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20-617: Beaver Country Day School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for students in grades 6 through 12, founded in 1920. The school is located on a 17-acre (69,000 m) campus in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts , near Boston . Beaver is a member of the Cum Laude Society , the Independent Curriculum Group, and the National Association of Independent Schools . Beaver

40-640: A red maple swamp with century-old trees, and a sensitive fern marsh. The Chestnut Hill Reservation embraces 120 acres adjacent to the Boston College campus, including a 1.5 mile walking trail around a reservoir. The Reservation was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted’s son and constructed in the late 1860s to give Boston clean drinking water and a rural park. Just outside the park proper, the Boston Waterworks with its three gatehouses at water’s edge and three majestic pump houses on Beacon Street

60-734: A section of the Boston Marathon route. Like all Massachusetts villages , Chestnut Hill is not an incorporated municipal entity. It is located partially in Brookline in Norfolk County ; partially in the city of Boston in Suffolk County , and partially in the city of Newton in Middlesex County . Chestnut Hill's borders are defined by the 02467 ZIP Code . The name refers to several small hills that overlook

80-639: Is accredited by the New England Association of Schools. Beaver was incorporated as an elementary school and an all-girls high school in 1920 by a group of parents who were interested in progressive education and the Country Day School movement . The school was named in Boston, where some of the founders had been involved with a school for younger children, later referred to as "Little Beaver." Beaver's first school principal

100-593: Is considered a masterpiece of 19th century engineering and landscape design. The Heartbreak Hill Park, surrounding the Waban Hill reservoir, opened in 2015, and a major renovation was completed in 2020. Chestnut Hill is served by two branches of the Green Line of the MBTA , Boston's light rail system. Stations include: The area is also served by the 51 and 60 MBTA buses. Massachusetts Route 9 runs through

120-655: Is diverse, with students coming from over 60 towns in the metropolitan Boston area and speaking 20 languages besides English at home. About 25% of students and 25% of faculty are people of color. Twenty-five percent of students receive financial aid . Tuition for the 2022–2023 academic year for all grades was $ 58,805. Beaver is a part of the Eastern Independent League and fields interscholastic teams in sailing, soccer, field hockey, golf, cross country, basketball, fencing , volleyball, wrestling, squash, baseball, softball, tennis, ultimate , and lacrosse. In

140-623: Is today the western edge of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, and then rejoined today's city limit that runs essentially with the portion of Beacon Street that forms the western boundary of the Reservoir, and continues southeast to today's triple point between Boston, Brookline, and Newton near the intersection of Reservoir Road and Middlesex Road. Around the 1870s, the Lawrence farm land that is today bounded by Commonwealth Avenue,

160-567: The Chestnut Hill section of Boston, Massachusetts . It was created in 1870 on existing marshes and meadowland to supplement the city’s water needs. A 1.56 mile jogging loop abuts the reservoir. Chestnut Hill Reservoir was taken offline in 1978 as it was no longer needed for regular water supply distribution, but is maintained in emergency backup status. It is recognized today on the National Register of Historic Places and

180-621: The Sudbury Aqueduct . Beacon St. was rerouted around the southern and western edges of the Bradlee Basin. The two halves of the Reservoir were separated to preserve the Cochituate Aqueduct , which ran under a causeway separating the two halves of the reservoir, now roughly St. Thomas More Rd. and Chestnut Hill Driveway, and a short stretch of Beacon Street. While most of Chestnut Hill remained farmland well into

200-505: The 135-acre (546,000 m ) Chestnut Hill Reservoir rather than one particular hill. The boundary between Newton and Brookline was originally more or less straight northwest–southeast, following today's boundary at the east edge of the Newton Commonwealth Golf Course , and the west boundary of the MBTA rail yards. It followed what is today St. Thomas More Road and Chestnut Hill Driveway through swampland that

220-486: The area from west to east and serves as the main retail corridor for Chestnut Hill and many surrounding communities. Hammond Pond Parkway connects the area from north to south as a four-lane road through conservation areas, bypassing the busy retail areas and residential neighborhoods. The village is served by the Brookline Public Schools, Newton Public Schools, and Boston Public Schools, depending on

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240-402: The art department at the school in 1921 and remained on the faculty until 1949. Beaver offers grades 6 through 12. Enrollment (2019-2020) is 491 students, of whom 355 are in the upper school (grades 9–12) and about 136 are in the middle school (grades 6–8). Classes average about 15 students; one hundred percent of Beaver graduates go on to four-year colleges and universities. The school community

260-411: The city or town in which a particular residence is located. The neighborhood also features several private schools including Brimmer and May School (non-denominational, K–12), The Chestnut Hill School, and Beaver Country Day School. Chestnut Hill is home to both Boston College and Pine Manor College (formerly). Chestnut Hill Reservoir Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a reservoir located in

280-651: The early 20th century, the area around the reservoir was developed in 1870 by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted , designer of Central Park in New York City and of the Emerald Necklace in Boston and Brookline . Because of the significance of its landscape and architecture, the National Register of Historic Places designated parts of Chestnut Hill as historic districts in 1980s. Examples of Colonial , Italianate , Shingle , Tudor Revival , and Victorian architectural styles are evident in

300-465: The slope dividing Boston College upper campus from lower campus, Beacon St., Chestnut Hill Driveway, and St. Thomas More Rd. was ceded from Newton to Boston, so that Boston could construct the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. What is today the Boston College lower campus and stadium was excavated to become the Lawrence Basin of the Reservoir, paired with the surviving Bradlee Basin, to receive water from

320-466: The village's country estates and mansions. The Boston College campus is itself an early example of Collegiate Gothic architecture. Hammond Pond Reservation , an extensive forest preserve and protected wetlands, goes through Chestnut Hill and Newton where it is also known as Webster Woods. The Kennard Park and Conservation Area is a post-agricultural forest grown up on 19th century farmland. The mixed and conifer woodlands reveal colonial stone walls,

340-449: The winter of 2011–2012, Beaver started competing in girls' ice hockey. In 2015–2016, the school added boys' ice hockey as a part of their athletic program. In 2018, the school added co-ed sailing as well. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Chestnut Hill is a wealthy New England village located six miles (10 km) west of downtown Boston , Massachusetts , United States. It is best known for being home to Boston College and

360-491: Was Eugene Randolph Smith, a progressive educator and a follower of the educational reformer John Dewey ; Smith had previously been head of the Park School of Baltimore . The school opened in a facility in Brookline and moved to the present Chestnut Hill campus in the mid-1920s. Crosby Hodgman succeeded Smith as headmaster in 1943 and led the school until 1967 when Donald Nickerson became head. Nickerson resigned in 1973 and

380-714: Was designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1989. On May 1, 2010, the Chestnut Hill Reservoir was temporarily brought back online during a failure of a connecting pipe at the end of the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel . The Sudbury aqueduct was also activated to feed Chestnut Hill from the Foss and Sudbury reservoirs to keep the supply going. Separately the Spot Pond reservoir, also an emergency source,

400-578: Was succeeded by Philip E. McCurdy. McCurdy's successor, Jerome B. Martin led the school from 1985 until 1992, when Peter R. Hutton took over. Peter Hutton stepped down in June 2020, and Kim Samson took over as Head of School. From the 1930s into the early 1940s, Beaver was part of the Eight-Year Study , an educational experiment to test the efficacy of progressive education. The school adopted coeducation in 1971. Painter Beatrice Van Ness founded

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