The Beacon School

The Beacon School has been created from a sense of great hope.

We believe in the boundless potential of every student to think critically and lead with empathy. Grounded in inquiry-based learning, performance assessment, artistic expression, and interdisciplinary exploration, our vibrant and inclusive community fosters both curiosity and civic responsibility.

We are committed to cultivating a joyful, intellectually rich environment where students grapple with a diverse plurality of perspectives and meaningful collaboration thrives. Our students engage deeply in a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum that transcends traditional boundaries—nurturing our ability to reflect, question, and connect ideas across disciplines and communities.

Beacon offers thoughtful, challenging, and deep coursework in mathematics, the physical and natural sciences, language, literature, writing, history, and the social sciences—all with various pathways to achieve a depth of study and academic mastery. Central to its program, the Beacon School also offers ever-expanding opportunities for students to examine themselves and the world through the visual and performing arts—allowing them to fully engage in the creative process, make meaning, and inspire.

Rooted in the best progressive principles in education, we emphasize depth of understanding over rote memorization and superficial coverage of a vast breadth of content. Our demanding performance assessments require students to ask original questions, conduct research and develop and defend their own dissertations to a panel of evaluators.

Guided by our core values—Humanity, Inquiry, Peace, Democracy, Justice, and Intellect—Beacon empowers students to define their own sense of purpose, care for one another, and make meaningful contributions to a complex and interconnected world.

Our vision is to inspire resilient, creative, compassionate, and intellectually fearless graduates who live examined lives and participate fully in our democracy.

We strive to be a haven for groups who have been traditionally excluded from a high quality education, and welcome all regardless of ability, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, and immigration status.

We hope that the meanings and successes created at our school will continue to stir and guide the people who pass through our doors.