Welcome from the President

Mission Grammar School President, Dr. Aliece Dutson

Welcome to Mission Grammar School

Beginning at just three months old, Mission Grammar Scholars are Living the Gospel and traveling the Road to College!

Founded in 1889, Mission Grammar is the oldest continuously operating Catholic elementary school in Boston. For more than 137 years, generations of children and families have walked through our doors. Through every chapter of our history, Mission has continued to evolve while remaining deeply rooted in the values that have defined us from the beginning: faith, community, opportunity, and excellence.

Today, we find ourselves at an especially exciting moment in Mission Grammar’s history. We are building on a remarkable legacy while creating an even more ambitious future for our scholars. Through our Mission to Lead Capital Campaign, we are transforming our campus and expanding our capacity to welcome more families into this extraordinary community. New and renovated classrooms, state-of-the-art learning spaces, a STEM lab, a dedicated gymnasium, and a reimagined campus are creating places where our scholars can learn, explore, create, and discover their own brilliance.

This expansion is about building a campus that reflects the excellence already happening inside our school every day. At Mission Grammar, we believe in the innate brilliance of every child. We believe that every scholar deserves to be known, celebrated, challenged, and supported. We work in partnership with families to discover each child’s unique gifts and to provide the academic foundation, confidence, character, and sense of purpose they need to thrive. Our work here is united by a shared belief that every child has tremendous potential and that education is most powerful when it is grounded in love, dignity, and opportunity.

Our community is beautifully diverse. Scholars and families come to Mission from across Boston and beyond, representing many cultures, backgrounds, and faith traditions. More than 40% of our scholars are Catholic, while children of all faiths are warmly welcomed into our community. 

At the heart of our identity is our faith. Mission Grammar’s story is inseparable from the story of Mission Church. The Redemptorist Fathers and Brothers established Mission Church to serve the people of this neighborhood, and shortly thereafter, our school was founded. In fact, the neighborhood itself took its name from Mission Church. Today, that connection remains central to who we are. We strive each day to Live the Gospel by treating one another with compassion, serving our neighbors, celebrating our differences, and recognizing the dignity and gifts of every person.

Our commitment to our scholars extends well beyond their years at Mission. We call it the Road to College because we want every graduate to leave Mission with a clear sense of where they are going and the confidence to get there. Scholars work closely with their families, teachers, and peers to set personal and academic goals and to prepare for the next chapter of their education. Our graduates have gone on to Cathedral High School, Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, Milton Academy, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Cristo Rey Boston, Belmont Hill School, Newton Country Day School, and many other outstanding Catholic, independent, and exam schools.

Our location in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area provides another extraordinary dimension to the Mission experience. Through our many community partnerships, our scholars are connected to people, institutions, and opportunities far beyond our classrooms. Mission Grammar is proud to be a partner school of Emmanuel College, creating opportunities for to build meaningful relationships with college students. These partnerships reflect something we believe deeply: our scholars’ world should be as big as their dreams.

As you explore Mission Grammar, I hope you will see a school community that knows its history, embraces its responsibility to the future, and believes that the best days of Mission Grammar are still ahead.

We invite you to come experience it for yourself. Walk our hallways. Meet our teachers. See our scholars learning and laughing together. Visit our classrooms. Talk with our families. Experience the spirit of Mission Grammar. I think you will discover what generations of Mission families already know: Mission Grammar is truly a special place.

Upon joining OLPH Mission Grammar School, you become part of a faith-filled learning community committed to celebrating the gifts of your child and helping those gifts flourish. I look forward to welcoming you, getting to know your family, and sharing in the exciting journey ahead. Thank you for considering Mission Grammar and for taking the time to learn more about our community.

Welcome to Mission Grammar School, where we have been Living the Gospel and pursuing Excellence in Education since 1889.

Peacefully,

Dr. Aliece M. Dutson
President