Academics
Unleash Your Intellect. Nourish Your Wellbeing.
What if academic excellence didn't mean choosing between challenge and balance? What if students could stretch their thinking, broaden their perspectives, and grow in confidence—all while feeling supported, seen, and inspired?
That's what Marlborough makes possible.
Challenge With Purpose
Marlborough students don’t just rise to academic challenges—they do so with balance, purpose, and joy. In small, discussion-driven classes, they learn to think critically, ask bold questions, and engage deeply with the world around them.
Our interdisciplinary approach and expert faculty ensure every student is known, supported, and pushed to grow. And because we believe thriving minds need balanced lives, wellness is woven into the academic experience—from classroom culture to course planning. Our goal isn’t just to help students succeed — it’s to help them thrive.
Innovation Starts with Curiosity
These aren't typical classrooms—they're launchpads. In the Shari and Edward Glazer Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), students design, build, code, film, and invent their way through real-world challenges. With cutting-edge tools and expert mentors, they explore everything from engineering and media to research and robotics. No experience needed—just curiosity.
Programs That Push the Edge
Some students ask great questions. Ours don’t stop there. Through Marlborough’s Signature Programs, students conduct original research, tackle global issues, launch ventures, and compete—and excel—at the highest levels. From Honors Research to the Global Futures Institute Program, Debate, Robotics, and the Frank & Eileen Accelerator Program for the Leaders of Tomorrow, these immersive, high-level opportunities set Marlborough apart—and set our students up to lead.
Support That's Personal.
Behind every thriving student is a foundation of support that goes beyond the classroom. Marlborough’s support systems are designed with the whole student in mind—integrating wellness, learning support, and academic advising to help students navigate challenges, discover their strengths, and grow with confidence. No two journeys look the same, and that’s exactly the point.
Marlborough's Approach to Student Support
Academic Excellence in Focus
- Classroom Spotlight
- Guest Speakers
As part of their unit on farm workers, Food Justice students hear from the founding Executive Director of the United Farm Workers Foundation, Diana Tellefson-Torres.
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Honors Research
80 student presenters share their year-long Honors Research and Capstone Projects with the Marlborough community during TEDxMarlborough.
- Classroom Spotlight
Students enrolled in Honors African American Literature celebrate Black History Month with their video series, Portrait of a People.
- Classroom Spotlight
Art History and History collide during Mexican Muralism Day with Juniors in Honors Modern World History.
- Classroom Spotlight
Marlborough French students attend a special screening at the American French Film Festival.
- Memorable Moment
Upper School students participate in Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab with peers across the nation.
- Classroom Spotlight
Mr. Quimby’s English III class discusses Exit West by Mohsin Hamid in conversation with Seaver Gallery art exhibition Terraforms.
- Programs
The National Speech and Debate Association recognizes Marlborough Debate with the elite Leading Chapter Award.
- Entrepreneurship
Marlborough’s Entrepreneurial Hackathon showcases students’ real-world problem-solving skills.
- Entrepreneurship
Marlborough students embark on 17 business ventures, with Penelope P. '25 winning the Atherton Award for her startup Track Tutoring.