As a Community we Strive to

Work Hard, Find Joy
& Be Kind

Welcome to Tenacre

Every day at Tenacre begins with a handshake as the head of school greets arriving students. This act of trust and personal attention sets the tone for all that follows. At Tenacre, we embrace the elementary years.
 
As a Pre-K through Grade 6 coed school, we offer a dynamic and exciting environment in which children progressively develop critical thinking skills, become confident and joyful learners, and move forward into higher education and life as caring citizens.

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  • 205

    Total Students
  • 39

    Teachers
  • 26%

    Students of Color
  • Español

    Starts in Pre-K
  • 6

    Sports Offered
  • $1 mil

    Financial Aid

Success By Design

A Campaign for Tenacre's Future

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  • Students settle into Tenacre routines

    Now in the second week of school, Tenacre students are settling into the rhythm of their new academic year with growing confidence and enthusiasm. As they navigate Tenacre’s hallways with increasing ease, students are mastering daily routines like morning arrival, class meetings, transitions between classes, and lunch protocols. The nervous energy of those first few days has transformed into genuine excitement about the learning adventures that lie ahead.
  • Tackling an art project with tenacity

    Third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders are tackling an art project centered on Tenacity, Tenacre’s school theme for 2026–2027. Each student is painting a mountain to represent the perseverance it takes to reach a goal and then adding their own goal for the year, written in the "clouds" above the peak.
  • Sixth graders encounter the Great Elephant Migration on Commonwealth Avenue

    This morning, sixth graders traded the classroom for the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, where they explored the Great Elephant Migration, a public art installation of 100 life-sized Asian elephant sculptures handcrafted by Indigenous artisans in India from Lantana camara, an invasive plant threatening elephant habitats. The project raises awareness around coexistence, conservation, and habitat restoration. Moving through the exhibit in small groups with a chaperone, students worked through a series of guided questions designed to sharpen their observation and critical thinking skills. They regrouped afterward for a class-wide reflection.

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