Academic Overview

At Our Sisters’ School, we are all learners and all teachers.

Our Sisters’ School believes in nurturing the brilliance of each individual and harnessing her and her family’s strengths. We challenge each student to reach her full potential by developing academic proficiency, emotional intelligence, cultural competence, intellectual curiosity, agency, integrity and hope.

We offer an extended school day from 8:00 am - 5:15 pm that allows for a rigorous and robust learning schedule including:

  • Comprehensive, literacy-rich core academic instruction

  • Community Core social and emotional learning curriculum

  • Community as Campus approach that integrates field work, local partnerships, and action for social justice

  • Daily access to Outdoor Classroom and school garden

  • 1:1 Chromebook laptops for each student

  • Evening Study from 4:15 -5:15 pm for supervised homework completion and academic support

  • Visual and performing arts including music, theater, dance, studio and digital arts

  • Strong foundation in design thinking, natural sciences and STEAM

  • Sports, physical fitness, and developmentally-appropriate health and wellness education

  • Project-based learning, public speaking, and electives that foster student voice and choice

  • Tutoring, mentoring, and counseling opportunities

  • Preparation and support for transition to high school

OSS is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools in New England, a member of the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools, and recognized by the New England League of Middle Schools as a 2019 Spotlight School.