The Advent School

Teaching children to be confident and curious readers, writers, and thinkers and thoughtful community advocates since 1961.

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Discover a place where curiosity leads the way: The Advent School, a private, Reggio-inspired Pre-K through Grade 6 community in the heart of Boston’s Beacon Hill.

Here, children are the heroes of their own learning, exploring, creating, and collaborating in an environment that nurtures both academic growth and social-emotional development.

At The Advent School, every day is an invitation to wonder, question, and grow.

Now accepting applications!
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Family Voices: Sharing Advent Experiences

Family Testimonials
Academic Rigor

“Advent absolutely prepares students for the discipline, curiosity, community building and healthy risk taking that will help them grow and thrive in their next schools.”

Public vs. Private

“For my family, it wasn't about public versus private. It was about Advent versus all other schools.”

Outstanding Faculty

“The teachers are the best I have seen. They are simply outstanding.”

Nurturing Education

“Tying science, history, and art into meta-themes shows how interconnected everything is. Advent delivers socially conscious, emotionally nurturing education that helped our child mature into a thoughtful, empathetic young adult."

Lionhearted Learners Blog - The Advent School
Life on the Farm: Advent Students at The Farm School
Life on the Farm: Advent Students at The Farm School

Fifth and Sixth Graders have been busy exploring the science and social systems behind the food we eat—connecting biology, geography, and human stories. What better way to deepen their learning than with a stay at a real farm?

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Codebreakers! Engaging Enrichment
Codebreakers! Engaging Enrichment

In the Codebreakers enrichment class, our youngest students became detectives, using curiosity, collaboration, and critical thinking to crack a case brought to them by visitors from the Boston Police Department.

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Math Moments
Math Moments

At The Advent School, math is both a creative exploration and a structured discipline. Grounded in the belief that children are natural problem-solvers and meaning-makers, Advent’s math curriculum blends the rigor of Everyday Mathematics—developed by the University of Chicago—with the Reggio Emilia philosophy of inquiry, collaboration, and hands-on discovery.

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The “Why” behind wellness
The “Why” behind wellness

The Community Day of Wellness is a celebration of mindfulness, movement, and connection, where students, families, and community members engage with practices rooted in yoga philosophy. The annual event also reinforces student leadership, community engagement, the use of public city space as a classroom, and the yogic principles of connection, service (seva), and awareness.

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