{"id":52,"date":"2024-09-27T13:17:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchschool.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:13:13","slug":"history-and-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matchschool.org\/about\/history-and-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"History &amp; Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#4295A6&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/matchschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arrows-up-4@2x-scaled.webp&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_width=&#8221;45%&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_right&#8221; background_horizontal_offset=&#8221;4%&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;-63%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5vw||5vw||true|false&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_enable_image_phone=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#4295A6&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#4295A6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;300px&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">History &amp; Impact<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Since its founding in 2000, Match has played a major role in the Pre-K\u201312 education landscape, locally and nationally. Starting as a single high school campus, Match has grown to include Boston\u2019s first Pre-K\u201312 public school, a high-quality associate teacher training program, an innovative summer opportunities program, and a hands-on alumni engagement network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#002B54&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_width=&#8221;52%&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_right&#8221; background_horizontal_offset=&#8221;-26%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1800ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;20%&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;16px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#FCB414&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/matchschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MCD_2025_049.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;teacher showing kids chart&#8221; title_text=&#8221;MCD_2025_049&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Match includes three campuses,  serving up to 1,250 students in grades Pre-K\u201312.&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>For more than two decades, Match\u2019s work has included elementary and secondary education, high-dosage tutoring, teacher training, curriculum development, and much more. 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We also want to positively impact the larger Pre-K\u201312 community, so we strive to evaluate and disseminate our best practices to our peers in Boston and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Marvin Valdez&#8221; company_name=&#8221;Columbia University, Class of 2019&#8243; portrait_url=&#8221;https:\/\/matchschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marvin-Valdez.webp&#8221; quote_icon_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; quote_icon_background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; portrait_width=&#8221;200px&#8221; portrait_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; author_text_color=&#8221;#DE2F49&#8243; position_text_color=&#8221;#DE2F49&#8243; use_background_color=&#8221;off&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_css_testimonial_portrait=&#8221;margin: 0 0 10px 0;||&#8221; border_radii_portrait=&#8221;on|399px|399px|399px|399px&#8221; border_width_all_portrait=&#8221;6px&#8221; border_color_all_portrait=&#8221;#f3f3f3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile at Match, I was surrounded by teachers and students who constantly pushed me to work hard and never settle for less. 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