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Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school in Cambridge that engages boys and girls in grades pre-K (called Beginners) through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality. The school excels at helping students discover their unique talents and passions and develop them to the fullest. The curriculum is challenging, forward-thinking, innovative, and flexible, designed to help qualified students from a range of backgrounds and with a range of talents and interests reach new levels of accomplishment. Co-curricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, community service, and other areas add important dimensions to students’ learning. Students learn on three age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate campuses. The Lower School (Beginners through grade 6) and Middle School (grades 7 and ? are a short walk from Harvard Square. The Upper School (grades 9 through 12), on the banks of the Charles River, is about a mile away. At every grade, we take full advantage of the range of opportunities our location affords us. We are a community of engaged learners and compassionate people who embrace the school’s motto: “Honor, Scholarship, Kindness.” This creates an environment where students become active citizens in our school community, and where they feel comfortable taking the kinds of intellectual risks that are vital to learning and growth. BB&N has an eclectic student body with students from a wide range of backgrounds throughout the Greater Boston area. The diversity of interests, experiences, and perspectives students bring with them to BB&N is one of our greatest strengths. They learn from gifted faculty and each other as they embrace the challenges of a premier educational experience. Students come to BB&N with intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to learn. They leave with a clearer sense of what’s possible, well prepared for the next step in their lives, and with a very good idea of which direction to take it. BB&N’s mission is to promote scholarship, integrity, and kindness in diverse, curious, and motivated students. The School prepares students for lives of principled engagement in their communities and the world. Our values: We value a learning environment distinguished by a broad, deep, and challenging program of study that inspires thorough, sustained engagement among our students. We value a diverse and inclusive community that fosters respect for the identities and perspectives of all. We value balancing a culture of high expectations with a strong commitment to supporting intellectual, social, emotional, and physical well-being. We value kindness and compassion among all members of our community. We value the widespread, authentic connection with students that our teachers, coaches, and mentors seek to cultivate. We value a program that reinforces key characteristics for 21st-century success—especially creativity, curiosity, resilience, and teamwork. We value the importance of helping students develop keen ethical standards in their behavior, habits of thought, and decision-making. We value a vibrant, healthy, and safe community where engagement and risk-taking promote lifelong learning. We value encouraging our students to learn and serve in their local, regional, and global communities. We value a well-rounded education that offers our students ample opportunity to explore, evolve, and excel in academics, arts, athletics, and all phases of school life. First and foremost, families choose BB&N because we offer an education of the highest quality, delivered in a distinctive style. There’s a messy vitality to learning here, a palpable energy, and it grows from close relationships between motivated students and skilled, dedicated educators. Learning is intense and challenging, but also creative, invigorating, and vibrant. Our students are bright, inquisitive, and curious. They are mainstream, iconoclasts, and everything in between. They are BB&N, and what they bring to school with them every day contributes in a huge way to the learning and growth of everyone in our community. Most important is the impact that the BB&N experience has on each student. We excel at opening students’ minds to new possibilities, helping them uncover their potential and tap it to the fullest. After BB&N, they succeed in the finest colleges and universities, and in all that follows. Our teachers, coaches, and advisors make it their mission to establish an authentic connection with students in their classrooms, labs, studios, and playing fields. Our faculty create a learning atmosphere that both challenges and cares for students. In the striking of this balance, magic happens. There is no such thing as a BB&N “type.” We take pride in the diversity of backgrounds, talents, and interests of students. You’ll learn as much from your classmates as you do from your teachers, and that’s saying a lot! We make a guarantee to students as they start their journey at BB&N: You will discover at least one (and usually more) passion during your time here that you wouldn’t have imagined on day one. The opportunities are boundless here and we encourage students to explore new challenges, to embrace new interests. View full school

Nichols College is a college of choice for business and leadership education due to its distinctive career-focused and leadership-based approaches to learning, both in and out of the classroom. Founded in 1815, Nichols College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education. Within a supportive community, Nichols transforms today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders through a dynamic, career-focused business and professional education. Nichols College serves students interested primarily in a comprehensive business education supported by a strong liberal arts curriculum. Four in 10 Nichols graduates become a president, CEO, or business owner. 93% of Nichols 2014 graduates were employed or in a graduate program six months after graduation. View full university

We are a rigorous, independent day school with a proud history of educating the whole child. We believe in our students, and, as a faculty and staff, we conduct our work with their best interests in mind. It is the quality of our people and the quality of our relationships that give us meaning and purpose, and, as a result, we are a strong community, both inside and out. But you need to visit our campus and see us in action. Our mission compels us to "train minds, bodies, and hearts for the work of life, and to carry into all we do the highest ideals of character and service," so we have a great deal to live up to as faculty staff. Quite literally, we are shaping the future by acting and doing well at the moment. And by modeling the way, we are in a unique position to support our students. We aim to train minds, bodies, and hearts for the work of life and carry into all we do the highest character and service ideals. Nichols Core Nichols Values: At Nichols, inspired teachers and students are committed to a quality standard of learning and achievement in all aspects of school life. Our community strives to cultivate each student's sense of responsibility, compassion, honesty, and self-discipline, producing confident and ethical young people. Grounded in the past wisdom, we stimulate adaptive and innovative abilities to prepare our students for the future. Our challenging expectations and structured environment bring out potential. Each student is encouraged to find the balance among academic, artistic, athletic, and extra-curricular involvements. Nichols School reflects the region's neighborhoods and the wider world, building mutual respect and understanding. In our daily school life, we strive to be a caring community for each individual. At Nichols, you will find dedicated faculty focused on preparing students to thrive in the global community of the 21st century. With an average class size of 14, teachers foster each student's talents beyond the limitations of standardized testing to develop intellectual and extra-curricular passions. Through challenging academics, exceptional art and athletic programs, and fulfilling leadership and character education opportunities, students are engaged in experiences suiting a wide range of talents and interests. Lasting friendships are forged with peers and teachers alike, and through meaningful relationships with advisors, teachers, coaches, and other mentors, every student is known as an individual. Nichols's education focuses on the intellectual and personal growth of every student. Our award-winning faculty are leaders in their field; more than 75% of them hold advanced degrees. Nichols students graduate prepared for college and beyond with the intellectual foundation and confidence to succeed in any field. Our students and faculty often speak of the "culture of extra help." Students are encouraged to work with their teachers outside the classroom to reinforce fundamental concepts or expand the curriculum and explore new ideas. It is this individual attention to every student makes a Nichols education genuinely exceptional. View full school