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INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE Students, parents and faculty reflect on the power of our mission and what makes this school unique.
Spiritual Life
A COMMUNITY OF FAITH Daily gatherings in Chapel and in Church are an important part of the spiritual life at St. Sebastian’s.

MISSION IN ACTION Students help our neighbors in need through a wide variety of service opportunities.
Academics
A SOLID FOUNDATION St. Sebastian’s places a strong emphasis on verbal skills development, giving students ample opportunity to write and speak

COLLEGE COUNSELING Our College Counseling program works closely with students and their families to find the college or university that best matches their aspirations, needs and interests.
Arts
CULTIVATING CREATIVITY From the stage to the darkroom and recording studio, students are encouraged to pursue their creative passions.

TYING ART TO SERVICE Inspired by the mission of the school, the Visual Art program aims to create opportunities to “take good care of one another” through art.
Athletics
A MEMBER OF THE ISL St. Sebastian’s is the only Catholic School in the competitive Independent School League.

SUCCESSFUL STUDENT ATHLETES Many Arrow graduates continue to play sports competitively in college and beyond.
Student Life
CHERISHED TRADITIONS A number of annual events and traditions add to the student and alumni experience at St. Sebastian’s.

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM A broad range of clubs provides students with the opportunity to discover and develop their special interests and talents.
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THE ANNUAL FUND The excellence of the St. Sebastian’s education is a result of the generous support of current and past parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends.

WAYS TO GIVE There are a variety of ways to support St. Sebastian’s, from gifts of appreciated stock to corporate matching gifts and monthly recurring gifts.

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Innovation Lab

The Innovation Lab is an interdisciplinary creative space for builders, designers, problem solvers, and anyone interested in exploring what the space has to offer. Outfitted with advanced technology, the lab provides a hands-on experience allowing students to invent, create, collaborate, and innovate at their own pace, without the restrictions of deadlines, time limits, or a grade being attached to their work. Students enjoy the freedom to discover their passions and develop their skills at a pace that is natural to their individual learning style. The goal is to provide students with access to machines, software, tools, and collaborative peers who will advance their knowledge in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) disciplines.

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Main Lab

The main lab area, located in the rotunda of Lynch Hall serves as the primary Innovation space for designing, prototyping, and testing. There are several whiteboards for initial brainstorming and rough draft design, and two 65-inch touch-screen computers with design software and a digital whiteboard interface for further development, recording, and sharing of ideas. Our laptops are equipped with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for 3D modeling and digital prototyping as well as the full Adobe suite of design software. Students can send their digital designs to one of our 3D printers or laser cutters/engravers. The 3D printers allow for rapid prototyping so students can test their designs, get peer feedback, and then re-design, re-print, and re-test until they generate a finalized design. The Lab encourages students to focus on their process, not just the results, so there is a photo station in the lab for students to document and record their design and fabrication process from beginning to end. These photos are automatically saved in the lab database, equipping each student with a digital portfolio of their work throughout their time at St. Sebastian's.

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Machine Room

The second facet of the Innovation Lab is the machine room, located in one of the Science Department’s dedicated project rooms. This space is currently equipped with a vertical band saw, a drill press, a much larger and more powerful laser cutter/engraver than the one in the main lab, a liquid resin 3D printer which produces a print with much higher definition and detail than the 3D printers in the rotunda, and a 3 axis CNC milling machine. This is an area where a student can take his finalized and test-proven design and fabricate a finished part out of stronger materials like metal.

We’re giving students the tools and knowledge and experience that they need to go do whatever it is that they want to do. I’m here to guide them, but it’s an open space.

MATT BURKE, Innovation Lab Director

Innovation Lab Used to Make pPE

The safety devices created in the Lab - an idea suggested by Aidan Garrity '20 and Luke McKenzie '20 - were donated to supermarket workers at Sudbury Farms in Needham.