Transitional Program Fenway has established a Foundations course for entering ninth graders who, across a range of assessments, indicate that they would benefit from more concentrated work in reading, writing and critical thinking. The curriculum supports the traditional Humanities course, exploring powerful themes, literature and events, but maintains a focus on developing literacy skills, especially reading comprehension, which may be applied to other courses taken in the higher grades. There is also a summer Literacy program, after-school math support classes and plans for expanding support programs for students who score poorly on standardized tests. As a Pilot School Fenway does not adhere strictly to BPS Citywide Learning Standards, but rather uses the Standards, the Mass. Curriculum Frameworks, and other guiding documents from NCTM, the National Science Foundation and other professional educational groups to inform the implementation of its own integrated and inquiry-based program for teaching and learning. Fenway is equipped with a mixture of both IBM compatible and Mac computer systems.
All students have access to the Internet, network storage, e-mail and web publishing.
Technology is delivered in the context of other subjects. The student experience of technology is mapped by the technology coordinator each term to ensure that students get the opportunity to have a diverse experience in the application of technology. Fenway is not like regular high school. In Fenway there is a combination of races and ethnic backgrounds. Fenway was the first school where the teachers were interested in me as an individual and where my opinion was valued, and it prepared me very well for a demanding college.