Wheelock College

The mission of Wheelock College is to improve the lives of children and families.

In 1888, when Lucy Wheelock stepped into the Chauncy-Hall School to begin her first kindergarten teacher training class, she could scarcely have imagined where that step would lead. At the time, she felt it was a daring venture -that she was "not equal to such a high calling." But Lucy Wheelock grew into leadership. Many decades later, Wheelock College is living testimony to her ability to shape a vision of the future, and then to change and grow.

Lucy Wheelock left a legacy of inspired action and a mission that has not wavered in more than a century: to improve the lives of children and families. Generations of Wheelock graduates have kept the promise of that mission.

By the 1950s, Wheelock had established graduate degree programs and was ready to expand the concept of its mission once again. The Graduate School enriched its professional curriculum and research programs, and began integrating more advanced scholarship and the contributions of working professionals.

Over the years, the College has continued to take the lead in early childhood education and has broadened its vision to include service to children's social and health needs.

As Wheelock's mission has maintained this focus, the College's reputation for innovation and leadership has deservedly grown. In achievement and in reputation, Wheelock is among the nation's finest higher education institutions in preparing teachers, social workers and child life professionals for service to children and families.

Since our founding nearly 125 years ago, Wheelock has offered our students a superb, cutting-edge education that prepares them to be successful and to make a positive difference in the world.

Wheelock delivers a broad array of undergraduate and graduate programs through three schools under the leadership of Dr. Julie Wollman, Vice President for Academic Affairs. These include the School of Arts and Sciences (Dean Shirley Malone-Fenner); the School of Education, Social Work, Child Life and Family Studies (Dean Louis Casagrande); and the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (Dean Kerry Kerber).

Wheelock is one of a small number of higher education institutions in the country that has created a multi-department Student Success team focused on providing a wide range of services tailored to your specific academic and learning needs.

In and around Boston you'll find distinctive neighborhoods; beautiful natural environments; one of the best dining scenes in the country; countless opportunities to experience music, theater, art, and film; and shopping destinations ranging from upscale to bargain basement.