It's a tragedy school. I went for 6 years. Each time hoping to get the education written about in…read moretheir guidebook and pamphlets. Never materialized

This school was pitched to us by our advisor as "up and coming" in the ISL; not quite in the…read morecategory of Middlesex, Roxbury Latin or BB&N, but small enough to provide a lot of independent attention to students, and trying hard to improve their standardized tests results and matriculation over time. Coming from a very good public school system, and with a lot of experience with some of the other private schools, I think my expectations were set too high. First, the pros: The kids are great. I never saw any bullying or harassment, and everyone seemed very pleasant and supportive. The facilities are reasonably nice for a small school, and some of the teachers were very good as well. The food was excellent, and for this reason alone our child still remembers his time at Rivers fondly. Next the cons: Frankly, some of the teachers were not great, possibly because of rapid turnover. Some seemed to have little or no teaching credentials or experience, and many would not have been able to get a job in a public school. There are no grades in the middle school, and the prose evaluations were useless for trying to figure out where extra work was needed. The student population is creepily monotonous in both race/ethnicity and in appearance. Also, the focus on athletics was frustrating. I initially thought that mandatory participation in athletics would be a good thing, building leadership and teamwork skills. I was not bothered by the fact that they have very few teams that could be consider "winning" because they are such a small school, but it is something that seems to really bother the administration, perhaps because this is an issue for enrollment and development. As a result, for many of the teams there seems to be enormous pressure on the kids to push harder and harder until they are exhausted and miserable. Most frustrating, however, was the rigid, paternalistic manner of the administration when there was any sort of concern or conflict about the curriculum. It was a sort of arrogance out of proportion to the quality of the school that was really irritating. We really had the impression that our child's welfare was solidly a second priority after the "way things are done at Rivers." I guess this is more of a rant than a review. Perhaps there will be some balancing opinions.

My son was a student at Crossroads Center For Children, and I could not say enough how great this…read moreschool is. Staff is very loving, professional and caring, and they helped us on so many occasions and really made a big differene in my son's life. I highly recommend this school to all families who have children on autism spectrum.

From the owner: Crossroads School's mission is to provide each student with a comprehensive, multidisciplinary…read moreeducational program founded in the principles of applied behavior analysis. Crossroads School is dedicated to helping children with autism acquire the academic, social, vocational, and skills of daily living necessary to achieve their highest level of independence possible as adults, as well as to make available support and education to their families. Crossroads School is an option for students with severely challenging behaviors that may preclude them from inclusion in public school environments.

Our family joined the Beginnings community in Fall 2020, during the midst of the pandemic and right…read moreafter we moved locally. I could not imagine a more warm welcome to a new place for our son, who runs into school every morning and talks about how much he loves his teachers and friends every night. From really creative classroom curriculum to outstanding communication between administration, teachers, and parents, we have confidence that our son is in the place that is best for him. We also have confidence that the Beginnings team is doing everything the right way in regards to keeping the whole community safe and healthy. I highly recommend Beginnings School to other families looking for an engaging and fun place dedicated to thoughtfully educating your children.

The teachers and administration at Beginnings deeply care for and love the work that they do. If…read moreyou are looking for professional, high-quality early education, this is the place. The teachers are well-trained to scaffold the most important dimensions of early learning: social-emotional development and self-help skills. Pre-academic tasks are weaved through play and conversation and children are quick to adopt a growth mindset, which is one of the most necessary indicators of future success. I highly recommend Beginnings for any parent or educator looking for a truly special, unique school that will give them or their children the tools needed to thrive.

Review of the Casey Theatre…read more Went to the Nutcracker and really enjoyed it. Smallish theater with comfortable seats and was very clean and spacious. Honestly no seat seemed like it would be a bad view. I would also like to give a shout out to the production who did a sensory sensitive showing. Free Parking available but not huge lot.

This college is located in a really great town. I toured the college as my daughter is interested…read morein attending in January. They have a new dental hygiene program and it is supposed to be really good. The adult dorms were nice. We found out that they even accept dogs on their campus. Overall it was a really good experience.