º£½ÇÊÓƵ sits on 39 acres in Concord, Mass., a small New England town that has played a major role in both U.S. and world history.
Our boarding houses line Main Street, and students have ready access to the commuter rail to Boston—about 30 minutes away—and immediate access to the shops, restaurants, and history of one of the country’s most charming towns.
What better place to study than in the birthplace of both the American Revolution and transcendentalist literature? º£½ÇÊÓƵ faculty members partner with the Concord Museum and the public library to work with artifacts and archives, and English classes study Thoreau, Alcott, Emerson, and Hawthorne in the places where these seminal authors built community and created texts that continue to inspire us.
Student paintings and sculptures line the hallways of the Math and Arts Center (MAC), where º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s visual art studios—for ceramics, painting, fiber arts, filmmaking, photography, and more—get a lot of use. The newly-opened Centennial Arts Center (C.A.C.), only furthers º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s commitment to interdepartmental and collaborative learning.
At the center of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ campus is the Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel. It’s a secular building beloved in our community: our house of stories. This is where we begin most days listening to a senior student deliver a chapel talk. These chapel talks often include songs or performances. Speakers share stories, gratitude, and advice.
True to º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s culture of common trust, adults don’t vet students’ chapel talks. We trust our seniors to express themselves with authenticity and maturity gained from their three-plus years of deep listening. The Chapel’s history reflects the balance of independence and community that º£½ÇÊÓƵ cultivates.
º£½ÇÊÓƵ is located 18 miles from downtown Boston. The school is easily accessible by train, Uber, and car. Students attend concerts, go to Red Sox games at storied Fenway Park, and enjoy shopping on Newbury Street and dining at myriad restaurants in one of the most vibrant cities on the East Coast. What do you find at º£½ÇÊÓƵ? A small, special town and access to a cosmopolitan area that is home to some of the best universities in the world.