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Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
80 Gerry's Landing Road    
Cambridge, Massachusetts  02138  
   
Private/Independent School
Coed Day pre-k 12 1037 students
 

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About Buckingham Browne & Nichols:

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school that engages students in grades Pre-K through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality. The school excels at helping students discover their unique talents and passions and develop those strengths to the fullest. The curriculum is challenging, forward-thinking, innovative, and flexible, designed to help qualified students, from a range of backgrounds and with a wide spectrum of talents and interests, reach new levels of accomplishment. Co-curricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, community service, and other areas add important dimensions to students’ learning. Students learn on three age and developmentally-appropriate campuses. At every grade, BB&N takes full advantage of the range of opportunities its locations afford.

BB&N is committed to becoming an anti-racist institution. This commitment is integral to the mission and vision of the School. BB&N is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive community where students develop into lifelong learners who lead with kindness, curiosity, and integrity. We prepare students to be responsible and open-minded as they engage with the world around them. Our school is guided by the core values of: 

  • Inquiry, in which we promote curiosity and critical thinking to inspire a lifelong love of learning.

  • Integrity, in which we strive to be honest, conscientious, and accountable in our actions, even when no one is watching.

  • Belonging, in which we foster a culture of respect, well-being, and connection that values all individuals and empowers them to discover and be their authentic selves, and

  • Kindness, in which we strengthen our communities by recognizing our common humanity and treating ourselves and others with respect and compassion.

The vibrancy and vitality we feel in the classrooms, hallways, stages, and playing fields of BB&N derive from the people who are here. At its root are the varied interests and experiences, the different backgrounds, cultures, religions, views, and perspectives that our students and faculty bring to their classes and families bring to myriad activities. Each of us adds to the richness of another’s experience. Working and playing together teaches us lifelong lessons about appreciating, knowing, understanding, and learning from each other.
 
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Diversity Mission Statement
 

We acknowledge that historically, independent schools were not built as inclusive institutions. They provided opportunities to members of the community with privileged identities while denying people of historically marginalized identities. Therefore, we are tasked with dismantling the traditions that reify systems that create inequity. BB&N is committed to becoming an anti-racist institution. This commitment is integral to the mission and vision of the School.


Our vision of a just community of belonging is rooted in the complexity of our identities and experiences. BB&N is committed to ensuring that the student body, faculty, and staff accurately reflect our diverse communities and to creating a just community of belonging where all members feel safe and supported to bring their authentic selves to school each and every day. We believe in the pursuit of justice through education, solidarity, and civic engagement. We provide the learning opportunities and tools to foster globally competent citizens who have in-depth knowledge of the world, its people, its wonders, and its challenges, and are empowered to make a positive impact in our community and beyond.


Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Global Education DEIG is our compass. BB&N strives to foster an inclusive learning environment. We value the diverse, rich, and complex identities, perspectives, and experiences that make up our interconnected community. We prepare students to engage with the world’s complexities, empowering them to become responsible global citizens committed to social justice.


BB&N’s commitment to DEIG and connections to our local and global communities enhance opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to affirm their identities, broaden their understanding, and practice principled engagement.


Commitments:

  1. Equitable Learning: Leveraging anti-racist, anti-bias, culturally responsive pedagogy and practices that provide equitable learning opportunities for all community members.
  2. Meaningful Relationships: Building meaningful relationships with inquiry, intention, and compassion.
  3. Transparency: Acting with transparency and accountability that support lasting systemic change.
  4. Self Reflection: Fostering a practice of critical self-reflection that invites individual and communal examination of our position, power, and privilege
  5. Engagement: Pursuing equity for all through exploring multiple perspectives, active solidarity, and community engagement.