ATRIUM School

The After School Program is available for children in Kindergarten through grade six and is in session each school day until 5:30 PM. The After School provides a supportive environment with a variety of organized activities as well as restful, independent time for quiet activities and homework. Professional educators staff the program.

The After School program is available every day and parents have flexibility to contract any combination of days.

In addition to the After School, there are a variety of after-school sports and music classes. There are additional charges for After School and the music and sports programs.

Is there foreign language instruction?

Spanish is taught in all grade levels from Kindergarten through sixth grade.

Where do Atrium School students go for the middle and high school years?

Atrium School graduates have applied and been accepted to a variety of public and private schools in the Greater Boston area. Approximately 65% of our students go on to independent schools and 35% go on to public schools.

In the past five years, our students have gone on to the following schools:

• Arlington Public Schools
• Beaver Country Day School
• Belmont High School
• Boston Latin
• Boston Public Schools
• Brimmer and May
• Brookline Public Schools
• Buckingham, Browne & Nichols
• Cambridge Public Schools
• Cambridge School of Weston
• Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
• Commonwealth School
• Concord Academy
• Concord-Carlisle Public Schools
• Cushing Academy
• Dana Hall
• Dedham Public Schools
• Fessenden School
• Lincoln/Sudbury Public Schools
• Medford Public Schools
• Milton Academy
• Newton Public Schools
• Rivers School
• Shady Hill
• Watertown Public Schools
• Winsor

Now that I have the Application, what do I do next?

If you have not visited the school, we invite you to schedule a tour/interview by calling 617-923-4156. In addition, we offer Open Houses several times during the academic year. A Parent Interview, which is held in conjunction with a tour of the school, is required as part of the admission application.

We ask that you return the completed application to us no later than January 15, in order that your child may take part in one of the visiting days. Any applications received after the admission deadline will be handled on a space available basis.

Decision letters are mailed on March 9. Students who apply after January 15, and who successfully complete the admission process, may be offered a place at the Atrium based on space available in any given class.

What takes place during Group Visits?

During Visiting Day, teachers and specialists participate in a number of activities with children to assess their developmental, academic and social skills. We observe children interacting with peers and teachers. Children applying for grades K-1 visit for one hour, and all higher grade applicants visit for two hours. In addition, grade 2-6 applicants are also required to spend a half day in a peer-level Atrium classroom during regular school hours.