Our Approach:
Elements of Success
We have carefully designed the Boston Prep program with intention and purpose to offer our students an education worthy of their brilliance, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to lead lives aligned with their passion and potential.
The Aim: The Portrait of a Boston Prep Graduate
Boston Prep’s Portrait of a Graduate articulates the skills, habits, and knowledge our community aims for all graduates to possess in order to facilitate a life of opportunity and choice.
The Foundation: Active Anti-Racism
Together, we are working to be an anti-racist school - a school that fosters a sense of belonging, affirms the whole child, holds high expectations, and delivers exceptional instruction. Every decision we make, every action we take, is rooted in our commitment to root out inequality, dismantle systems of suppression, and pursue liberation and equity for all.
The Approach: Boston Prep’s Essential Elements
Rigorous Academics
Varied instructional methods engage student as active participants in the learning process as they tackle rigorous Common Core-aligned curriculum. All students pursue a college preparatory course of studies designed to develop the skills, habits, and knowledge necessary for success in college and the 21st century professional environment.
Development of the Whole Person
We believe relationships are at the center of all we do. Each week, faculty and students alike participate in a structured Circle practice designed to support not only the growth of individuals as whole, complex, multi-storied people but also the development of a safe, productive, affirming community.
Integrated Supports
At Boston Prep, we believe firmly that every student can succeed. It is our job to provide the tools for each student to get there. Therefore, Boston Prep provides integrated supports for both students and families, ensuring all students have an equal opportunity to achieve at the highest level. Academic and social-emotional support staff provide services both in and out of the classroom.
Intimate Community
Boston Prep offers students and families a warm, supportive community in which everyone is known and valued. An an integrated middle school, high school, and college program students and families have the opportunity to work with teachers across multiple grade levels, developing deep relationships with one another.
Robust Alumni Support
The Persistence Project is Boston Prep's unique program that continues to provide support to alumni throughout college, ensuring they persist through graduation. Boston Prep alumni receive regular, individualized strategic coaching and mentoring, professional networking support, book stipends, and emergency financial support for unexpected financial challenges.
Professional Excellence
Boston Prep is dedicated to recruiting, developing, and retaining the very best teachers. Teachers engage in goal-setting, reflection, and purposeful action planning with department chairs on a weekly basis in addition to staff-wide professional development, which begins with a multi-week session in August and continues throughout the school year.