Buckingham Browne & Nichols

November2007

Seventh Graders Make Science Fun, Rube Goldberg Style

What do you get when you mix a croquet mallet, an ironing board, some old books, a rope, numerous other every day objects, add in some physics, and top it off with 80 savvy BB&N seventh graders?  If you’re Middle School Director Mary Dolbear, you get a whipped cream pie in the face. More

Inside the Classroom

Discovering the Joys of Learning With Beginners

There is barely one inch of white space on the walls adorned with colorful construction paper, posters, artwork and signs that read “We draw!”, “We glue!”, “We color!” as BB&N’s youngest students gather in the center of the classroom. More


BB&N Fall Sports Teams Primed for Playoffs

The success of the Red Sox and Patriots has migrated to 80 Gerry's Landing. As November arrives, both the football and the boy's soccer teams sit atop the Independent School League and appear poised for postseason success. More


Harkness Takes Hold at BB&N

The centerpieces of rooms 106, 110, and 114 in newly opened Renaissance Hall are finely-crafted oval tables that carry a name denoting not only a style of teaching embraced by a number of independent schools, but also a commitment to fostering students’ critical thinking skills. More

Giving Update

Parent and alumni/ae volunteers are gearing up for a busy fall of calling and outreach to seek gifts and pledges for the 2007-2008 Annual Fund. Achieving the $2.35 million goal is essential to close the $5,736 gap between tuition and the true cost of educating a student at BB&N today. More

AF Goal: $2.35M

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