St. Veronica School Competitors

Through a rigorous and integrated program of academic, spiritual, and co-curricular activities, SI challenges its students to lead lives of faith, integrity, and compassion. Students are enriched by a diverse and loving Christian community and are called to become life-long learners who develop their individual talents for the greater glory of God. With a commitment to intellectual excellence, leadership, service, and justice, we strive to be men and women with and for others, responding courageously to the opportunities and challenges of our time.

San Domenico is an independent, coeducational K–12 day and boarding school in Marin County, California, where academic excellence is rooted in our core values of Study, Reflection, Community, and Service. For more than 175 years, San Domenico has prepared students not simply to achieve, but to use their knowledge, talents, and character to make a meaningful difference. Our long history gives us deep roots, while our approach to education is firmly focused on what comes next—preparing students for a future that will demand curiosity, adaptability, courage, and a strong sense of purpose. Our K–12 community brings students together on one extraordinary 515-acre campus, creating opportunities for mentorship, leadership, collaboration, and connection across ages. A globally diverse student body—including Upper School boarding students from around the world—brings a rich range of perspectives to classrooms and campus life. From academics, arts, athletics, and innovative interdisciplinary learning to service, sustainability, and global experiences, San Domenico gives students the foundation to explore widely, think deeply, take meaningful risks, and discover where their interests and abilities can lead them. We are Rooted for the Future: grounded in enduring values while continually evolving how and what we teach to prepare students for whatever their future may hold. At San Domenico, excellence and purpose go hand in hand. We educate students to pursue their fullest potential, and to meet the future ready to shape it.

Shady Hill School is an independent, co-educational day school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1915, Shady Hill serves students in pre-kindergarten (called 'Beginners) through 8th grade. The school has an enrollment of approximately 500 students. Current Shady Hill Head of School Mark Stanek became the school's sixth director in 2010. A teaching approach called Central Subject is the fundamental organizing force behind Shady Hill's curriculum. It is a year-long study around which each grade, III - VIII, focuses its work in history, literature, geography, and writing. It is the study of a people, a period of history, an idea or movement. It is a way of organizing subject matter that is flexible, inclusive, frequently changing in its application, yet constant in its commitment to certain approaches to study.