Massachusetts Private Schools by County

Massachusetts is one of the most industrialized states in the country. The different branches of this sector - traditional activities of leather (shoes) and textiles (clothing), but also mechanical, agrifood, weaponry and high-tech industries (robotics, electronics, biotechnology) - are concentrated in the east, around Boston. Two technopoles of world fame have also developed, in close relationship with university and research centers among the best known to the world, of which Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute outside Technology (MIT), located at Cambridge.

Industries

During the twentieth century, the Massachusetts economy underwent major changes and diversified, notably to cope with the decline of traditional textile and leather industries, quickly offset by the dazzling growth of high-tech industries after the Second World War.

Boston's agglomeration has become a particularly dynamic and creative scientific research center. Massachusetts is now a highly urbanized and industrialized state, forming the northern end of the Boston-Washington megalopolis. Tourism is essentially summer and seaside, with the sandy beaches of Cape Cod as the main site. Massachusetts also has some of the most beautiful museums in the United States, of which Museum outside Fine Arts outside Boston and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

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Major Cities in Massachusetts

Boston

Boston, city ​​and capital of the state of Massachusetts in the United States. It was founded in 1630 and has about 588,000 residents, or about 7.2 million with suburbs.

The city is the center of business in the New England area, with banking, insurance and finance operations. Boston also has a large port and some fine mechanical, electronic and chemical industries. Many publishers and printing companies also operate in the city.

In general, the city is a cultural center, and he has a number of universities (such as Boston University, Northeastern University and Harvard in the suburb of Cambridge). Older buildings include the State Capitol from 1795 and Christ Church from 1723.

The Boston Marathon was hit by several bombs in April 2013, and several people were killed. This is probably the first terrorist attack on American soil since September 11, 2001.

Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, low ridge in Boston, USA. On June 17, 1775, he was the scene of the first battle between the English and the Americans in the American Revolutionary War, which otherwise still says for the English.

Cambridge

Cambridge, a city ​​in the state of Massachusetts in the USA, near Boston. It has about 102,000 residents. In Cambridge you will find the famous institutions Harvard University, Radcliff College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Plymouth

Plymouth, a city ​​in the state of Massachusetts in the United States with about 55,000 residents. He was founded in 1620 by the pilgrim fathers.

Springfield

Springfield, a city ​​in the state of Massachusetts in the United States with about 153,000 residents, or about 580,000 with suburbs. He's part of the New York-Philadelphia metropolitan area. Springfield was founded in 1636.

Worcester

Worcester, a city ​​in the state of Massachusetts in the United States with about 176,000 residents. The machinery and arms industries are important industries. The city otherwise has a university and several colleges. The first white settlements in the city came in 1673.

The Wilbraham & Monson Academy is one of the best boarding schools in the United States. The school was founded in 1804 and is therefore one of the oldest schools on the east coast. The students are to be prepared for the university as best as possible and graduates of the school go to well-known universities such as Brown University, Tufts University or Harvard University every year.

Students can choose from many interesting courses. For example, anatomy, botany and web design can be taken and many courses are even offered at an AP level, i.e. at a very high level. Students can even take French or Latin here, even at AP level. In the afternoons, there are many clubs, art and sports to choose from, so that every student can pursue a hobby. In winter you can go skiing or snowboarding, in spring playing tennis or golf and in autumn, among other things, soccer and volleyball.

The school's art program is very unique. All subjects in visual art are taught at Binney Hall, a beautiful historic building in the heart of the campus. There is a dark room, a ceramic studio and much more. Fashion-related subjects are offered, including fashion design and fashion production.

There are many different activities on weekends. Sometimes the students go to the cinema, the mall, ice skating, but there are also excursions and, for example, whitewater rafting on the program. The Wilbraham & Monson Academy offers trips and trips every year. Sometimes these trips lead to Costa Rica, Peru, Namibia or Paris.

International students are very important to the school. The boarding school has been hosting students from all over the world since 1847, so a lot of experience. At the beginning there is of course an orientation so that all students can find their way quickly and know their contact persons. Excursions are undertaken and on long weekends these even lead to other cities in the USA, so that students have the opportunity to see a little more of the USA.

The boarding school is located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. The school is approximately 1½ hours from Boston and 10 minutes from Springfield, one of the largest cities in Massachusetts. About 15,000 people live in Wilbraham. All four seasons are represented in New England and Massachusetts is one of the most important educational locations in the USA. Major US presidents came from Massachusetts and many actors such as Matt Damon, Bette Davis and Ben Affleck.