In addition to student programming, students experience community engagement opportunities through the classroom that lead to deeper learning, authentic connections and projects, and meaningful community change.
Examples of these throughout the 6 to 12 experience, include:
Middle School
- 6th-grade humanities curricular themes of food insecurity, hunger relief, and collective action with the Greater Boston Food Bank
- 6th-grade science curricular theme of ecosystems and scientific process with Dane Park
- 7th Glass Ensemble (music) and paper instrument project with Boston Music Project
- 8th-grade global history understanding relationship between colonization and museums with former museum educator and Cacike (Chief) of Higuayagua Taino people, Jorge Estevez
Upper School
- 9th-grade physics carnival games and inclusive design
- Advanced Engineering for Humanity and Hebrew Senior Life
- The Art of Storytelling + Ellis Early Childhood Education
- Religions and Beliefs – Interfaith panel (elective 11th & 12th)
- Theories of Justice + Open Challenges Prison Reform Studio (elective 10-12th)
- Student-directed projects