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We moved our three kids -- ages 3, 5, and 8 -- from our local public school to CHS. We have found CHS to really provide the best of all worlds -- the strong sense of community and concern for social justice as well as small classes and close attention to each child. Our kids are really known as individuals by the teachers and staff at CHS, who communicate frequently with us about both their strengths and weaknesses. And most importantly, all three of our kids love going to school every single day.

My favorite thing about CHS is the community and learning to be a mentor.  CHS has given me many opportunities to do this with the Learning Partners program.  When I started in Beginners, and we got introduced to our learning partners who were in 4th grade, I knew I wanted mine to be my learning partner for the next three years, and luckily he was!  He was a nice, amazing, and funny learning partner and I was sad to see him graduate.  Now, with me as a 6th grader having one of my learning partners for the past three years and another for one year, I am aware of how fun it is to have a special bond with younger people in the school and to be a mentor to them. 

The teachers at The Chestnut Hill School are experts in early and middle childhood. They know and love kids, and they create classroom environments so joyful and thoughtful that kids don't realize how much they are learning. The school has offered a perfect balance between progressive and traditional approaches, and our children have thrived there.

There is a strong foundational curriculum at CHS that prepares our students to be successful as students and thinkers after CHS. At the same time, the curriculum is ever-evolving - in both proactive and reactive ways. The room for creativity and to be responsive to the students' interests and changes in society keeps the curriculum fresh and impactful.

The genuine nurturing of the whole child is really special -- CHS students see themselves as writers, mathematicians, poets, scientists, musicians, athletes, and so much more. They are exposed to new possibilities every day. They are known and they are celebrated for who they are.

At CHS, learning and joy abound in every nook and cranny of our school. Our teachers are extremely talented and compassionate people who are able to instill a love of learning and spark curiosity in our students. As a small school, every child is seen and known. It is a safe place for students to take risks in their learning, to persevere with rigorous academics, and to discover themselves. As a former teacher and parent of alums, I know firsthand that our students truly feel that CHS is a home away from home. It is a school that prepares our students to succeed in their next schools as scholars, leaders, and friends; it is a place that they continue to return back to as high school senior interns, as summer camp counselors, and sometimes even as classroom teachers.