Lower School
Dare to
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Dare to EXPLORE
Founded in 1798, Milton Academy is a highly selective, co-educational, independent college preparatory K-12 school located on a 130-acre campus in a beautiful, vibrant suburb immediately adjacent to Boston.
Milton Academy's Lower School is a place where curiosity, confidence, and a love of learning grow together.
Lower School
Teaching & Learning
After School Program
In Milton's Lower School, learning is joyful, purposeful, and full of possibilities.
Every day, students are encouraged to wonder, create, explore, and grow as they build a strong academic foundation that prepares them for a lifetime of learning.
Our teachers know that children learn best when they feel known, supported, and inspired. In classrooms filled with energy and curiosity, students develop confidence as readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists, artists, and problem-solvers. Whether they're performing on stage, creating artwork, conducting an experiment, or collaborating with classmates on a group project, Lower School students learn to embrace challenges, celebrate discovery and find joy in the process.
As part of Milton's K-12 community, students benefit from a rich continuum of learning and access to exceptional resources while enjoying the warmth and close relationships of a dedicated elementary school. And with Boston just minutes away, the city's museums, cultural institutions, and innovation hubs become an extension of the classroom, opening doors to even more opportunities for exploration and growth.
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We are Milton
At Milton, students develop a curiosity and joy of learning that serves them throughout their lives.
1798
Year Milton Academy was founded
Our motto, “Dare to be True,” is visible in Lower School classrooms and guides our lessons.
5:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
MINUTES FROM BOSTON
The power of the Milton experience grows out of its collaborative environment where learning is fun.
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Milton Academy admits qualified students of any race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national or ethnic origin, or any other status protected by applicable law, and extends them to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally available to its students. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national or ethnic origin, or any other status protected by applicable law, in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, and athletic or other School-administered activities.