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Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 600 students, Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves. Founded in 1791 and rooted in a tradition of college preparation, our culture of innovation prepares students for a complex and dynamic world. Berwick is a school community where it is cool to be smart, cool to be yourself, and cool to try. Berwick is as exciting as it is challenging and as playful as it is hard-working a place where discovery is applauded and students are more than classmates - they’re friends. Walk across the campus and you’ll instantly feel it – this is more than a school it is the convergence of three divisions, each with its own personality, but together forming a community that is uniquely Berwick. Since its inception in 1791, Berwick has educated students through a purposeful blend of academics, arts, and athletics. The curriculum is traditional in its roots yet innovative in approach, fostering self-discipline, hard work, and healthy skill sets. Students here are encouraged to take risks, find their voice, and tap into the energy of campus life and community activities. Our Core Values: Berwick Academy constituents participate in a quest for balance that fundamentally defines our sense of community. We exist in a spiraling cycle of discovery, self-reflection, and growth. While each community member’s individualized journey towards this value is a personal work in progress, we share a common appreciation of the tensions that exist within our definition of this ideal. Berwick assumes that we all benefit from personal exploration, taking considered risks, and genuinely diving into new endeavors. Community members are expected to stretch themselves in a myriad of ways. “Community” and “Excellence” are two of the most cherished principles at Berwick Academy. Academic excellence is central to the Berwick experience, but our community of high standards expects all constituents to be in a process of striving for their personal best in all areas of school life. Being a member of the Berwick community requires a deeply held commitment to being a person of character and continually refining one’s ethical understanding of the world. By 2020, Berwick Academy will become a nationally recognized coeducational day school. We seek this recognition for the unique qualities of the Berwick experience. Excellence at Berwick will continue to be attained by local Seacoast day students who stretch and engage in ways that catalyze achievement of their individual potential in all areas of school life. Berwick will be further distinguished in its peer group through its synergistic relationship with the values and priorities of Seacoast families, which include quality of life, balance, perspective, and authenticity. This combination of national excellence and Seacoast values will result in Berwick being pursued by educators from across the nation and by prospective Seacoast students and families. Berwick Academy’s culture and first-rate facilities will be known as a reason for families to relocate to our area. Our graduates will be equipped to thrive at the finest and most diverse colleges and universities in the country, but they will be grounded by the core values of our community. We will bring this vision to fruition by engaging the talent and resourcefulness of our exceptional students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni, and parent community. Together we will improve all aspects of the school with a particular focus on enhancing our programs and bolstering financial durability. We will know that our vision has been realized when enrollment selectivity has increased substantially, the net endowment has improved significantly, and other private day school educators routinely seek our input on teaching, finance, diversity, program, and campus development. Berwick Academy affirms its commitment to creating an inclusive and welcoming community that celebrates the unique qualities of every individual while encouraging active engagement in a diverse world. We strive to support and attract students, faculty, staff, and administrators whose varied backgrounds, including race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, family composition, physical difference, and socioeconomic status strengthen our community. Through our curriculum, extracurricular activities, and community-building efforts, we prepare students to become leaders who challenge preconceptions, value difference, and catalyze divergent ideas to realize Berwick’s mission of “promoting virtue and useful knowledge.” View full school

Our Pakenham and Berwick campuses offer high-quality education to students from Prep to Year 12. Pakenham is also home to our Little Beacons infants and early learning programs and the Tennis School of Excellence. Beaconhills College offers a holistic education that inspires excellence and nurtures confident, independent learners. Our mission is to ensure our students have values that empower them to be responsible, caring citizens in their local and global communities. Our vision is to be an innovative learning community that is focused on Learning That Matters. We are regarded as an academic school in our region, with most of our families aspiring for their children to graduate and move on to higher learning. Our students consistently achieve VCE Season of Excellence awards in subject areas such as Technology, Media, and Performing Arts. Most schools now have some environmental focus, but we have taken a strategic approach and embed it into our decision-making. We are proud of our: sustainable building program extensive solar power systems food gardens and worm farms three-bin recycling programs across the College sustainability curriculum at all levels, such as our fee-inclusive Outdoor Education program. The size and scope of our Global Beacons program are unique to schools in our region. We offer: An exciting Year 9 experiential program where students travel and volunteer in East Timor or Vietnam in orphanages and schools. Learn more about Beacon Explorers Language programs in French, Japanese, and Mandarin International language and culture tours for students to France, Japan, China, Bangladesh, and the USA Long-term full fee-paying international students International study tour program for incoming students (with many Beaconhills families providing Homestay accommodation) Exchange students program in Senior School We want our students to become lively and active world citizens who care deeply for others