An independent elementary school in north central Massachusetts
The Village School is an independent elementary school serving children in Preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1-6, in north central Massachusetts, offering a unique curriculum based on challenging academics, direct contact with the natural world, and kindness.
Keywords: school, preschool, kindergarten, elementary education, academics, private school, independent school, Massachusetts, Royalston, Athol, Winchendon, Phillipston, Warwick, nature programs, summer programs, children, curriculum, multi-age classroom, learning styles
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Since 1989
What is your primary product or service?
Independent Preschool and Elementary education
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We are the only non-religious independent school in this part of North Central Massachusetts.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
One location, on the common in Royalston. We are in the midst of a capital campaign to build a new building at the Camp Caravan site down the road in Royalston.
Provide detailed directions to your location
Take Rt. 2 West to Exit 19 (Phillipston-Winchendon 2A-202 exit)
At the end of the exit ramp, turn left;
Go about 0.1 mile and turn right onto Royalston Road;
Take Royalston Road about 5 miles until it ends (at stop sign) at Rt. 68;
Turn left onto Rt. 68, and go right over the bridge over the river, then bear left, continuing on 68;
Go 4 miles on Rt. 68 up to the Common of Royalston;
As you come into The Common, the town hall and church will be directly in front of you. Turn left. At the fork by the Post Office, turn left into our circular driveway. We are the red brick school building, with a sign in front.
What type of payments do you accept?
Checks
Which areas do you service?
North Central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, from Rindge N.H. to New Salem MA, to Orange and Athol, to Hardwick Ma, to Gardner and Ashburnham.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Parent corporation is Millers River Educational Cooperative, Inc. a 501c3 non profit organization. Daily operations are run by Director Rise Richardson.
What are your hours of operation?
8-5:30 M-F
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
My child is flourishing at your school, and can't wait to go to school each morning.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
“If I had influence with the good fairy ….. I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life,as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength.” Rachel Carson
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