Charles River School honors the pursuit of academic excellence and the joy of childhood. We nurture each child by igniting curiosity, encouraging creativity, and cultivating intellectual engagement. Our graduates know themselves, understand others, and shape the future of our diverse world with confidence and compassion. In 1911, four sets of parents founded Charles River School with the mission of finding a better way to educate their children. On a small Needham, Massachusetts farm, they established a school that would: