We care, most of all, what kind of person a boy is.
News
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Varsity XC Wins Third Consecutive NEPSAC Division II Championship
Read MoreRoxbury Latin’s Varsity Cross Country team has won or been runners-up in eight of the last nine New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Division II Cross Country Championships. This year, Varsity secured its third consecutive victory, with the RL team placing first and securing several top spots in the race, clinching the coveted New England […]
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Captain Rob Powell ’11 Delivers Veterans Day Hall
Read MoreOn November 11, Head of School Sam Schaffer welcomed boys, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests to Rousmaniere Hall for RL’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration Hall. Dr. Schaffer explained the significance, history, and origin of Veterans Day, highlighting its importance to our country and its relevance to RL, given the high percentage of alumni who have […]
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Jarvis Lecturer, Dr. Chris Miller, On Microchips and Global Economics
Read MoreOver twenty years ago, Roxbury Latin hosted the inaugural F. Washington Jarvis International Fund Lecture, now one of the school’s proudest traditions. The series of lectures is named for the man who, for thirty years, served as Roxbury Latin’s tenth Headmaster. The annual event has brought a variety of distinguished public servants and thinkers on […]
Events
Hockey – Varsity
Basketball – Varsity
Members of Class III visit Haley House
No Lower Team Practices
Junior Chorus (meets 10 minutes after the last block for 45 minutes)
Junior VEX (Meets 5 minutes after Junior Chorus for 45 minutes)
Jazz Band/Combo
Chamber Ensembles
ECOS Club
Hall Block: Sixie Seminar and Faculty PD
Head of School’s Welcome
Founded in 1645, Roxbury Latin is not only the oldest school in continuous existence in North America, it is also the oldest boys’ school on the continent. For all of our 380 years we have offered a program explicitly designed for the students in our care. Our work has been steady and sure, and our boys have flourished. Of RL’s singular qualities, however, none contributes more powerfully to the life of our school than the background and nature of our boys. Whether you are already familiar with Roxbury Latin or new to our community, I invite you to learn more about us.
One-to-One Advising Program
At Roxbury Latin, we promise each boy will be known and loved, and the one-on-one advisor tradition most effectively ensures this goal. In the school’s formal guidance system, every student has an official faculty or staff advisor. The faculty advisor’s role is pastoral. The advisor seeks to understand the total life picture of his or her advisee: the boy’s goals and values, his home and family life, his relationships with others in the school community, and his commitment to and involvement in the curricular and extracurricular life of the school. The advisor listens, counsels, and encourages—and even rebukes in appropriate doses. What we hope for—and what almost always happens—is that each boy will form close, informal relationships with a number of faculty members. Many of our graduates speak of such friendships, along with relationships forged with classmates, as their single most important and valuable experience at Roxbury Latin.
Traditions
Founded in 1645, The Roxbury Latin School has centuries of tradition embedded purposefully and meaningfully into its history and daily life. Those traditions often connect today’s students and faculty to the alumni and teachers who have come before—generating a sense of commitment, honor, and pride. Traditions like Halls, Founder’s Day, and Exelauno Day speak to the unum of this “old Latin school.” Newer traditions, like Maru-a-Pula Day and May Day, are pure fun, allowing boys to be creative, let off some steam, and celebrate with one another. Below are some memorable RL traditions that today’s students point to as among their favorites.
- Beaver Brook
- The All-School Handshake
- Exelauno Day
- Maru-A-Pula Day
- May Day
- Senior Hall Talks
