Buckley’s Upper School does more than prepare students for success at the university level; it helps them develop into independent, creative thinkers who will do well in life.
Students engage in a rigorous prescribed curriculum that ensures that every student learns a core curriculum that our faculty considers crucial to a comprehensive liberal arts education and preparation for college. In addition, students compete on a high school athletic team or participate in a physical education class every trimester until the last one of their senior year, they take at least two visual or performing arts classes, and they participate in moral education programs through advisory, speaker series, and student-led sketches and discussions.
Our school and student culture fosters the pursuit of new ideas and personal challenges, and students who reach beyond their requirements to take on additional academic challenges, whether through electives or AP courses, are the norm, not the exception. Detailed information regarding our curriculum is provided by department below.