Pingree School

Pingree is a coeducational, independent secondary day school serving the large geographic area north and east of Boston. Its students commute from 50 different cities and towns, from as far south as Everett, as far north as Newburyport and as far west as the Merrimack Valley. In 1961, Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Pingree gave their home and fifty acres of land as the site of a school. Pingree opened with fifty girls, and in 1971 the school became coeducational. The development of Pingree's physical plant has demonstrated the school's recognition that it must provide the best possible facilities to support a strong educational program. Four capital campaigns have allowed the addition of the library (1966); a science wing and cafeteria (1969); the Weld Field House, a modern kitchen, locker rooms and two classrooms (1977); tennis courts and parking areas (1982). In the spring of 1987, the Mary Weld Pingree Center for the Performing Arts, which houses a 425-seat theatre, art rooms, music rooms and additional classrooms, was completed. The H. Alden Johnson, Jr. Rink was finished in time for the 1988-1989 hockey season. In the summer of 2000, construction was completed on a major addition to the library, additional classrooms, the dining commons and student areas. In the fall of 2004 the 25,000 square foot Academic Center opened with 17 new classrooms, all equipped with the finest in technology from computer networks to electronic whiteboards. The $10 million project provides space for imaginative teaching in an optimal learning environment. With an enrollment of approximately 315 students, Pingree is committed to its identity as a day school that is proud of its high standards and an educational program directed to the diverse needs of the adolescent years.