Academics
Inquiry. Community. Connection
At Bancroft, students are expected to wonder, investigate, create, and contribute.
Across one campus, they ask questions, test ideas, use their voice, work with others, and connect what they study to the world around them. Bancroft is built around inquiry, helping students build habits they will use long after a class ends.
Built To Ask "Why?"
Bancroft’s academic program is built around inquiry. Students learn to look for patterns, gather evidence, build arguments, design experiments, create, revise, and explain their thinking.
We expect students to ask “Why?”, we start in Lower School through Central Subject, grows through Middle School projects, labs, and presentations, and continues in Upper School through advanced coursework, Science & Engineering Inquiry, Research & Historical Inquiry, and independent work.
One School.
From Early Learning through Upper School, Bancroft students keep building toward what comes next.
PreK & Lower School
PreK & Lower School
Curiosity begins early through foundational skills, hands-on learning, Central Subject, design, play, art, music, science, and opportunities to share ideas.
PreK & Lower School
Middle School
Middle School
Students take on deeper questions, stronger habits, and more independence while staying connected to teachers, classmates, and community.
Middle School
Upper School
Upper School
Students think deeply, write clearly, speak with purpose, lead, research, prepare for college, and apply what they know through Senior Co-Op.
Upper SchoolMore Ways to Learn
Design. Voice. Curiosity.
Design. Voice. Curiosity.
Bancroft’s signature programs give students more ways to build, communicate, investigate, and apply what they learn.
Signature Programs
Learning Beyond Walls
Learning Beyond Walls
Students learn on a 34-acre campus with green space, playing fields, a field house, art galleries, and dedicated spaces for science, math, design, and the arts. Just beyond campus, Worcester adds museums, theaters, colleges and universities, medical institutions, local organizations, and professional opportunities.
Learning Beyond Walls
Academic Support
Academic Support
Academic Learning Support helps students strengthen skills, build independence, and keep moving forward. For students with diagnosed language-based learning differences, the Hope Graham Program provides specialized instruction within the life of the Bancroft community.
Academic Support