Our heated, in-ground pool serves as an excellent teaching forum for physical fitness.
Fun fact: In the summer of 2000, we ended our theme “around the world in 50 days” with our own Olympic Games. The school was transformed into Olympic Park, complete with stadium, parade of nations, and flame, and the whole four-day event was captured on tape for cablecast on local stations.
The garden is possible because we are the region’s only truly year-round school, giving our students time to plan, plant, tend and harvest their own garden. Each year, our exhibits at the Topsfield Fair take home several prizes.
We are a small school and like it that way. The price for our commitment to community and diversity, however, is a smaller budget. But while our limited resources understandably deny us some of the facilities available to larger programs with much higher tuitions, we find our atmosphere more than compensates as a superior learning environment.
International flavor
We have had a variety of interns and volunteers from many countries and cultures, and have had great success. The school has begun to honor this cultural convergence with a new tradition. Simple stanchions have been affixed to a cupola on the roof of the school; international flags fly on special days in the school’s calendar. The flags represent the countries of origin of students, staff and family over the years. While we knew that the first wave of about 20 flags wasn’t enough, we were amazed to find out how far off we were. A thorough check of the school’s records reveals that almost 50 countries are represented. We will continue to find new ways to add stanchions, fly flags in rotation, and reflect the diversity of cultures we embrace.