Fitzgerald Community School

Serving grades Preschool- Grade 8, we are conveniently located in Northborough, MA. Why choose between a play-based model and traditional learning model, when your child can have both? At Fitzgerald Community School, your child will get the best of both worlds with a nature-based K-5 education that combines child-centered learning and curriculum benchmarks. We’ve spent years perfecting a blend of free play, project based learning, and foundational learning to give your child a personalized educational experience that’s designed to let everyone flourish. Our teachers are specially trained to create a personalized learning plan for each student to meet them exactly where they are at. While traditional schools emphasize a model filled with desks and electronics, our nature-based education is designed to stimulate all the senses and activate both the body and the mind. Your child will spend an average of 3 hours a day outside, playing and learning in fresh air. Our indoor classrooms are filled with active seating and sensory-rich natural materials such as wooden toys, and calming colors that nurtures every child’s mind, body and spirit. Our smaller class size ratio of 1-8 students give your child the freedom to explore in a way that naturally complements their individual learning style. The mixed-age groups foster the development of social skills and leadership in a safe environment. Your child can follow their curiosity and cultivate their creativity, while still learning a similar curriculum as the public school system, to become well-rounded and confident students that are fully prepared when they transition to middle school. We use a benchmark system that is far more effective than homework and testing, but still champions an educational foundation that will serve them for the rest of their lives. Join our community of supportive, accepting, and encouraging families that celebrates the unique personalities and needs of each child. In our friendly private Facebook group, parents can coordinate playdates, carpools, and more. We love our Fitz families and can’t wait to meet your child.