ROYALSTON — The Village School will host an open house on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon. Visitors are invited to tour the classrooms, meet teachers, talk to current parents and students, meet alumni and learn about the curriculum.
There will be information about the admissions process, financial aid, and openings in preschool, kindergarten and 1st through 5th grade for next fall.
From 10 to 11:45 a.m., children can join in arts and crafts and science activities in the classrooms. At 11:45 a.m. everyone will gather together to meet with school director Risa Richardson. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served throughout the morning.
The Village School is an independent school for children from Preschool through the 6th grade. For more information, call 978 249-3505, or go to www.villageschoolma.org
The Open House takes place in the new Village School building, 253 S. Royalton Rd., on Route 68 on the Camp Caravan property. Asked where learning begins, Richardson said, “Beyond initial curiosity, the foundation of learning is relationship. Each teacher has a personal relationship with each of his or her students. Our teachers know their students well, and this relationship gives the student security to take risks and rise to a challenge. “Relationship also means acceptance by your peers. The school provides a safe warm social environment where children respect each other, accept each other and work together in large or small groups easily. Learning is a cooperative, group endeavor in a learning community, doing one’s personal best and working toward understanding together.
“We believe in growth mindset, the confidence that all children are mathematicians, all children are writers, all children are artists, knowing that it is through effort and practice that each child can develop his or her abilities and talents. ”