Wheelock College is a private, coeducational college located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1888 by Lucy Wheelock

Lucy Wheelock

Lucy Wheelock was an educator and founder of Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.She was born in Cambridge, Vermont, the daughter of Edwin Wheelock and Laura Pierce. Her father was a Congregational minister and superintendent of schools, and also served in the Vermont state legislature...

. The mission of Wheelock College is to primarily improve the lives of children and families. Wheelock College is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway

Colleges of the Fenway

]The Colleges of the Fenway is a collegiate consortium in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. The association promotes collaboration between local schools to enhance the variety of educational programs; to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and...

 consortium.

History

• 1888: Lucy Wheelock began a kindergarten teacher training class at the former Chauncy-Hall School.
• 1914: Moved to current location on the Riverway in Boston
  Boston
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  Massachusetts
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
  
  
• 1939: Lucy Wheelock retires after 50 years as director. Wheelock School incorporated as nonprofit Wheelock College. Authorized to grant Bachelor of Science degree.
• 1950s: Established graduate degree programs and research programs

Academics

Wheelock offers academic programs through the schools of Arts and Sciences, Education and Child Life, and Social Work and Family Studies.

Undergraduate majors:

• The Arts
• American Studies
• Child Life
• Communications
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education
• Human Development
• The Humanities
• Juvenile Justice & Youth Advocacy
• Math and Science
• Social Work
• Special Education

Graduate Programs:

• Child Life
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education
• Language & Literacy
• Organizational Leadership
• Social Work
• Special Education

Athletics

The Wheelock Wildcats participate in seven NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Division III sports, competing in the New England Collegiate Conference.

Women's Athletic Teams:

• Field Hockey
• Lacrosse (Spring 2011)
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Softball
• Cross-Country

Men's Athletic Teams:

• Basketball
• Lacrosse (Spring 2011)
• Tennis
• Cross-Country
• Soccer

In addition to the varsity teams, there are intramural competitions between the Colleges of the Fenway

Colleges of the Fenway

]The Colleges of the Fenway is a collegiate consortium in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. The association promotes collaboration between local schools to enhance the variety of educational programs; to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and...

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External links

• Wildcats Athletics
• Wheelock Family Theatre