Bold Vision, Bright Future
The next 100 years of innovation at Newton Country Day
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of both St. Madeleine Sophie Barat’s canonization and Newton Country Day’s move to the Towle Estate at 785 Centre Street. Founded in 1880 as the Boston Academy of the Sacred Heart, the school welcomed its first students at 5 Chester Square in Boston’s South End. In 1925, the move to Newton marked a bold new chapter, one that laid the groundwork for the thriving Sacred Heart school we know today as Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. As we honor these milestones, we are just as focused on what’s ahead: a bright and ambitious future rooted in the same Courage and Confidence that brought us to this moment.
Library Transformation Project
The Library has long been the intellectual heart of Newton Country Day, a place for study, reflection, and connection. As learning evolves, so too must the spaces where that learning takes place. Today’s students need environments that foster collaboration as well as quiet focus, spaces that spark creativity, innovation, and critical thinking.
Reimagining the Library is about more than updating a space. It will become a hub that equips young women to thrive as adaptable, confident, and creative leaders.
Made possible by the generosity of benefactors and attendees of Bold Vision, Bright Future, this project will move forward in the summer of 2026. The renewed Library will open its doors in the fall of 2026.
Collaborative Learning
A defining feature of the academic experience at Newton Country Day, Collaborative Learning plays a critical role in helping our students develop the Courage and Confidence that are central to a Sacred Heart education. Through structured group work as well as student-led academic conversations known as “teacherless discussions," students practice articulating their ideas and engaging thoughtfully with differing perspectives.
Student Success
As part of the Library Transformation project, an expanded Student Success Center will place personalized academic support at the heart of campus, providing a welcoming space for all students to strengthen their skills. With tutoring, academic coaching, and strategies for organization, time management, and study skills, the Center will serve students across all grade levels while equipping teachers to help diverse learners thrive. In addition to building academic skills, the Student Success Center supports students in developing self-awareness, confidence, and a sense of agency in their learning, reinforcing the connection between academic growth and overall well-being.
Innovation & Design Lab
Since its opening in fall 2024, Newton Country Day’s Innovation and Design Lab has transformed how students learn, create, and problem-solve. Thanks to the generous Fund-A-Need donations at the 2023 and 2024 Très Bien Auctions, the state-of-the-art lab is equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, electronics workstations, and flexible collaboration space, providing students the tools they need to innovate and bring their ideas to life.
Bold Vision, Bright Future Gala Celebration
Newton Country Day launched the Bold Vision, Bright Future campaign on the evening of October 25, 2025 with a sold-out gala event at the Omni Seaport Hotel in Boston, bringing together the entire community—alumnae, parents, past parents, and friends—to learn more about the bold steps Newton Country Day is taking toward its future.