The Village School

The Village School Village School is a private preschool located in the Second Congregational Church in West Boxford

Our curriculum:
- Meets and exceeds Mass State frameworks and standards
- Student to teacher ratio is 7:1
- "Handwriting Without Tears" program
- No repetitive curriculum theme units from the previous year
- Creative Movement classes are held every week
- Wonderful, friendly, and experienced staff, with the majority of teachers holding 4-year degrees

Our Facility:
- Secure building with alarm

system
- Fenced playground
- Parking lot for easy walk-in
- Convenient carpool feature
- Changing area for non-toilet trained children

We offer families:
- 2, 3, 4, and 5 half-day preschool options
- Optional extended lunch program
- Family Fun Events
- Financial Aid available

🗣️There are only 3 MORE DAYS of our Pledge to Play fundraising auction! Bidding closes Sunday, April 12 at 9pm.Every bid...
04/10/2026

🗣️There are only 3 MORE DAYS of our Pledge to Play fundraising auction! Bidding closes Sunday, April 12 at 9pm.

Every bid helps us continue providing joyful, developmentally rich experiences for our students and gives our teachers the tools and space they need to support learning through play.🛝

Auction items include summer camp sessions, signed Boston sports team gear, photography sessions, gift cards to local businesses, children’s play spaces, and restaurants, and so much more!😃😃

🎉Mark your calendars for our Pledge to Play fundraising auction beginning Monday, April 6 at 12pm through Sunday, April ...
04/01/2026

🎉Mark your calendars for our Pledge to Play fundraising auction beginning Monday, April 6 at 12pm through Sunday, April 12 at 9pm!🎉Scroll through above for the auction details, where to preview the auction items, and how to bid this year (which is different from previous years).

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, funds raised through previous online auctions have already made a big difference. We’ve been able to purchase new iPads for administrative use in each classroom, add a dedicated storage shed for bikes and hot-top equipment, and make important classroom improvements that support daily learning and exploration.👩🏻‍🏫📚🔍

This year marks our final online auction for the Pledge to Play campaign. Our focus is to add to funds already set aside to redesign our playground—improving our outdoor space where children can build confidence, creativity, and connection through play.🛝🤗

Every bid helps us continue providing joyful, developmentally rich experiences for our students and gives our teachers the tools and space they need to support learning through play.

Happy bidding!👏🏻👏🏻

We are so proud to be hosting our sixth annual blood drive with the MGH Bloodmobile on Saturday, March 14th, in honor of...
03/11/2026

We are so proud to be hosting our sixth annual blood drive with the MGH Bloodmobile on Saturday, March 14th, in honor of the Waterman Family.🩸Thank you to those who have already signed up to donate! You can sign up at the link in our bio!

Please consider joining us to help make a difference by donating in honor of long-time Village School teacher Liesa Waterman’s husband Chris Waterman’s triumphant journey through APL Leukemia - one donation will help 3 patients!! 👏🏻

Liesa Waterman taught at the Village School for 17 years before retiring at the end of the 2023/24 school year, but she still supports as one of our floating teachers as well as a regular substitute. In December 2019, Liesa’s husband Chris was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and spent 40 days inpatient at MGH receiving aggressive chemotherapy treatments. The Watermans learned firsthand the importance of blood donations which helped save Chris’s life. We are happy to report that Chris is now in remission after a courageous battle and countless blood donations. As a way to give back, the Waterman family would like to invite you to donate and help replenish the blood bank that saved Chris’s life.

Please join the Waterman Warriors and bring your families to support this worthwhile cause. Childcare will be available during your donations.🫶🏻

We are excited to host a Scholastic Book Fair during our Parent/Teacher Conference days on Friday, March 6 and Monday, M...
03/01/2026

We are excited to host a Scholastic Book Fair during our Parent/Teacher Conference days on Friday, March 6 and Monday, March 9.📚Preview titles on our custom book fair site beginning March 4, visit us at the book fair at Village School, and/or shop online until March 17!

You can find Preschool — Kindergarten level books including well-known titles “Pete the Cat”, “Humble Pie,” “Grumpy Monkey,” “Elephant and Piggie,” and more! Stop by to purchase new books for your at-home collection and/or for upcoming holiday or birthday gifts.🤗

Village School will receive “Scholastic Dollars” in the amount of 30% of all in-person sales and 25% of all online sales. Scholastic Dollars help us to purchase new books to add to our school library for all of our classrooms to enjoy.👩🏻‍🏫📖

Visit the link in our bio to learn more and shop available titles. We hope to see you there!😃📚

As part of our commitment to helping others, we are holding a “Share the Love” campaign to support The Movement Family, ...
02/05/2026

As part of our commitment to helping others, we are holding a “Share the Love” campaign to support The Movement Family, a grassroots organization based in Lawrence that works year-round to care for individuals experiencing homelessness.

❤️Village School is collecting new socks, hats, and mittens for The Movement Family. Items should be sent in with your child no later than February 9th.❤️

During the week of February 9th, they will package the donated items from their classroom to be sent directly to TMF for distribution. This is a meaningful way for our students to participate in giving back and to understand the importance of kindness and community care.

