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Lower School Academics

Curiosity, Creativity, Individuality

LIFE INFORMED



Our Lower School academic program teaches boys how to learn in a setting that encourages curiosity, creativity, and individuality. The curriculum builds problem solving, critical thinking, and core academic skills. Physical education, arts, Spanish, and technology enhance the main coursework. Teachers help boys understand that active participation is key to success, and that learning can be both meaningful and fun.

Art & Music

Computer Science

History & Social Studies

Language Arts

Library

Mathematics

Physical Education

Science

Spanish

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Homecoming 2025: One for the Storybooks
Homecoming 2025: One for the Storybooks

​​​​​​​Spectacular fall weather set the stage for a breathtaking Homecoming 2025, as alumni, students, parents, and friends flocked to Edwards Campus for a weekend filled with thrilling athletic contests, joyful connections, and heartfelt reunions.

Impossible Foods Leader: ‘Dial Back the Rhetoric’
Impossible Foods Leader: ‘Dial Back the Rhetoric’

Peter McGuinness, the CEO of Impossible Foods, spoke to Upper School students about the $1.4 trillion meat industry — as he also outlined efforts to “dial back the rhetoric” and invite more people to incorporate “delicious, nutritious” plant-based meat in their diets.

Visiting Author: Great Art Is ‘Bedrock of the Human Story’
Visiting Author: Great Art Is ‘Bedrock of the Human Story’

Patrick Bringley, a New York Times bestselling author, spoke to Upper School students about grief — and the solace and meaning he ended up finding through his decade of work as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.