• What is Broccoli Hall?

    • In a nut shell, Broccoli Hall is an independent day school. It is designed to serve bright students who thrive in an environment that accommodates their unique, individual learning styles with highly-personalized learning opportunities. It is special education, i.e. good education.
       
    • Founded, as a verb, by present Head in 1970 as A School for Special Learning, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational corporation. In 1997, incorporated and continued as Broccoli Hall, by Head and faculty.

  • Where is Broccoli Hall?

    • Sudbury, Massachusetts, 25 miles west of Boston
       
    • Adjoins 10 acres of conservation land
       
    • Near enough to Boston for students to take in the arts, science, and educational opportunities afforded by the city and universities

  • What ages and grades do we serve?

    • Grades 6-12, ages 11-19, All Genders
       
    • Thirteenth years, for super seniors, are individually designed and incorporate some college coursework

  • What is the student-faculty ratio?

    • 4:1

  • What is the average class size?

    • Classes range in size from 3 to 12 students, dependent upon subject and current student body

  • How many graduates go on to college?

    • As of 2023, 97% of our students have attended a college.

  • What are the costs to attend?

    • We accept both publicly and privately-funded students.
       
    • Our tuition is determined on an annual basis by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The tuition for 2023-2024 school year is $64,000.00 for privately-funded and $63,676.53 for publicly-funded students.

  • Are we accredited?

    • Yes. Massachusetts Department of Education as a day-school eligible under Massachusetts Public Education Law Chapter 766 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

  • Are we affliated with any organizations?

    • AISNE: Association of Independent Schools of New England
       
    • AANE: Association for Autism and Neurodiversity
       
    • MAAPS: Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools
       
    • CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Do we have access to accelerated courses?

    • When appropriate, students may expand their curriculum with courses from other institutions. Past offerings have included the Harvard University Extension School, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston University's Huntington and Wheelock Family Theater programs, and the New England Conservatory of Music

  • What after-school activities does the school offer?

    • Activities vary based on the interests and imagination of the students. Some past and present offerings:
       
      • Cooking as Art
      • Dungeons and Dragons Club
      • Gizmo Alliance
      • Homework Club
      • Moving Statues Theatre Company
      • Authors Anonymous
      • Ultimate Frisbee
      • Crew
      • Ski Club

    Dungeons and Dragons Club

    Dungeons & Dragons Club

  • Why is it called Broccoli Hall?

    • The founding Head of the School was inspired by reading about a house of the same name. The ruins of an early house were found on the Connecticut shore, in serious need of restoration. With the right guidance, vision, and understanding of two creative designers, the house was recreated as it once existed in the 1600s, including a replanted kitchen garden.

  • Who are Corwin and Russell?

    • Hamilton Corwin and Tony Russell were two non-traditional learners our students chose to honor. Ham was a sculptor and painter. Tony was a research biochemist. Each had his own unique learning style and each found his own path to success. Students of Broccoli Hall wanted the name to retain its quirky, vegetable-ness but also have a little more gravitas for college admissions. Everyone was familiar with Ham’s and Tony’s stories and they chose to honor them both by adding their surnames to the school.

  • Why Zebras?

    The reason we chose a zebra as our mascot has been described best by one of our students:

    "In a world full of horses, one needs to learn to be comfortable in one’s own unique stripes."