The Library:
As is true of all Co-op classrooms, the library is a place where children develop a love of reading and further their literacy skills. Children are exposed to all kinds of books – fantasy, animal facts, directions for craft projects, and historical fiction to name just a few. Choice plays a large role in library sessions, as children are asked to suggest read-alouds, design activities, choose research topics, and make their own selections from the library collection.

Children in grades PreK through 3rd grade have regularly scheduled classes with our librarian. In the upper grades, students visit the library to choose books for their class genre studies, to do research on their thematic units, and for pleasure.

Student Support Services:
A learning specialist is available to work individually or in small groups with children as needed.  The specialist also works with teachers to develop appropriate classroom instruction and accommodation and enrichment both for children requiring extra help and for those ready for greater challenges.

Overnight Trips:
Environmental education is the theme that runs through many of the Co-op overnight trips which start in the spring of 2nd grade when the students spend a night at either Camp Fairview or Frost Valley.  Visits to these two camps continue through 7th grade at different times of the year enabling the children to increase their knowledge of environmental science and also participate in games and activities that emphasize cooperation. There is also time for canoeing, hiking, ice-fishing, and free exploration and play in a beautiful rural setting. 

In the fall, the 6th grade spends 3 days at Sedge Island taking part in their Aquatic Education Program and 7th graders spend a week at the Springbrook Farm in Reading, Vermont, where, under supervision, the students take on responsibility for running the farm including milking cows, collecting eggs, and cleaning barns.  The trip provides unforgettable perspectives on American history, work life, and economics.

Eighth graders attend Kroka, an environmental wilderness camp in the Green Mountain State Forest, where, for a week,  they learn how to survive in the wilderness and how to live in harmony with nature; nothing happens if they don’t make it happen – no fire, no dinner, no shelter unless they make it. All these trips emphasize some of the school’s main tenets: the importance of cooperation and resourcefulness, and the crucial role we must all play in preserving the natural environment.

Extended Care Program:
The Co-op provides well-staffed, fully supervised extended care programs to accommodate students. Children can enroll on a drop-off or pre-planned basis. The Before School Program operates each school day from 7:30 A.M. until school begins at 8.45 AM. The After School Program runs from dismissal at 3:15 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Children are provided with snacks, homework time, outdoor and indoor sport play, and structured recreational activities including cooking and a variety of crafts.