Day Schools in MA

siemom
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:07:23 +0000

Hi crazychildren,

Roxbury Latin is an awesome school for boys who enjoy hard work, a stimulating intellectual atmosphere, and a strong emphasis on tradition - although things are slowly changing with the new head. They have, for example, added Spanish for the first time. There are few choices overall, and you will see from their catalog that they are not about “flash” but completely about substance. 7th grade is their entering year and thus they have the most spaces. In recent years they have taken only 5-6 new boys in 9th and I have heard that it’s harder socially for a boy to begin in 9th grade.
BB&N middle school is great - on a separate campus from the upper school and from the lower (elementary) school so very much its own entity which is important for middle schoolers. The mid sch is for 7th and 8th graders and all do go on to 9th if they wish and/or it’s the right fit.
Belmont Hill is a wonderful school; they are very strong academically across the board and they have superb character education and an excellent athletic program. More traditional - in terms of dress (jacket/tie required) - even than RL. Great teachers and a wonderful head. Both they and RL understand what how to raise/teach great boys.