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Boarding=$77,835. Day=$48,650

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Waterfront, 525-acre campus consisting of pastures, a golf course, and private access to Narragansett Bay

Students, Faculty, Staff, Monks

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Classics, English, Visual Arts, Independent Study & Special Programs, History, Humanities, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Performing Arts, Science, Science and Spirituality, Hildegard Forum, Theology

Classical, Catholic Intellectual Tradition 

Fully staffed IT office, campus-wide wifi

 https://www.portsmouthabbey.org/trophy-case

14 Student-Run Clubs: Community Service, Student Government, School Publications, Spiritual Life, Leadership, Independent Projects, Model UN, Robotics, Art, Theater, Music, Dance, Business, Social Committee

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January 15 (day students), January 31 (boarding students)

Portsmouth Abbey School helps young men and women grow in knowledge and grace. As a Benedictine boarding and day school committed to excellence, we embrace the Catholic faith while nurturing reverence for God and the human person, love of learning, and commitment to community life

Catholic means universal, and we welcome students from all backgrounds, as Jesus was welcoming to all people. We affirm that each person is made in the image and likeness of God, and is endowed with inherent human dignity and infinite worth. We believe God is at the center of the human search for meaning, and the perennial questions asked by our students—who am I? What is goodness? how am I to live?— find their answers in God. We assist our students in their search for God as the foundation of their lives. We seek student growth in grace: the regenerative power of Christ that lifts hearts and transforms lives.

“Love of learning and the desire for God” are joined in the Benedictine tradition. Love of learning is grounded in wonder, undertaken in humility, and fueled by the hunger for truth. Our students are called to a close reading of classic texts and critical engagement with the written word. Our research-driven science program enables students to be keen observers of the world around them. We foster engagement in fine arts and athletics as key dimensions of human excellence. Education in the Catholic intellectual tradition forms us in the things that matter: truth, goodness, and beauty.

Our shared life of study, prayer, and recreation sustains a community characterized by friendship and joy. Called to live in mutual service to each other, we seek the growth of our members as individuals, while advancing the common good. We nurture the talents of each of our students for energetic leadership and service in our own community and throughout the world

In 1918, Dom Leonard Sargent was searching for a property on which to build a Benedictine monastery. Upon discovering a beautiful 70-acre plot on the shores of Narragansett Bay, he followed an old superstition and dropped a medal of St. Benedict in the field. Thus began the vision that came to fruition as Portsmouth Abbey and School, continuing the 1,500-year tradition of Benedictine spiritual devotion and dedication to learning and enlightenment.  

Originally called Portsmouth Priory, the School officially opened with 18 students in September of 1926 and was one of three institutions founded by Father Hugh Diman, along with the Diman School (now St. George's) and Diman Vocational School of Fall River.  

Of the 27 buildings that comprise our 500-acre campus, 14 have been designed by the renowned modernist architect Pietro Belluschi, who was part of the "Bauhaus" movement and head of urban planning and architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Portsmouth Abbey's Church of St. Gregory the Great is considered the most important piece of conservative modernist architecture in Rhode Island.  

The School embraced coeducation for boarding and day students in 1991 and in 1998, recommitted itself to the Western intellectual tradition founded in teachings dating back to ancient Greece.

Additional features are our 45 athletics teams, diverse community service programs, many off-campus enrichment opportunities, a state-of-the-art squash and fitness center, a multi-sport synthetic turf field and world-class golf, sailing and equestrian facilities. Given the school's small size, students have the opportunity to become leaders and active members of the campus community. The Infirmary is available 24/7 to all students as well as counseling services. Our College Counseling officers guide students from sophomore year through college acceptance and beyond, with many graduates attending the nation’s top colleges and universities. 

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