👆🏻In addition to our Village School “Share the Love” items, TMF is always in need of warm clothing, blankets, boots, shoes, sweaters, pants, tents, camping gear, and other cold-weather essentials. Beauty and hygiene products are also greatly appreciated. TMF occasionally hosts “beauty nights,” providing lotion, skincare, and makeup to women experiencing homelessness—small gestures that can make a powerful difference in helping someone feel cared for and seen.

If you’d like to learn more about their work, The Movement Family can be found on Facebook, where they regularly share the impact they are making in the community.

Thank you for your generosity and continued support of our wider community and in helping us teach our students the value of compassion and helping others.❤️

Save the date!🗓️We will be hosting one more Open House date for prospective families to take a tour of Village School.We...
02/03/2026

Save the date!🗓️We will be hosting one more Open House date for prospective families to take a tour of Village School.

Wednesday, February 11 with tours at 9:30am, 10am, 10:30am, and 11am.

You can reserve your spot on our website (link in our bio). Our Admissions and Enrollment page has more information about our process!🤗✏️📚

Can’t make it on the 11th? Please give us a call at 978-352-7294 or email [email protected] to set up a tour on another date that works for you.👍

We are pleased to offer Rebecca’s Nut Free Cookie Dough as a way for families and friends to donate to Village School.🍪🍪...
12/02/2025

We are pleased to offer Rebecca’s Nut Free Cookie Dough as a way for families and friends to donate to Village School.🍪🍪All orders must be made no later than December 10th!!

Rebecca’s Nut Free is a local family owned business and all of their products are Peanut and Tree Nut Free. Be sure to check out the wide variety of flavors as well as fun decorating packages!😋

Please see the link in our bio to order directly from Rebecca’s Nut Free. Village School will receive a generous portion of all sales ordered through this link to support our fundraising goals for the 2025/26 school year. You can also share the link with family, friends and former Village School families who may be interested in making a purchase from Rebecca’s Nut Free. Please have them enter your child’s name and we will send their cookies home to you for distribution.

Cookie dough pick up will be on Thursday, December 18th at Village School or sent home in your child’s backpack if they are in school that day. Happy holiday baking!🍪🥰

It was a busy “Thankful and Giving November” at Village School!🤝 Learning and activities across our classrooms focused o...
12/01/2025

It was a busy “Thankful and Giving November” at Village School!🤝 Learning and activities across our classrooms focused on modeling this theme so students could begin to gain an understanding of the acts of gratitude, giving, kindness and sharing.

Ms. Gigandet’s Bridges class took on a very special project making cards for the men and women serving overseas to thank them for their service.🇺🇸The cards (and extra Halloween candy!) are being sent through Operation Troop Support, an organization that our Bridges class assistant teacher Mrs. Steiger is very active in helping with.

While November has come to a close, the spirit of giving and gratitude continues through December as we move into the holiday season!❄️

A reminder to our wonderful families that Village School will be closed Wednesday, November 26 through Friday, November ...
11/26/2025

A reminder to our wonderful families that Village School will be closed Wednesday, November 26 through Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday 🦃🦃 school will reopen on Monday, December 1!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Save the date!🗓️We will be hosting several Open House dates for prospective families to take a tour of Village School. W...
11/18/2025

Save the date!🗓️We will be hosting several Open House dates for prospective families to take a tour of Village School.

Wednesday, November 19th: 9:30 - 11:30 am
Thursday, December 4th: 9:30 - 11:30 am
Tuesday, January 13th: 9:30 - 11:30 am

You can reserve your spot on our website. Online applications will be available after our first Open House date. Please visit our Admissions and Enrollment page for more information!🤗✏️📚

Can’t make it to any of the dates listed? Please give us a call at 978-352-7294 or email [email protected] to set up a tour on another date that works for you.👍

At Village School, this month’s schoolwide theme is “Thankful and Giving November” and learning will focus on modeling t...
11/14/2025

At Village School, this month’s schoolwide theme is “Thankful and Giving November” and learning will focus on modeling this theme for our students in each classroom so they can begin to gain an understanding of the acts of gratitude, giving, kindness and sharing. 🤗🤝🫶

Our teachers celebrated World Kindness Day in their classrooms today sporting t-shirts with kindness messages as they brought these themes to life in the day’s activities!

Village School is excited to host Parent Resource Night for our Village School Parents on Tuesday, November 18th from 6:...
11/13/2025

Village School is excited to host Parent Resource Night for our Village School Parents on Tuesday, November 18th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.📚✏️

We will have a panel of providers with early childhood growth and developmental knowledge in a variety of areas that may be of interest to parents. It is our hope that this evening provides you with information about resources available locally either for developmental support or simply for a better understanding of opportunities to support your children in their stages of growth.

Our guests will include a Parent Coach, a Speech Pathologist, an Occupational Therapist, a Child Yoga Instructor, and a Social and Emotional Learning Psychologist, all with a pediatric focus. You can learn more about each of them in this post! We look forward to seeing you!☺️

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173 Washington Street
Boxford, MA
01921

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