Montrose prides itself on Habits of Mind, Heart, and Character – for a good reason. Inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church, Montrose aims to inspire greatness in its students (and it does!) The Upper School theology curriculum greatly adds to the development of its students as a whole. These snippets of the classes below explore what the class is and how it relates to character building. Theology 9: Salvation History: Who is God and what is His plan? This course explores the Bible, analyzing the relationships and covenants between...

On the All School Day of Service, each grade in the middle and upper school was assigned to different service projects. The 8th grade was given the task of packing some essential toiletries for Rosie's Place, a women-only homeless shelter in Boston. But before that, however, we attended an informative lesson from Mr. Barrett, the father of Elizabeth Barrett ‘23, about his experience working in another homeless shelter. As the CFO of Pine Street Inn, Mr. Barrett said that he had met many people struggling with homelessness. He also mentioned...

Life is not meant to be lived with sadness. You should not have to feel the never-ending stress and pressure that constantly brings you down. But you still do. No one can escape the stress. The pressure. You’re constantly fighting a battle within yourself. Outside, you look completely fine. People assume that you are because on the outside, everything is okay. But sight is only one of our five senses, a sense people rely on too much. So much, that most of the time people believe it to be the only sense. “If someone looks fine, they are fine."...