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Boston, MA
Beacon Hill Nursery School
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neighborhood: Beacon Hill · Telephone: (617) 227-0822 · Website: www.bhns.net
Contact Info
Beacon Hill Nursery School
74 Joy Street
Boston, MA
02114
www.bhns.net
Tel:
(617) 227-0822
Fax:
(617) 227-0837
Director:
Lucinda Ross
director@bhns.net
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Parent Ratings
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General Approach to Learning
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Play-based with some structure |
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School Philosophy and Mission
Beacon Hill Nursery School functions as a community within a community - a place where teachers, children, and parents all play important roles in the educational process.
We are a non-profit schoo...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
YOUNGER NURSERY: Our younger nursery students, ages 2.9 to 3.11, enjoy having a space of their own where they can experience the joy of creating art works and playing with play dough, water, sand and...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition
| Ages | From
2 years
9 months
to 3 years 11 months |
| Days: | 5 day(s) a week 8:45 am- 12:00 pm |
| Tuition: | $10,400/Year |
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Key Statistics
| Extended day | Yes |
| School year | 09/2008 - 06/2009 |
| Summer Program | 06/2008 - 08/2008 |
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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care
Several add-on afternoon options exist:
5 days (12:00-5:45): additional $10,300
Any 4 days (12:00-5:45): $9,100
Any 3 days (12:00-5:45): $7,400
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Application Information
| Applications accepted | Sept. 15 - jan. 15 of preceding year |
| Wait list | Yes |
| Deadline for applications | January 15 |
| Application Information | $50 |
| Acceptance criteria: | Selective based on beacon hill nursery school seeks a balance in terms of age and sex in each classroom and strives to build a community rich in diversity. while siblings of current students, former students, and children of alumni are given special consideration in admissions, as are residents of beacon hill, many new families, with no previous relationship to the school join the bhns community each year. |
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Kindergarten Placement
Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending
- The Advent School
- The Park School
- Southfield
- Shady Hill
- Milton Academy
- BB&N
- The Fessenden School
- The Learning Project
- The British School
- Chestnut Hill School
- Boston Public Schools
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