Beaver Country Day School
School Notes Overview:
Beaver Country Day School offers an academically challenging curriculum in an environment that promotes balance in students' lives. Deeply committed to individual student success, teachers inspire students to - Reason and engage deeply with complex ideas and issues; - Be intellectually curious, open-minded and fair; - Identify and build upon their strengths; - Act effectively within a genuinely diverse cultural and social framework; - Serve both School and society with integrity, respect and compassion....
School Overview:
Beaver Country Day School |
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| School Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades 6 - 12 | ||
| Year Founded | 1920 | ||
| County | Middlesex County, MA | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | 428 students | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(MA) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 25% | 23% | |
| Students by Grade | |||
| Grade 6 - 33 students | |||
| Grade 7 - 39 students | |||
| Grade 8 - 49 students | |||
| Grade 9 - 72 students | |||
| Grade 10 - 79 students | |||
| Grade 11 - 78 students | |||
| Grade 12 - 78 students | |||
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 60 teachers | ||
| % Faculty with Advance Degree | 77% | ||
| Average Class Size | 15 | ||
This School |
(MA) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:7 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 160 days | 180 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | Jan. 15 | ||
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $33,180 | ||
| % on Financial Aid | 25% | ||
| Head of School | Peter Hutton | ||
| Admissions Director | Shamikhah Dean | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 15 | ||
Sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball | ||
| Cross Country | Fencing | ||
| Field Hockey | Golf | ||
| Lacrosse | Mountain Biking | ||
| Soccer | Softball | ||
| Squash | Tennis | ||
| Ultimate Frisbee | Volley Ball | ||
| Wrestling | |||
School Notes:
- Core Standards of the Beaver Country Day School learning experience: - The capacity for moral reasoning - The ability to communicate effectively - Respect - Cross-cultural awareness - Intellectual character - The capacity for creative and flexible problem-solving - The capacity for effective advocacy - Access to self - The capacity for collaboration and leadership - The value of wellness
- Profile last updated: 07/10/2009
In the News:
- WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (The Jewish Advocate)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 11:10:11 pm
Each month, Jane Herman, a sophomore at Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, surveys Jewish students in Greater Boston about an ethical dilemma. This month's dilemma: Your good friend is running for president of the Student Council and wants you to be on his campaign team. - Eye on the Eagles: St. John's Prep Winter Sports Preview (North Andover Citizen)
posted on December 14, 2009 at 09:05:07 pm
The St. John’s Prep swimming and diving team have high aspirations after winning yet another state championship, and completing their fourth consecutive undefeated season. - High school roundup: Sanford paces Berwick win (Foster's Daily Democrat)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 08:26:11 am
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Berwick Academy boys soccer team kept its hopes alive for a share of the Eastern Independent League title with Wednesday's 1-0 win at Beaver Country Day School. - HMFH Architects Receives Award for Beaver Country Day School (Banker & Tradesman)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 03:31:01 pm
HMFH Architects has received the 2009 Brick in Architecture Bronze Award in the educational category for its design of the Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill. - Margareta E. Colmore, volunteer (Baltimore Sun)
posted on July 5, 2009 at 07:29:01 am
Margareta E. "Greta" Colmore, a former Roland Park resident and volunteer, died June 24 of complications from dementia at Birchwood Terrace Healthcare in Burlington, Vt. She was 95.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (02467) | School Zip (02467) |
(MA) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 11,078 people | 6,349,048 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 76% | 43% |
| Population Average Age | 30 years old | 36 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.3 persons | 2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income | $78,007 | $52,143 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5 rooms | 5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 50 years old | 56 years old |
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| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (02467) 
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| % Owning / % Renting | 69% / 31% | 58% / 42% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- Boston College Campus School - 26 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
- Brimmer And May School - 395 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
- Dexter School - 440 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
- The Park School - 502 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
- British School Of Boston - 300 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Chestnut Hill, Middlesex County, Zip 02467
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