problems. We provide an array of services that meet the individual strengths and weaknesses of each student. Skilled teacher/counselors, small structured classes, group and individualized curriculum aligned to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, one-to-one tutoring as needed, and college preparatory courses provide a comprehensive approach to meet the diverse needs presented by students. In addition, we offer multi-faceted physical and outdoor education, woodworking, studio art and an intensive school-to-career program.

International School of Boston (PK-12)
The International School of Boston (ISB) was founded in 1962 as the Jardin d’Enfants to integrate French language and culture into children’s education.

With one of the first bilingual programs in the US, ISB has an international focus and embraces the best practices and highest educational standards of both American and French educational traditions. ISB is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the Council of International Schools (CIS), French Ministry of Education (MEN), International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
St. Peter School (PK-8)

Our school is a community of faith that celebrates together the good news of Christ by teaching doctrine, fostering community and encouraging service. We offer each child a social, spiritual and academic experience that encourages a lifelong love of learning and the teachings of the church.
Beginning with our four year olds in K1 to our eighth graders, our students and their families are the vital participants in a vibrant educational journey guided by our committed and talented faculty.

Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (5-8)
The Boston Archdiocesan Choir School was founded in 1963 by Dr. Theodore Marier. Now under the leadership of Headmaster/Music Director, John Dunn, the school, in residence at St. Paul Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, continues as a full-time day school for boys.

Dedicated to providing rigorous academic training and an extensive and unique education in music and liturgy, the Choir School accepts musically talented and academically qualified boys ages ten through fourteen for full-time study in grades five through eight. Students commute from several communities in the greater Boston area.

Matignon High School (9-12)
Matignon High School is a co-educational, independent Catholic high school, committed to teaching and promoting Catholic morals and principles, academic excellence, respect for oneself and others, civic responsibility and service to others. Matignon High School is dedicated to motivating life-long learners to meet today's challenges and to positively contribute to the future of the global community.

Harvard University
Harvard University, which celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1986, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, the University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in 10 principal academic units. An additional 13,000 students are enrolled in one or more courses in the Harvard Extension School. Over 14,000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 faculty. There are also 7,000 faculty appointments in affiliated teaching hospitals.

Lesley University
Lesley University offers undergraduate and advanced degrees that prepare women and men to become leaders in education, human services, the arts, environmental studies and a variety of other professional fields. Lesley is a national leader in quality teacher preparation. The University prepares more teachers than any other private institution in Massachusetts and is one of the largest providers of graduate education for classroom educators in the U.S.

Cambridge College
Cambridge College offers a unique environment where working adults can build their education on a lifetime of learning. Cambridge College recognizes diversity as an asset to the classroom, the community, and to our society. Our innovative teaching and learning model helps adult students meet the challenges of higher education and earn the degree credentials they need to advance their careers.

Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Weston Jesuit trains men and women at the graduate level for leadership, both in the Roman Catholic Church and the world. As a comprehensive school of theology, we educate lay ministers and priests side by side, equipping them for service in universities and secondary schools, parishes and dioceses, campus ministries and chaplaincies, social outreach and service. Our graduates are found in virtually any environment that can benefit from the skills, insight, and compassion of scholars versed in the Jesuit tradition. 

Longy School of Music
Longy School of Music, founded in 1915, is a degree-granting Conservatory and school of Preparatory and Continuing Studies located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school serves 223 undergraduate and graduate students from 37 states and 21 countries, and nearly 1,000 children and adults from the Greater Boston area. For all students, Longy provides a distinguished faculty that promotes profound musical understanding and technical mastery, encourages growth of imagination, and fosters inquiry about the role of music and the musician in the larger world. We invite you to explore all that Longy has to offer.

Episcopal Divinity School
Our purpose is to educate lay and ordained leaders for Christ's Church and for the world that serve and advance God's mission of justice, compassion, and reconciliation.

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