and their environment. Our challenging and diverse curriculum leads to many and varied career pathways. Religious and Values Education (RAVE) is a compulsory program from early learning at Little Beacons, and the College has six chaplains. Students have many opportunities to extend their learning in Sport, the arts, international travel, and service. Specializing in early learning from six months to six years, Little Beacons Learning Centre is a child-focused environment offering a safe, supportive, and peaceful place for children to grow and develop on their path towards school. Little Beacons Learning Centre has achieved an ‘Excellent’ rating by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) - the highest rating a service can achieve under the National Quality Framework. This superior standard is evident as soon as you enter the beautiful, purpose-built facility at the College’s Pakenham Campus. Natural materials throughout allow children to explore without overstimulation A collaborative community approach to the care of children Excellent communication through the use of Sharing Journals and electronic portfolios Highly qualified staff with small group sizes per educator Early learning, extended daycare, before and after school care, and vacation care Setting the foundation Junior School curriculum focuses on laying firm foundations in English, Mathematics, and fundamental skills and developing a positive attitude and healthy social skills. Students receive the best individual care and attention to help develop their self-esteem and confidence. Each class teacher integrates Science, Humanities, Health, Computer Studies, and Technology within topic-based study units. Specialist subjects include Physical Education, French, Japanese, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Religion, and Values Education – all taught by specialist staff. Students also take part in camps and a swimming program, part of the all-inclusive College fees. Junior School students have extensive opportunities to participate in the Performing Arts, from our Year 2 Strings Program to involvement in College musicals. Our College recognized many years ago that Year 9 was a critical time for teenagers to lose interest in school. It is a time where they also begin to explore their world view and question their place in it. We designed a unique Year 9 program, which we deliver from our purpose-built Year 9 Centres at both campuses. They are multimedia-rich places of learning, staffed by teachers with exceptional skills in teaching Year 9s. The focus is on learning through experience and providing challenges, and fostering independence, decision-making, team-building, and character development in our young people. At Year 9, students have the opportunity to select from a broad range of electives and choose their academic pathway to the Senior School. As part of the core program, students complete Mathematics, English, Science, Humanities, Personal Development, Physical Education, and a choice of French or Japanese. View full school

Established in 2009, BGS has been designed to meet the learning and developmental needs of boys precisely and maximize opportunities for boys in terms of learning experiences, state-of-the-art facilities, and extra-curricular programs. Our vision for boys is to develop young men of integrity who have a strong sense of purpose and a commitment to making the world a better place. This vision starts locally, and all BGS students are expected to be significant contributors to their local community. This is achieved through the school's pastoral and leadership programs and the ongoing commitment to authentic community service. As the brother school of St Margaret's, academic excellence is a crucial goal at Berwick Grammar, and there is a high expectation for students to aim for success. However, there is a balance between academic rigor and the need to support each student's personal and social development. Programs have been purpose-built in Design Technology, Information Communication Technology, and Sport and Physical Education to engage and inspire boys to achieve their personal best. Confidence and self-esteem significantly influence a student's ability to achieve, and so are a crucial focus of our programs. In our Junior School, our values are expressed in the following way. Compassion: I seek to help others with kindness and understanding. Integrity: I am honest and fair in all that I do. Determination: I always try to do my personal best, and I never give up. Social responsibility: I respect myself and others, and I care for the world around me. In our Senior School, our values are expressed in the following way. Compassion: I try to understand the feelings of others and to improve the lives of other people. Integrity: I am responsible for my actions and endeavor to act ethically and honestly in the best interest of all. Determination: I always try to do my personal best with self-discipline. I strive to overcome challenges to realize my aspirations. Social responsibility: I am conscious of the impact my actions and decisions have on myself, others, our society, and the environment. I seek to ensure a positive future. At St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School, we seek to be precise and personalized in our learning approach. In being precise, we seek to understand your child's learning needs so that we can best assist them in realizing their full potential as learners. In being personalized, we seek to know your child as a person and how they learn best. In association with personal best, a culture of excellence permeates St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School's educational philosophy, and achievement is celebrated in a myriad of ways. A lifelong love of learning is nurtured so that students may continue to achieve excellence throughout a lifetime of continual change. St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar School seeks to discover and encourage each student's talents to feel both valued and empowered. In a happy, safe, and inclusive environment, students are provided with a range of opportunities and contexts that invite participation and achievement. Within a culture of respect and cooperation, a strong sense of school spirit infuses the St Margaret's and Berwick Grammar community. The school culture promotes communication and action as the fundamental mechanisms that influence change for the better in local and global contexts. Leadership through service to others is promoted and highly valued. View full school