Dexter School

Coordinates: 42°18′34″N 71°08′07″W / 42.309346°N 71.135167°W / 42.309346; -71.135167

Dexter School

Founded in 1926, the Dexter School is an independent school for boys located in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. Its campus is also home to its sister school, Southfield, an independent school for girls founded in 1992.

Dexter's motto is Our Best Today, Better Tomorrow.

Dexter strives to develop in each student academic and athletic skills, moral and spiritual attitudes and habits, and self-discipline so that he may make positive contributions to today's society. A range of offerings is available to students from Kindergarten through Grade 12. The curriculum is challenging, and high expectations are held for each student, yet the faculty provides a wide range of academic offerings and individualized programs.

Campus

The 36-acre campus on the Boston-Brookline border provides a setting and facilities which serve the school community well. Of particular note is the Clay Center for Science and Technology which provides students with extraordinary classroom opportunities as well as a world-class astronomical observatory. The Briarwood Marine Science Center on Cape Cod also offers an exciting extended-campus resource for students to investigate the ocean environment.

Athletics

Dexter's athletic programs feature a combination of intramural and interscholastic offerings. In Kindergarten through Grade 2 physical education is a daily activity. Intramural competition is introduced in Grade 3 through Grade 6 during which students compete in many different sports with the goal of instilling a spirit of sportsmanship and teamwork. Beginning in Grade 7, athletes choose from a variety of interscholastic sports. Dexter teams compete against many schools throughout the New England area. The school uses five fields on campus, including two multi-purpose turf fields and a dedicated baseball diamond. Two hockey rinks, the Lincoln Pool, and the Dalrymple Gymnasium provide indoor athletic facilities. The rowing program has the benefit of a boathouse on the Charles River in Dedham, ten minutes from campus. The school has won New England Championships in lacrosse and ice hockey.

Notable alumni

• John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961 — 1963)
• Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
• Story Musgrave, Astronaut
• Ben Bradlee, Editor of the Washington Post
• McGeorge Bundy, United States National Security Advisor
• Gaston Caperton, President of the College Board
• Ernie Adams, Director of Football Operations for the New England Patriots.