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    The Nichols Mission:

    "Our aim is to train minds, bodies and hearts for the work of life, and to carry into all we do the highest ideals of character and service."

    30 Acre Campus

    The Nichols School grounds boast 30 acres of a thriving community in the heart of North Buffalo.
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    Small class sizes provide individual attention to each student.
     

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    Nichols robust arts program includes dance, theater, music and visual arts.

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    With a curriculum that goes beyond the limitations of standardized testing.

    85% of Nichols Seniors

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    61 and 487

    At Nichols, everyone plays. We have 487 students playing on 61 teams throughout the year. Get in the game!
     

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    Nichols students volunteer in and around Buffalo, giving back to their community

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    Helping to create global individuals with the world as our classroom.

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June Alumni Newsletter - Nichols Fund update, Farewell to Bill Clough, Upcoming Events and more!
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Nichols Golf Day - You're Invited!
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See You This Weekend for Reunion - Updates & Directions Inside!
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See You This Weekend for Reunion - Updates & Directions Inside!
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Join us for Nichols' 127th Commencement and Reunion 2019!
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5th graders learning at the Buffalo Zoo
Girls Varsity Basketball had their Senior Night!
One Billion Rising Dance Session to end violence against women
Mia Tirabassi '16 signs her Letter of National Intent to play soccer at Assumption College!
See photos from the 2016 Alumni Hockey Game!
Robotics students work on a dance robot for the upcoming Choreographer's Showcase
Winter is here!
Students filled two buses with donations for the Salvation Army
Winter sports have begun!
Learning about the human brain!
2015 Fall Play: "Alice in Wonderland"
Putting the finishing touches on costumes for the fall play "Alice in Wonderland"
Studying cell division in onions
7th Grade River Tour
Crisp fall morning out on the quad!
Day of Service 2015!
Harvesting our very own honey
Rehearsing for the Fall Dance Showcase
Spirit Week at Nichols has arrived!
Nichols Robotics Team demonstration!
Middle Schoolers using the iPads during science projects
Fifth Graders are sorted into their houses at the Sorting Ceremony
Art students drawing Steve the Skeleton in Ms. Besl's class
Fall sports are well underway at Nichols
Beautiful weather calls for class on the quad
AP Biology students designed their own experiments
Middle School Orientation Trips
Upper School Retreat Day
Nichols gives back to the community
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Hip Hop After School
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Fall Play 2014: Our Town
Middle School Leadership Academy Trip
Commencement 2015
Students go snowshoeing and explore the wilderness
Chinese Exchange
Student studies animals at the Buffalo Zoo
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