Campus School of Smith College

A big WELCOME to our newest Campus Schoolers and their families! 💙💛Today, our playground was buzzing with excitement at our Kindergarten Playdate! We loved watching our youngest students explore, play, make new friends, and begin their Campus School adventure.
We’re so excited to welcome our new families to the Campus School community and can’t wait to see everyone on the first day of school! 📚

We’re so excited to welcome our newest and youngest students tomorrow for our Kindergarten Playdate!
We can’t wait to see our incoming kindergarteners and their families, make some new friends, and kick off the school year together! 💙
Kindergarten families, be sure to check ParentSquare for all the details. See you tomorrow! 🎉

Campus School is turning 100! 💙💛

In April 2027, come back to Campus School, reconnect with former teachers, classmates, and colleagues, revisit favorite classrooms, explore the building, and share a memory or two.

Join us for our Centennial Open House on Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 2 p.m.

Whether you knew us as the Smith College Day School or Campus School, we hope you’ll come home for this special celebration. 💙💛

Were you a Campus/Day School teacher and interested in attending the Open House? We’d love to hear from you! Reach out to [email protected].

Learn more through the link in our bio!

This year, we’re celebrating 100 years as the lab school of Smith College! For a century, our students have learned, explored, and grown with the Smith College campus as part of their experience. We’re proud to be part of the Smith community and even prouder of the generations of students, teachers, and families who have made Campus School what it is today. 💙💛

Follow the link here to learn more about our centennial plans and be a part of our celebration!

https://campus-school.smith.edu/centennial

The Campus School garden is bursting with color on this beautiful August day! 🌻🌿 From flowers in full bloom to vegetables growing strong, there is always something new to discover in our garden.
And look what we spotted—a Campus School–branded pumpkin! 🎃We can’t wait to see how this little pumpkin grows as we get closer to fall!

☀️ What’s the Campus School community up to this summer?

Our Director of Admission and Financial Aid, Rachel, and her family—including Campus School alumni from the Classes of ’25, ’24, ’23, and ’22—recently returned from an adventure exploring the history and culture of Italy and Greece! 🇮🇹🇬🇷
With plenty of history lovers in the family, they enjoyed exploring the Acropolis, walking through Pompeii, discovering the ancient ruins of Rome, and so much more. From ancient civilizations to unforgettable family memories, it was a summer filled with learning, discovery, and delight! ☀️🏛️

SAVE THE DATE!
Join us April 3, 2027 as we celebrate Campus School’s Centennial!
We’re excited to celebrate this incredible milestone with our community. We’ll have many exciting events throughout the weekend, so mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details!
We can’t wait to celebrate 100 years of Campus School with you! 🎉

Tomorrow night! 🎨

Join us at the Smith College Museum of Art for Teacher Appreciation Night during Second Friday at SCMA, from 4–8 p.m.!

We’re excited to be part of an evening celebrating PreK–12 educators, with hands-on artmaking led by our very own Tiphareth Ananda, a screening of Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color, the Community Classroom’s Traveling Space Trailer, and more.

The first 50 teachers to check in will also receive a swag bag with a drink ticket for the teachers’ lounge!

Bring your family and friends and come celebrate teachers with us. 💙

We are excited to announce our new First Grade Teacher Assistant, Gaby! Gaby shares that “they are a creator of worlds who believes that learning is a life-long journey. At 12, they were helping found their middle school’s first drama program. At 14, they were directing casts of 50 while founding their highschool’s drama department. At 18, they were running the after-school program at Mount Holyoke College’s Children’s Center while they earned their bachelor’s in English on a full ride scholarship from MHC. Gaby’s passion for the arts and literacy is rooted in their own experience as an English learner after moving to Miami from Puerto Rico at 5 years old. This passion led them to pursue a career in children’s publishing where they were lucky enough to work alongside amazing authors and illustrators such as Jeanne Duprau, Rick Riordan, and Ben Clanton. This summer, Gaby will have the pleasure to continue their own writing by being a Lambda Literary Fellow as well as a MVCWI Fellow. After several years leading early childhood education classrooms across the Pioneer Valley, they’re excited to join the Campus School as a First Grade Teacher Assistant this fall.” Welcome Gaby!!

☕️Campus School Familes Save the Date!☕️
🗓️Friday, Sept 11, 2026
⏰8:30 a.m. (right after drop off)
Come enjoy coffee and connect with fellow community members as we celebrate a fresh start to the year. We can’t wait to see you there!