Education with Purpose
Morristown Beard School is an independent, coeducational day school serving students from more than 85 communities across northern New Jersey. In a culture of support and collaboration, students discover their passions, pursue academic excellence, and grow into enlightened, responsible citizens of the world.
Upper School
Signature Programs
Advanced Studies and Advanced Topics Program
Year-long, discipline-specific Advanced Studies (AS) courses provide rigorous alternatives to standardized AP curricula. Advanced Topics are seminar-style courses emphasizing college-level reading, discussion, and interdisciplinary thinking.
Earned Honors Model
The EH model offers students the opportunity to opt into earning honors credit in a course. Choosing whether to pursue Honors in a class means our students can decide what sort of learner they would like to be in a particular subject, rather than being told what sort of learning they are capable of. The School holds the student accountable to a corresponding set of standards and criteria.
Humanities Program
An integrated curriculum that asks students to place the study of History, English, and World Languages in dialogue, recognizing that these disciplines allow us to interrogate and make sense of the human experience.
Independent Studies
Students design and complete individualized courses exploring interests beyond the traditional curriculum.
Interdisciplinary Concentrations Program (ICP)
Students pursue an area of interest beyond a single discipline through one of several pathways: Arts and Innovation, Global Citizenship, Ethics, Leadership, Justice, and "Data Analysis & Research Methods."
Middle School
Signature Programs
Design Thinking and The Makerspace
Encourages creativity, innovation, and hands-on problem solving through design thinking and maker-based projects.
English Workshop: Creative Writing Workshop 7 and Public Speaking Workshop 8
Dedicated writing and public speaking workshops for seventh and eighth graders that strengthen writing skills alongside English classes.
Foundation of Success: Study Skills and Organization
Explicit instruction in organization, time management, planning, and study habits to build lifelong academic success.
Global Learning & Global Perspectives
Extends learning beyond the classroom through immersive travel experiences that bring language, history, geography, and global perspectives to life.
Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls
Purposeful off-campus experiences, field studies, and community-based learning that connect classroom concepts to the real world.
The MBS Journey
Powerfully Prepared
Our alumni demonstrate that our graduates are exceedingly well-prepared for college, careers, and beyond. Passionate and hardworking, these alumni are making meaningful contributions, and we are proud to be part of their journey.
