Fast Facts

History

Founded 1961, under the care of Friends Meeting at Cambridge, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers); the only Quaker school in Massachusetts; one of five in New England

Grades

Early childhood through grade 8; co-educational

Enrollment

227 students; 28% identify as students of color;
9% identify as Quaker or attender; 8% identify as from GLBT families

Head of School Peter Sommer

A.B. Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with Honors in both Philosophy and Religion from Hamilton College. M.A. in Philosophy of Science with minor in Classical Philosophy from Princeton University.

Faculty and Staff

58 faculty and staff; 35 hold advanced degrees

Tuition Assistance

27.6% of students receive tuition assistance; tuition assistance is 19% of the budget for fiscal year 2009

Accreditation

Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE)

Memberships

Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE)
Friends Council on Education (FCE)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
National Coalition of Small Schools (NCSS)

Governance

Governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees; 51% of the Board of Trustees must be Quakers

Annual Budget

$4.8 million

Endowment

$4.5 million; invested according to Quaker principles

Fundraising

Total Annual Giving (all sources) $270,000 in 2007; exceptionally high rate of participation by current families (100% in 2004; 99% in 2005 & 2006); most recent capital campaign completed in 1999, raised $5 million for building expansion