The St. Mark's School Campus
EXPLO English is located on the beautiful campus of St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts. St. Mark's is one of the country's oldest and most prominent coeducational college preparatory schools, located on a picturesque campus with 250 acres of fields, woodlands, and ponds.
Campus Map
Our campus map highlights the residential, academic, and recreational facilities available to students during the summer. The map also indicates the location of our on-campus informational meetings in the winter and spring.
St. Mark's Campus + Facilities
EXPLO English at St. Mark’s has nearly unlimited access to St. Mark’s extraordinary facilities. In addition to superb classroom spaces, there are art studios, a theatre, an excellent health center, and an award-winning science center. The school’s sports facilities rival those at many colleges and include a multi-million dollar sports complex, with eight playing fields, eight tennis courts, and a pool.
Southborough is a well-to-do, semi-rural suburban community 26 miles west of Boston. Given the close proximity to Boston, students have a unique opportunity to enjoy one of the nation's great historical, cultural, and educational centers. In addition, St. Mark's School is located only 25 minutes from Wellelsey College, home to EXPLO programs for our older students.
Campus Notes
EXPLO English at St. Mark’s has access to: 8 playing fields; 8 outdoor tennis courts; 2 indoor basketball courts; a large swimming pool (no deeper than 6 feet and only 3.5 feet through most of its length, making it perfect for instructional swimming and water games); indoor performance spaces for student talent shows and productions; more than 600 lion images or sculptures hidden in and around the architecture; on-campus pond for canoeing, kayaking, and course study; a 26-mile proximity to Boston for weekend trips to popular sites such as the Museum of Science and the Boston Duck Tours.
