Study Abroad Programs

As proud as BB&N is of its Cambridge location, the School is also committed to a sincerely global outlook as part of its educational philosophy. We believe that only through frequent and direct contact with other cultures, languages, and individuals can our students gain a better understanding of today’s increasingly “flat” world. One of the ways that BB&N accomplishes this is by offering Upper School students a number of opportunities to study abroad, with “abroad” stretching from Northeastern locales such as the coast of Maine, a working farm in Vermont, and New York City, to more far-flung points around the globe such as Rome and the Swiss Alps.

Programs include:

The Mountain School: Interested sophomores follow a highly selective application process and, after acceptance, spend one semester during junior year on a working farm in Vermont while at the same time pursuing a rigorous academic program, coordinated with ours.

The Maine Coast Semester: Following a competitive application process, juniors are able to spend a semester at Camp Chewonki in Wiscasset, Maine. The academic program is challenging and offers a small and informal community of 35 students in which to explore the relationship between people and the environment.

Rocky Mountain Semester: A semester long academic and wilderness program that focuses on students’ connections to the natural world, community and leadership skills, and rigorous academics. The semester is divided between the HMI campus in Leadville, Colorado and six weeks of wilderness expeditions in Colorado and Utah.

St. Stephen’s School, Rome: Located in the oldest part of Rome, St. Stephen’s is a day and boarding secondary school with a graduate program. Selected juniors study a curriculum similar to that of a demanding American preparatory school with the addition of the International Baccalaureate.

City Term: Sponsored by the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, this program offers juniors a semester studying and exploring New York City.

Swiss Semester: High in the Alps, Swiss Semester enables sophomores to spend their fall term studying in Zermatt, Switzerland. The program combines a high caliber of academics with a vigorous outdoor experience that includes downhill skiing and ice climbing.