Never send your child to their preschool programs. If your child does not fit into their box, they…read morewill not be accepted. My children were treated unfairly and the staff was unwilling to support the child. Rather, it was easier for them to discard them. The director and staff lack sincere compassion for what is best for ALL children. Thinking about enrolling here? I would seriously reconsider. There are more loving and caring schools in the area.

Wonderful school. Great sense of community every teacher knows your child. Not only do they teach…read moreacademics but they teach community service and how to be a respectful citizen.

Our daughter is currently enrolled in the toddler program at 2nd Nature Academy, and has been since…read moreshe was eight weeks old. I truly believe there is no other place I would have felt comfortable dropping off my daughter! The staff are professional, kind, and clearly love what they do. The physical campus is also incredible, and I cannot believe the spaces she is able to explore. She never stops talking about the farm animals! She is so delighted to go in each morning, and we could not be happier that we found such a wonderful place for her to learn and grow.

So thrilled that Second Nature has now added a high school. My son will be a freshman next year…read moreand I can't wait to see the new curriculum in action.

High Mowing is a place that does its best to educate the whole person. How unusual is that? In an…read moreage where schools just seem to care about test scores, High Mowing sends kids out on survival camping trips, gets boys to Morris Dance around a May Pole, and has as high status accomplishments, hosting the 3 or 4 coffeehouses or designing the school's year book. Yea, some kids get into Wellsley or Cornell, and they did win the basketball championship 3 years in a row, but the school is really about the arts, being yourself, and doing your best. My two kids go there and love it. We're lucky the place exists and incredibly lucky it is down the street.

From the owner: High Mowing School is a Waldorf high school for boarding and day students, where talented and…read moreexperienced teachers draw on the wisdom of Waldorf education, and nurture the interests of today's young people. We utilize an approach to learning that is based on an understanding of the developing human being and the changing world around us. We offer an experiential and vigorous program of arts-infused academics within a small and friendly school community, where young people and adults have the opportunity to form authentic and meaningful relationships. We provide a complete program of humanities, math, science, world languages, fine, practical and performing arts, diverse movement education and individual interest electives -- all immersed in and surrounded by nature.

My daughter is currently enrolled in the infant classroom at Nature's Pathways. I could not pick a…read morebetter place for her to be each day. As a new mom, I greatly appreciate the human connection that all of the caregivers provide. Every day I am greeted with a smile and asked about how my daughter's night was. Beyond that, the caregivers are always happy to give me advice and support after a long night or fussy morning. I am thoroughly satisfied with her infant care, and am even more excited for her to progress through the childcare program. The layout of the building allows me a glimpse into the other early childhood classrooms, and I am constantly amazed by the variety of activities and teaching methods that I see on a daily basis. I also love that the program is part of 2nd Nature Academy. While we certainly don't want to rush our daughter's early childhood experience, we look forward to her continued education for many years to come.

After hearing such wonderful things about TNOTs I was excited to enroll my child. On day one, I was…read moreable To observe my child for a few hours. I was a nervous new mother so I thought I was being critical of the lack of warmth from caregivers and staff. Aside from Carol who greets you upon entry there was no comfort in leaving your child there. I questioned myself thinking I was protective and went along with it. Over time it didn't change. I came one day to pick my child up early to find a substitute teaching acting extremely inappropriate with the children scolding them In a way that felt like she was losing control. Other staff members appeared embarrassed when I witnessed it. When speaking with the director I was reassured she wouldn't work with the younger kids anymore because " it overwhelmed her " I quickly learn from that point on it wasn't the right place for my child. I think they paint a pretty picture of what they offer but within the walls of the preschool is quite different. Their expectations are extremely high for toddlers and pre k and sadly lack the nurturing piece. I found the staff to be young with a lot of turnover. I found the director Jillian to be young, naive and lacking real life experience to be in her role. Be careful of the pretty picture it presents. I am so sad that I didn't go with my gut on day one... a new mother novice decision. Luckily my child has no memory and I have found a place that is nurturing with experienced staff.

My son did not go to preschool in the village. He did get an excellent education before there was…read moreeven kindergarten in Amherst public schools.. But when he attended first grade through sixth grade, he had the same education as private school kids. The Amherst schools are excellent. I can only attest to grades one through six but my son is a radiologist and an assistant professor at Stanford. In addition, he has earned a PhD from Oxford, England in bio medical engineering. He is a Fullbright scholar. And I would say that the Angerst school system compares to any other schools in New Hampshire probably New England, public or private.

Warm and loving environment where children can explore their world safely. Mrs. Greeley's school…read morehas been wonderful for our daughter. I feel safe leaving her in their capable hands. The farm setting is absolutely perfect- I wish I could spend the morning with them, too!

I went to the School wonderful place to go it's ages 4-12 teachers are the nicest people you could…read moremeet the School is big on treating people nicely. Principal Clarke is the best because if she sees something mean happening she automatically makes sure it stops and at the School we all treat each other like were family so if your looking for a School to put your child in its Saint Christopher School.

From the owner: St. Christopher School provides a Catholic education with high academic and moral standards for…read morePreKindergarten to sixth grade students. We enliven our traditional education with a rich variety of enrichment, extracurricular and spiritual activities. At St. Christopher School, we nurture the whole child by providing a strong educational, spiritual, and physical foundation.

A terrible school. The teachers are terrible for the most part, the school administration is…read moreterrible, and this school district in general is terrible. It is a stain on the community it is in. I had the misfortune of going here while growing up, and as someone with high functioning autism, I was forced into the special ed program even though I very much shouldn't have been and didn't belong there. I was seperated from my friends and treated like I was too stupid to learn anything, and so I didn't, other than the things I taught myself. I am not a stupid person and I am not a bad learner, I just had bad teachers, and trust me, this whole school, and especially its special ed program, have no shortage of bad teachers. They do nothing to stop bullying, either. They say they have a zero tolerance policy for bullying. What they mean is they have a zero tolerance policy for those who get bullied. They do nothing to punish bullies, ever, not even once, but whenever I'd stand up for myself, despite being told to do so by teachers, I'd get in trouble. The teachers would also join in on the bullying. I am gay, and while I wasn't open about it when I was that young I definitely knew it and it was pretty obvious. So the bullying was relentless. This is not a safe place to be for anyone who isn't completely conformist in every way, be it due to being queer, or being autistic. This school doesn't nurture individuals or individuality, it doesn't recognize student's talents, it crushes them. I was and still am an artist, and teachers would always try to stop me from doing art whenever they could, try to spin it like my art was inappropriate. It wasn't inappropriate art, in fact a lot of my art had major historical themes, which you think would be educational. But I was only ever punished for engaging in my talents and passions. This school was the first step on the long road to having lots of trouble going through school, and I struggled all the way until I had to drop out, and eventually get my GED. That wasn't entirely because of this school, but it didn't help and I had to swtich schools after 6th grade. From what I've heard from other students, their experience wasn't much better. If you live in Pepperell, I recommend you homeschool your kids, or send them to a charter school, neither of which I would usually recommend. But our school system is terrible and by far the biggest embarassment to our community. I will never recommend raising children here to anyone. I'm glad I don't plan to, because other than the terrible schools, Pepperell is a great place to live.

Nicole Campbell and her staff are absolutely wonderful! Both our kids have attended Hollis…read morePreschool, and we could not be happier with the staff and teaching environment! We especially like the approach-ability and friendliness of the staff.