Admissions
Your Child’s Journey
For 30 years, parents and caregivers like you have begun this journey by wondering whether Mother Caroline is the right fit. This is a major decision that can positively affect not only your student, but your entire family.
Learn More
Learn more and take
a virtual tour
Attend one of our in-person
information sessions
When you are ready, fill out an application
Contact
Tuition-Free
Mother Caroline Academy is a tuition-free school for students from traditionally underresourced Boston neighborhoods. Mother Caroline Academy uses the Boston Fuel Assistance Income Guidelines to help determine financial eligibility for students and their families. We require that families pay an annual enrollment fee of $350. The fee is due when families sign and return the decision letter offered to attend MCA.
- Small class sizes
- Professional and experienced staff and faculty, including teachers from Boston College Urban Catholic Teacher Corps
- Curriculum centered on problem and project-based teaching and learning
- Integration of technology with laptops for each student
- Free breakfast, lunch and snack food program
- After-school activities
- Summer camps and enrichment programs
Visit Us
Dates of upcoming sessions:
If you have questions or want to schedule an in-person visit outside of these dates, please don’t hesitate to call our Director of Admissions, Raymonde Alcindor at 617 427 1177 x201, or ralcindor@mcaec.org.
School Tour and Classroom Observations.
If you have questions or want to schedule an in-person visit outside of these dates, please don’t hesitate to call our Director of Admissions, Raymonde Alcindor at 617 427 1177 x201, or ralcindor@mcaec.org.
If you have questions or want to schedule an in-person visit outside of these dates, please don’t hesitate to call our Director of Admissions, Raymonde Alcindor at 617 427 1177 x201, or ralcindor@mcaec.org.
Apply
Application materials for the 2024-2025 school year are below.
All applicants must:
- 1. Submit the application, including income verification. This can be completed using the online application (Google form linked above) or the paper application (also linked above). Please be sure to attach income verification document(s) to the paper application.
- 2.  Send teacher recommendation form (linked above) to your student's teachers. Please note that if your student has a teacher that teaches all content areas, one recommendation will suffice. Otherwise, two recommendations are required, one from a math teacher and one from an ELA/humanities teacher.
- 3.  Provide school records including standardized test scores, report cards, attendance records and any relevant student support documents such as an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan.
- 4.  Participate in a personal interview of both student and parent/guardian.
- 5.  Participate in placement testing.
K-2 Expansion
Frequently Asked Questions
MCA teaches grades 3-8.
Yes, MCA does not charge tuition, however there is a non-refundable enrollment fee of $350.00 that must be paid each year for students to be eligible for enrollment.
Families can apply for grades 3-7 at MCA.
MCA has a low student-teacher ratio of 7:1.
The uniform includes navy blue polo shirts for grades 3 through 7; Red polo shirts for only 8th graders (short & long sleeve); grey MCA activity T-shirt for all students, and navy blue cardigan with MCA logo. Navy blue vest is optional.
For bottoms, students must wear khaki pants and/or plaid skirts (No jeggings, jeans or athletic clothing). For activity, students must wear navy blue sweatpants or navy blue shorts. For footwear, students can only wear all black sneakers and/or black school shoes (rubber sole, laces). Open toe, crocs, slip ons, flats, flip-flops are NOT allowed.
For a full list of items that are and are not allowed, please click here.
METRO School Uniforms (MSU) located at
745 Dudley St., Dorchester, MA 02125
Phone: 774-500-4085 email: info@metroschooluniforms.com
Uniforms can also be purchased online. Please place your order according to the student’s grade by clicking at one of the links below.
https://metroschooluniforms.com/collections/mother-caroline-academy-grades-3-7th https://metroschooluniforms.com/collections/mother-caroline-academy-8th-grade
Although MCA does not offer school bus transportation for students, MCA does provide one M7 bus pass to each 7th and 8th grade student. For 6th grade students, families can request in writing a bus pass and will get one only if BPS Transportation approves it. For students in grades 3, 4 & 5, they are able to receive bus services only if approved directly through Boston Public Schools (BPS) Transportation.
There is a Parent Liaison Committee that meets 3 to 4 times during the school year with the Head of School and the Administrators. Also, our Parenting Journey Series is offered to all parents who have their students enrolled at Mother Caroline Academy. Parenting Journey works with parents to ensure they have the support necessary to be even better parents to their child(ren). Topics covered in Parenting Journey include, but are
not limited to parenting, mental health, physical health and wellness. Talking points are flexible, giving parents a chance to express what they need. Currently, Parenting Journey is held the first Saturday of each month in person at MCA. Parenting Journey is mandatory for all new families.
MCA provides students and their families with guidance and support necessary for high school placement. The Graduate Support Program at MCA assists students with the high school application process, including financial aid and ensuring that students find the school best suited to their strengths and needs as a student and individual.
Currently school activities are held on Mondays and Wednesdays. The activities and the days are subject to change for next school year.
MCA follows the CDC, State, and Federal guidelines as it pertains to any and all COVID-19 mandates MCA Summer.
Summer School Dates:
July 14, 2025 – July 25, 2025 from 7:45 a.m – 2:30 p.m, Monday – Friday