After Fayerweather

A Fayerweather education prepares our students for a wide range of high school options. Local independent high schools delight in our students’ love of learning, their ability to question and reflect, and their strong written communication skills. Our Next Schools Advisor works with eighth grade students and their families to identify their best options for high school; whether it is an independent school or one of our excellent local public school districts.

Our Next Schools process is unique and comprehensive. It helps families identify the academic environment and demands with which their child will be comfortable, the logistics and financial aspects of potential schools and the community in which the entire family can thrive. We address all aspects of the admissions process from SSAT prep, to student interviews and advocacy for students throughout the process.

Specific elements of our program include
  • Preparation for the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test)

  • Frequent consultation with the Next Schools Advisor, beginning in 7th grade

  • Mock interviews with feedback and tips

  • An optional semester course for 8th graders applying to independent schools

  • Annual informational panels for families (e.g. FSS alumni or admissions officers) 

  • Coordination of recommendations and transcripts

  • Access to knowledge of area independent, public and boarding schools

  • Advocacy for your students throughout the process through established relationships with schools
Fayerweather fully prepared me for high school while providing me with a supportive, caring community where I could be myself.
-Fayerweather Graduate
In the last 5 years, Fayerweather graduates have attended the following high schools:

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  • Arlington High School

  • Bancroft School

  • Belmont High School

  • Boston Arts Academy

  • Boston College High School

  • Boston University Academy

  • Brimmer and May

  • Brookline High School

  • Buckingham Browne & Nichols

  • Buxton School

  • Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

  • Cambridge School of Weston

  • Carroll School

  • Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall

  • Commonwealth School

  • Concord Academy

  • Governor's Academy

  • Lexington High School

  • Minuteman High School

  • New England Innovation Academy

  • Noble & Greenough School

  • The Putney School

  • Rivers School

  • Somerville High School

  • Taft School

  • Thayer Academy

  • Tremont School

  • Waltham High School

  • Winsor School

  • Woodhall School

Fayerweather Street School | 765 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 | 617-876-4746
Fayerweather is a private PreK, kindergarten, elementary and middle school. We engage each child’s intellect.