In an effort to help students and their families decide where to attend school in the Boston area, the Charlestown Mothers Association (CMA) is organizing the 2nd annual Meet the Schools Fair on September 30, 2009 from 6 PM – 8 PM. Charlestown, and greater Boston area, families have a host of choices between public, independent, and parochial schools, and while visiting schools is an important part of the school selection process, learning about them from a representative in the comfort of your own community is additionally helpful. It was this thinking that prompted the CMA to organize and host the first Meet the Schools Fair last year.
“We thought it would be really helpful for Charlestown families to be able to get initial information about a school and learn about their options under one roof. It is also a great way for the school representatives to meet us, experience our neighborhood, and see the number of families committed to Charlestown” said CMA member and School Fair oordinator Leslie Sullivan.
Last year’s fair drew attendance that prompted the CMA to move to a larger venue this year to give school representatives and families more room to exchange information. This year, in addition to school representatives, a representative from the Massachusetts Education Financial Authority will be on hand to discuss the UFund, a college savings plan. Additionally, CMA is attempting to secure attendance of a representative from the School Committee to speak with residents about the public school process including topics such as the lottery system, walk zones, waiting lists, etc.
The public is invited to meet representatives from over 30 schools including:
- The Advent School
- Beacon Hill Nursery School
- Boston Children’s School
- Boston College High School
- Boston Latin School
- Boston University Academy
- Buckingham Browne & Nichols
- Cambridge Friends School
- Charlestown Nursery School
- Child Focus Center
- Dexter and Southfield School
- Fayerweather Street School
- The Good Shepherd School
- Harvard-Kent Elementary School
- International School of Boston
- John Eliot K-8 School
- John Winthrop School
- The Kennedy Center
- Kingsley Montessori School
- The Learning Project
- Milton Academy
- Mount Alvernia Academy
- Mount Saint Joseph Academy
- The Park School
- Park Street School/Park Street Kids
- Pine Village Preschool
- The Rivers School
- Roxbury Latin School
- Saint Clement School
- Saint Raphael School
- Shady Hill School
- Spruce Street Nursery School
For a complete list of schools attending, please visit the Charlestown Mothers Association website.
The Meet the Schools Fair will take place at the Knight of Columbus Hall, 85 West School Street in Charlestown on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 from 6 PM – 8 PM.
Keith Munsell 
