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Relocating to Boston and Schools?
My husband is going to be doing his surgical fellowship at Mass General so we will be relocating to Boston in July. I will have a 4 year old son and a 6 month old daughter at the time of the move. I have been looking into Boston Public School Pre-kindergarten (K1) programs for my son and would love any advice on good/reputable schools. We are interested in living in the South End neighborhood but are open to recommendations based on the schools. I appreciate any guidance you could give me as I am not familiar with the city.
Many thanks!
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Re: Relocating to Boston and Schools?
I do not have any specific school recommendations, but, the BPS school choice process is quite complicated, and I highly recommend that you check out the Countdown to Kindergarten website for more information. I used to work for them, and my former colleagues are a wealth of information. They also run a free parent-child playgroup program for children 1-3 and their caregivers that might be of interest when your daughter is a bit older (I used to manage this program : )
www.countdowntokindergarten.org
You are likely not in the area to be able to go to this, but there is a Meet the Schools Fair happening in Charlestown on Sept 30th. For more info on what Boston school are participating you can check this website:
https://www.charlestownmothersassociation.org/events.asp
The South End would be a nice neighborhood to live with kids (I used to live there several years ago), but now we live in Charlestown and it is also very kid friendly -- lots of young families in the area. If your husband will be doing his fellowship at MGH closer to downtown, then there is a shuttle from the Navy Yard MGH campus to the main campus, so that could be convenient for you.
A lot of my co-workers who have kids live in the suburbs as the schools are supposed to be better, but I'm guessing that isn't an option for you since your husband will have to be close to the hospital if he is doing home call.
Good luck and welcome to the area!