Success Stories
To date, not counting college scholarships, we have graduated 92 students who have been awarded more than $9,000,000 in financial aid. All of our graduates are still in touch with us and on track to go to college (0% high school drop out rate).
High school placement, 2006-2010
Archbishop Williams High School (1)
Bedford High School/METCO (1)
Belmont Hill School (1)
Boston College High School (2)
Brighton High School (1)
Brimmer and May School (1)
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (2)
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (2)
Cambridge School of Weston (2)
Cathedral High School (2)
Catholic Memorial High School (1)
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall (1)
Chelsea High School (1)
Commonwealth School (3)
Concord Academy (5)
Cristo Rey High School (4)
Dana Hall School (2)
Dexter School (1)
Elizabeth Seton Academy (1)
Fenway High School (1)
Fryeburg Academy (1)
Gould Academy (1)
The Groton School (1)
The Gunnery
Holderness School (3)
Kent's Hill School (1)
Lawrence Academy (1)
The Masters School (2)
Natick High School (METCO) (1)
New Hampton School (4)
Noble & Greenough School (1)
Phillips Academy Andover (1)
Phillips Exeter Academy (1)
Portsmouth Abbey School (1)
South Shore Christian Academy (1)
St. George's School (2)
St. Mark's School (2)
St. Sebastian's School (1)
Stoneleigh-Burnham School (1)
Tech Boston High School (1)
Thayer Academy (2)
The Waldorf High School (4)
Wilton, CT High School (ABC) (1)
Winchendon School (2)
The Winsor School (2)
Worcester Academy (2)
Welcome
Beacon Academy provides a transformational year between 8th and 9th grades to promising, motivated and hard-working students from Boston and surrounding urban areas. Inspired by a challenging curriculum and stimulating co-curricular experiences, students learn vital academic skills and develop habits of mind that empower them to change the trajectory of their lives. They emerge as active learners with increased confidence, critical thinking skills, and broader vision, prepared to thrive at competitive independent high schools that share our commitment to their success. Beacon Academy supports its alumni as they continue their journeys. The school welcomes opportunities to work in partnership with teachers and schools to help create and maintain inclusive communities for all.
High School Placement News
We are proud to share with you some great news about placement for the Class of 2011. All of our students have been accepted to an independent or parochial school for next year! Seventeen are completely settled with sufficient financial aid while two are awaiting scholarship decisions. Here are the schools who will each be welcoming a Beacon student next year (so far):
- Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
- Buxton School
- Brimmer and May School
- The Cambridge School of Weston
- Commonwealth School
- Concord Academy
- Dana Hall School
- Fryeburg Academy
- Hebron Academy
- The Hotchkiss School
- Milton Academy
- The Piney Woods School
- Proctor Academy
- St. George's School
- Waldorf High School of Massachusetts Bay
Cindy
Class of ’07 College Acceptance News
Our amazing students from the Class of 2007 are still going strong! This is where they're going to college:
- Hugo Desius – Hamilton College
- Melody He – Bentley University
- Cristina Hughes – Boston University
- Robert Gutierrez – Wheaton College
- Alex Pagan – College of the Holy Cross
- Meghan Le – UMass Lowell
- Eddie McDonald – Curry College
- Phoebe Manning – Tufts University
- Kyle Umemba – George Washington University
- Elizabeth Baxter – Eastern Nazarene College
- Eli Ward – St. Leo University
- Michael Prentice – Vassar College
- Tiffany Nova – Smith College
- Nyesha Hannah-Wornum – St. Lawrence University
- Aaron Haynes – Colby-Sawyer College
- Nairet Olivo – Pine Manor College
Cindy
Join Us!
- An Honest Conversation about Race, Class, & Economics in Independent Schools
- Thursday, November 17, 2011
9am - 2pm
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4th Annual Symposium
- Next Open House
Prospective students, parents and sponsors are welcome to meet current students, faculty and staff, community partners, donors and board members. - Thursday, December 8, 2011
8:30 – 10am
at Temple Israel
