Welcome to The Village School

The Village School is an independent school for students from preschool through the 6th grade. Located in Royalston, Massachusetts, the Village School serves children from over 20 of the surrounding nearby communities in north central Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire.

The nature based Village School education focuses on in-depth, hands-on academic studies together with kindness and attention to the individual student. student drawn lady bug

The First Village School All School Sing CD!

Village School CD

24 classic Village School songs from Monday morning All School Sing and more. Sung by K-6th Village Schoolers, recorded in a studio in spring 2011. These are songs you want to sing with your kids. $10 (and $2.50 for shipping) each at the school or click to order below. Read the Village School Children Create CD article >>

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Press Releases

All School Poetry Project 2011

Magical Place Reading Buddies Poetry Poetry Project
Read the poems, view art samples and see the students hard at work >>

Student Artwork

Student Art Work

Look through our student photo albums and view great student art work from our current and past student body.

Photo Albums

Photo Albums

Look through our student photo albums and view great student art work from our current and past student body.

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Remembering Jane Manring. Click to Read More.
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Parent Reminders

Upcoming Field Trips

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We can do it together!
Open House. Click for more details.

Academic Highlights

Preschool

Preschool

The Village School provides a warm, safe, supportive, nurturing garden for children to grow and become themselves. Teachers are facilitators, gardeners and role models ...

K - Grade 1

Kindergarten - Grade 1

Themes last over five weeks. They reflect the changing seasons and give children a taste of some of the subjects that are covered in the upper grades ...

Grade 2 - Grade 3

Grade 2 - Grade 3

The foundation for all learning at the Village School is a strong sense of community. The children view themselves as integral members of the larger Village School ...

Grade 4 - Grade 6

Grade 4 - Grade 6

Our day starts at 8.30, with a class meeting circle, run by each of the children in turn. By taking responsibility for the meeting, the children learn both how to lead a meeting ...

Community Events

  • Open House Saturday February 4, 2012 - 10:00 am - 12:00 noonOpen House
    Come meet the teachers, visit with parents, see the classrooms, talk to alumni, find out about our unique curriculum and get your questions answered.
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  • A Parent's Report on Math NightOn January 11th the Village School hosted an informative and inspiring Math Night, helping us parents understand how much learning about math has changed since it was drilled into us as youngsters. The Village School's Math Coach, Polly Wagner, has a gift for presenting math as a non-scary and even fun topic. She showed us that our kids are really learning to think and solve problems as opposed to memorizing numbers. We can be thankful that the Village School continues to be at the forefront of math evaluation by utilizing the Math Investigations curriculum and its periodic upgrades. Thanks to the Village School staff for offering this important evening of "parent training" to help us work with our children to think about numbers and problem solving rather than confusing them with our old, rigid ways. Almost all of the parents attending were surprised by the new, more problem-solving approach Polly showed us. Understanding that there are many ways to solve a math problem is half the battle! - Village School parent
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New from the School

The DVD of To Weave or Not to Weave, the Village School play, is available for a suggested donation of $10.

Village School Children Create CD - written by George Bennet for the Athol Daily News
April 2011

From the Director:

Director Rise Richardson says, "The Village School is all about enabling children to develop all their capacities fully - mentally, emotionally and physically. Love of learning, instilled at the Village School at a very young age, flourishes as students engage in strong academic studies that are enhanced and supported by art, music, movement and a dynamic contact with nature. Village School students are inquisitive, self-directed learners, who actively engage in the world around them. The education here is a value added education; children learn Spanish, learn to play recorder, go swimming, work with scientists and artists - what would be after school lessons in other schools - is incorporated in the daily curriculum, without compromising academic learning. In fact, it enhances academic learning."