Chapin School has two great goals for its students. First, we believe the school is a place to learn about being a good student. We have high academic expectations for our students and they rise to the challenge in an atmosphere of warmth and caring. Chapin's comfortable, safe environment encourages them to ask questions, take risks, and to make the mistakes necessary for learning to take place. Our academic program is demanding, and we know it works. We have a proven track record of success in secondary school placement, and, even more importantly, we know our students excel in high school both academically and as engaged members of their school communities.
We also believe that school is a good place to learn about being a good person. Chapin has made a clear and strong commitment to working with parents to instill in our students the virtues of
good character - Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Kindness and Perseverance. Whether it is in a class, on the playing field, or in a literature study, we look for the teachable moments to help our students understand that "Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action." (Helen G. Douglas)
In the end, our success as a school is built upon a firm foundation of relationships - warm, giving, caring relationships. That is what Chapin is all about.