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The Mather School is the oldest public elementary school in North America. It is located in the Dorchester region of Boston , Massachusetts [ 2 ] and was named after Richard Mather . Mather was an English-born American Congregational minister who emigrated to Boston and settled in Dorchester in 1635.
[7] [8] The school was modeled after the Free Grammar School of Boston in England under the influence of Reverend John Cotton. [7] The first classes were held in the home of the Master, Philemon Pormort. [9] John Hull was the first student to graduate (1637). [10] It was intended to educate young men of all social classes in the classics.
While some of these schools have operated as private schools in the past, all are currently public schools. The list does not include schools that have closed or consolidated with another school to form a new institution. The list is ordered by date of creation, and currently includes schools formed before 1870.
The front entrance to Boston Latin School on Avenue Louis Pasteur. Boston Latin School is a public exam school located in Boston, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1635. It is the first public school and the oldest existing school in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Its second home was a building, which is still standing at the corner of Pinkney and Anderson Streets, which eventually became the Phillips School, a school for then free born and emancipated African-Americans before the American Civil War. From 1844 to 1922, Boston English's building was adjacent and matching on the other side to the structure ...
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Deerfield Academy (often called Deerfield or DA) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1797, it is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. It is a member of the Eight Schools Association and the Ten Schools Admission Organization.