Mission
FOUNDED IN 1945, THE NEWMAN SCHOOL, AN INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL IN THE CATHOLIC TRADITION, PREPARES YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN FROM GREATER BOSTON AND AROUND THE WORLD FOR SUCCESS IN UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDIES AND LIFE.WITH A SCHOOL CULTURE THAT IS UNIQUELY WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE, NEWMAN PROVIDES STUDENTS FROM BROADLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE SERIOUS STUDIES IN THE COMPANY OF LIKE-MINDED PEERS AND INSTRUCTORS. STUDIES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME, AND STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF PURSUING THE ENTIRE IB DIPLOMA OR THOSE PORTIONS OF IT WHICH MEET THEIR NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS.GUIDED BY CARDINAL NEWMAN'S MOTTO, COR AD COR LOQUITUR - HEART SPEAKS TO HEART, THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL WHEN PURSUING THEIR STUDIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF MUTUAL RESPECT, INTEGRITY, SERIOUSNESS OF PURPOSE, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY.