Our Mission
The Town School is committed to elementary co-education, serving students in Nursery through Eighth grade. As we embrace high academic and ethical standards for each student, we are guided by our school motto, “let there be joy in learning.”
Town’s program balances the traditional and the innovative, emphasizing excellence in academics and a thorough exposure to the arts and physical education. We teach children to think creatively, read critically, and reason logically, stressing the value of both individual learning and collaboration. We are committed to diversity, teaching students to be inclusive and to respect themselves and others.
Students leave Town as well-rounded, articulate, resilient, and morally responsible individuals. They are prepared to meet the challenges of a demanding secondary education and continue on the path of lifelong learning.
Our Principles of Education
With the goal of every Town student realizing their potential as learners, citizens, and leaders, we aim for every student to regularly experience, across the program:
Active, Hands-on Learning
- collaboration
- play
- experiential learning
Critical and Creative Thinking
- reflection, questioning, and discernment
- innovation, flexibility
- reasoning and computational thinking
Resilience
- persisting through productive struggle
- risk-taking
- open minded, growth mindset
Advocacy
- choice and autonomy
- development of voice and self-advocacy
- self-awareness as a learner and as a community member
Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging
- learning environments that support multiple perspectives
- foster an anti-racist consciousness
- curriculum that focuses on inclusion
All culminating in support of the joyful process of learning.