All School

Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school in Cambridge where bright, curious boys and girls aim for a bar set high in an atmosphere of challenge and support that brings out their best as learners and as people.

Lower School

The Lower School, for children from Beginners (pre-Kindergarten) through Grade 6, combines building-block fundamentals with an emphasis on creativity and exploration... More About the Lower School Student Profiles Our Campus

Middle School

The Middle School, grades 7 and 8, helps students flourish as they move through some of the most intense physical, emotional, and intellectual changes of their lives... More About the Middle School Student Profiles Our Campus

Upper School

The Upper School engages students in a rich and diverse educational experience that combines a strong foundation in core college-preparatory subjects with an array of curricular and co-curricular... More About the Upper School Student Profiles Our Campus

All School

US Students Leave the Classroom Behind to Study Evolution

Over spring break, biology teachers Dr. Karina Baum and Melissa King gave ten Upper School students the chance of a lifetime: the opportunity to study evolution and natural selection on the Galapagos Islands....

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Lower School

Beginners Visit Cambridge Fire Station

When Beginner students in Anthony Repucci and Dan Bentley’s class wanted to learn about fire safety, they decided to go directly to the source. A five minute walk up the street from their classroom brought them directly to the Taylor Square Cambridge Fire Station....

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Middle School

The Power of the Storyteller: Libby Maclaren's Ceramics Class

Ceramics teacher Libby Maclaren clears the central worktable and lays down a relatively clean canvas. Just as the bell rings, ten seventh graders file into the room...

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Upper School

Students Become the Experts in the Room at CTR Science Symposium

For the past seven years, Current Topics and Research in Science and Technology, a 12th grade elective course, has allowed students to explore topics both collaboratively in class and independently outside of BB&N....

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Barton Appointed to Edgar H. Nichols Future Leader Instructorship

Kindergarten teacher Maria Barton has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Edgar H. Nichols Future Leader Instructorship. The instructorship recognizes the special contributions that promising early and mid-career faculty have made to the School community, their academic accomplishments, and evidence of personal growth.

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MFA Day Celebrates 20-Year Tradition

This Mother’s Day, BB&N families were invited to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to enjoy the 20th Annual MFA Day. This longstanding tradition celebrates art and music from BB&N’s three campuses with a dynamic student art exhibit, as well as student musical performances. 

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BB&N Celebrates 62nd Annual Circus!

For over six decades the Circus has been offering family fun to students, parents, and alumni of all ages and this year was no different. 

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US Students Bond with French Peers

In March, fourteen Upper School French students, accompanied by World Languages Department Chair Cecile Roucher-Greenberg and math teacher Chip Rollinson, traveled to Paris and Provence as part of the French Exchange Program. While visiting, they were hosted by a group of French students and their families. Last week the roles were reversed as BB&N students played host while the French students visited Cambridge.

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Beginners Visit Cambridge Fire Station

“The lights flash, the bell rings, one man dons a full fireman outfit, while another slides down a fire pole to the cheers of sixteen beginners,” writes Beginners North teacher Dana Bentley. “What could be more exciting than a visit to a fire station?”

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Barton Appointed to Edgar H. Nichols Future Leader Instructorship

Kindergarten teacher Maria Barton has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Edgar H. Nichols Future Leader Instructorship. The instructorship recognizes the special contributions that promising early and mid-career faculty have made to the School community, their academic accomplishments, and evidence of personal growth.

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MFA Day Celebrates 20-Year Tradition

This Mother’s Day, BB&N families were invited to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to enjoy the 20th Annual MFA Day. This longstanding tradition celebrates art and music from BB&N’s three campuses with a dynamic student art exhibit, as well as student musical performances. 

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BB&N Celebrates 62nd Annual Circus!

For over six decades the Circus has been offering family fun to students, parents, and alumni of all ages and this year was no different. 

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Beginners Visit Cambridge Fire Station

“The lights flash, the bell rings, one man dons a full fireman outfit, while another slides down a fire pole to the cheers of sixteen beginners,” writes Beginners North teacher Dana Bentley. “What could be more exciting than a visit to a fire station?”

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Sixth Grade Dishes Out Advice in Spring Musical

This year the sixth grade classes staged a production of Dear Edwina Junior as their spring musical. Set in the fictional town of Paw Paw, Michigan, the play revolves around Edwina Spoonapple and the advice-giving shows she produces from her garage with the help of a group of neighborhood friends. 

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MFA Day Celebrates 20-Year Tradition

This Mother’s Day, BB&N families were invited to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to enjoy the 20th Annual MFA Day. This longstanding tradition celebrates art and music from BB&N’s three campuses with a dynamic student art exhibit, as well as student musical performances. 

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Benkler and Siegel Earn Trip to National History Bee

Who was the African ruler who dominated the salt and gold trade and was one of the wealthiest people of all time? If you said Mansa Musa of Mali, you would be correct. If you were a participant at the New England Regional History Bee, as were four BB&N Middle School students accompanied by history department chair Bill Rogers, a correct answer to that question might have advanced you to the next round.

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The Family Cooperative (Faculty Daycare) Family Fun Run!

Please join us for the first annual Family Cooperative Fun Run! This is a wonderful family event with activities for all ages. 

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Save the Date for the 20th Annual MFA Day

Come celebrate the artistic accomplishments of our students, as well as BB&N's 20-year partnership with Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Mark your calendars for this special event on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the MFA.

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7th and 8th Graders Team Up for Midsummer Night’s Collaboration

Although Shakespearean drama is new to most middle schoolers, this challenge is not an impediment to enjoying the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Rather, its unfamiliarity becomes the catalyst for collaborative exploration. 

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MFA Day Celebrates 20-Year Tradition

This Mother’s Day, BB&N families were invited to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to enjoy the 20th Annual MFA Day. This longstanding tradition celebrates art and music from BB&N’s three campuses with a dynamic student art exhibit, as well as student musical performances. 

More

US Students Bond with French Peers

In March, fourteen Upper School French students, accompanied by World Languages Department Chair Cecile Roucher-Greenberg and math teacher Chip Rollinson, traveled to Paris and Provence as part of the French Exchange Program. While visiting, they were hosted by a group of French students and their families. Last week the roles were reversed as BB&N students played host while the French students visited Cambridge.

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All-Star Debaters Argue Both Sides of Immigration Issue

Each spring a group of sophomore “all-star” debaters argue a current controversial topic as the capstone of the sophomore debate program. This year’s face-off in mid-April centered on the issue of immigration. The resolution stated that undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States should not be granted citizenship before returning to their own countries and applying through conventional means.

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The Family Cooperative (Faculty Daycare) Family Fun Run!

Please join us for the first annual Family Cooperative Fun Run! This is a wonderful family event with activities for all ages. 

More

Save the Date for the 20th Annual MFA Day

Come celebrate the artistic accomplishments of our students, as well as BB&N's 20-year partnership with Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Mark your calendars for this special event on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the MFA.

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Campus Happenings

  • Friday, June 21 at Registration 12:00 PM, Tee Time 1:30 PM
  • 9th Annual BB&N Golf Tournament
  • Alumni/ae, parents, and friends, please join us for this special day. The format is a scramble, with mixed foursomes and singles equally welcome. Sponsorship opportunities available. $125 per player; tee-off at 1:30 p.m. All net proceeds from the Golf Tournament benefit a BB&N program of your choosing. For more information, contact Terrence Butt ’91 at tbutt@bbns.org or 617-800-2173.

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