Facts & Figures
History:
The Sage School was founded in 1990 to provide an optimal learning environment for gifted children. Since that first year when there were 11 children enrolled, the school has grown to a student body of 173 with 44 faculty members and administrators to support them. While there has been much growth and many changes to the school over the past 17 years, the focus on educating gifted students has remained central to our work.
Mission Statement:
The Sage School is a private, independent school dedicated to providing an educational program that serves the needs of academically gifted girls and boys ages four to fourteen in the greater Boston and Providence areas.Student/ Teacher Ratio:
Our ratio of students to teachers reflects our goal of creating optimal learning groups. With 173 students and 31 teaching faculty, we have a pure ratio of 5:1. With two teachers in each Prime and Junior classroom, students are grouped in homerooms ranging from 10-18 students and are broken into smaller groups for instruction. Middle School classes have one teacher and a maximum of 12 students.Enrollment:
173 students, ages 4-14 (growing to 200 students)
Core Values of The Sage School:
Community:
The Sage School is a small, cohesive, nurturing community that values the free expression of ideas, the individual contributions of its members and all types of diversity and is based on a commitment to unity and mutual respect.
Balanced students:
The Sage School is dedicated to optimizing student growth and learning by creating a safe environment where children are allowed to stumble, are challenged to strive and are encouraged to use their gifts as productive members of society.
Academic challenge:
The academic program at The Sage School is rigorous and rich in content, depth of study, intellectual challenge and skills acquisition.
Faculty:
The Sage School values its faculty as leaders in the classroom, the institution and the greater educational community.
Flexibility:
Central to The Sage School experience is the flexibility of the academic program in pacing, grouping, methodology, and content.
Location:
11.5-acre campus in Foxboro, MA, at the crossroads of Routes 95 & 495
Accreditation & Memberships:
The Sage School is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools in New England.
AISNE's accreditation process is intended to ensure a process of reflection, affirmation, transformation, and accountability. As a result of participating in the accreditation process the following goals as stated by AISNE are met:
- Should strengthen the school's commitment and congruence to its mission.
- Requires institutional reflection and self-evaluation.
- Affirms the strengths of the school.
- Helps the school identify areas for improvement.
- Provides structure and a timetable for institutional reflection, dialogue, and change.
- Requires the school to compare its performance to a wide range of standards of good practice.
- Demonstrates the school's willingness to be held professionally accountable.
- Enhances the school's credibility with its immediate constituents and with the community at large.
- Demonstrates that the school is part of the larger entity of independent school education.
- Focuses on the institution rather than on individuals which helps to ensure the long-term health of the school.
In addition to being accredited by AISNE, The Sage School is a member of the National Associate of Independent Schools (NAIS), the National Association of Gifted Children, and the Massachusetts Associate of Gifted Education (MAGE). Our faculty and administrators belong to numerous professional organizations.
