Sports at Commonwealth (Boston)

L_NewEngland
Sat, 21 Jan 2023 04:35:10 +0000

Commonwealth is less sporty than many (I’d wager most) independent/prep schools. 1 season of team sports out 12 isn’t a high bar in comparison to say, Middlesex, which requires interscholastic team sports all 3 seasons for 2 years (and then, I think 2 seasons for 11th, can’t remember 12th). And they’d have sports 6 days a week, I’d wager. (I think Commonwealth is only 2-3 days). My kids both ruled out any “sporty schools” and Commonwealth stayed on both their lists.

I do believe Commonwealth exempts you if you are involved in other (rigorous) outside school sports (which isn’t true at all schools).

Also bear in mind, unlike LPS there is no PE class, this is the equivalent for them besides the requirement matching a general prep school ethos of “educating whole person.” Come to think of it, my COLLEGE had a PE requirement.