Building Block Commons

Building Block Commons Building Block Commons is a project-based school approved by the Department of Education for attendance through 12th grade in Exeter, NH.

New middle and high school location coming soon in Kensington at Eastman’s Corner!

The Highland Coos and abundance of harvest are front and center at Eastman’s Hall this month! Middle school and high sch...
08/12/2026

The Highland Coos and abundance of harvest are front and center at Eastman’s Hall this month! Middle school and high school should always offer the pace and beauty of farm life. 🌼 🍑 🐮 (The coos photographed on their birth farm in Vermont by Bri Dupuis!)

Looking for a last minute camp option? We have a miracle of an opening! Woodworking camp just launched… We have almost 9...
08/03/2026

Looking for a last minute camp option? We have a miracle of an opening! Woodworking camp just launched… We have almost 90 different projects to choose from and the skills to walk you through the process, even if you start on Day 2! Reach out for ages 7-13 and we will get you started for 8:30-1:30 Tuesday/Wed/Thurs $350.

07/25/2026

🎶 Season of the sticks 🎶 Campout community at our school here in Exeter, NH.

If your child is already anxious about school… and it’s only July… that’s important information! They’re not lazy.They’r...
07/21/2026

If your child is already anxious about school… and it’s only July… that’s important information!

They’re not lazy.
They’re likely not unmotivated.
Probably not “just being dramatic.”

What we see is that some students in the middle and high school years already know what it feels like to spend seven hours in a place where they don’t feel seen, connected or supported. And their brain starts resisting it early in the summer!

As August gets closer, families start to reach out. The Sunday Scaries turn into the August Scaries. Parents wonder if this year will be different. Kids wonder if they can make it through another year of pretending they’re okay… and luckily… the families start to visit the farm!

We built The Commons for those families.

For the student who thinks better walking around than sitting in a desk.
For the students who lights up when they’re trusted with real work, having a job and a purpose!
For the teenager who has forgotten what it feels like to be excited to learn.

If your child is carrying that knot in their stomach about school already, we’d love to show you that another kind of college and career ready education is possible.

A place where students are known by their fun and wild teachers.
Where curiosity matters and real projects are completed every 3-4 weeks.

We have a few spaces available in our middle and high school (1 in middle school, two in high school) for this fall.

Come walk the farm with us. Sometimes hope starts with seeing that another path exists here in Kensington and Exeter NH!

From paint to mud, our youngest campers have been re-wilding all summer and it SHOWS in their smiles, their songs and th...
07/20/2026

From paint to mud, our youngest campers have been re-wilding all summer and it SHOWS in their smiles, their songs and their cheers! Long live summer camps for all ages!!

Reba the Mini Horse inspecting the dining area of the Flower Room! There is nothing this girl won’t do to be with her pe...
07/10/2026

Reba the Mini Horse inspecting the dining area of the Flower Room! There is nothing this girl won’t do to be with her people! (Blueberries help,too!) What did your high school lunchroom look like? 😉

❤️ 🤍 💙 The fruits of all our students’ work are showing up! Permaculture specialists, tree stewards and crazy chicken la...
07/04/2026

❤️ 🤍 💙 The fruits of all our students’ work are showing up! Permaculture specialists, tree stewards and crazy chicken ladies are part of our teaching team… making these red white and blues a possibility! Happy 250, U.S.A. 🇺🇸

While most of our programs are full and operating with waitlists, we still have two openings for high school students lo...
06/19/2026

While most of our programs are full and operating with waitlists, we still have two openings for high school students looking for something different.

If your teen would thrive learning on a working farm, cooking, traveling with peers, engaging in hands-on project-based learning, and building real-world skills in a small, supportive community, we’d love to connect.

Building Block Commons isn’t for everyone… but for the right student, it can be transformative.

📍 Kensington, NH (opening Fall 2026)
Exeter, NH (open since 1987)
🌱 College & Career Pathways
✈️ Travel Programs Included- International and Domestic
🐐 Farm-Based Learning- woodworking, cooking, farming, animal husbandry, wilderness skills
🎓 DOE-Approved Private School for Attendance

Schedule a visit and see what makes our community so special… tag someone who should know about this (rare) opportunity to be part of our 120 student school during our 40th year of operation! 💕

From overnight camping events with families to new gaga ball pits, to spirit week, to 8th grade graduations… this season...
06/18/2026

From overnight camping events with families to new gaga ball pits, to spirit week, to 8th grade graduations… this season of excitement and change did not disappoint! Summer awaits along with a magical future for all!

Our middle school students built boats of all kinds… and finally, a pram to hold a beloved American Girl Doll while she ...
06/04/2026

Our middle school students built boats of all kinds… and finally, a pram to hold a beloved American Girl Doll while she went out for a sail in the lake!

Address

125 Kingston Road
Exeter, NH
03833

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 12:30pm
Thursday 8am - 3:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+16037781383

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