Parents and children in grades pre-k through 8 are invited to an Open House at Mountain Road School on Tuesday, January 13, from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Prospective families (kids are welcome, too) can enjoy a cup of tea, learn about the school, tour the classrooms and campus and meet with teachers and students.
“Mountain Road School has been providing progressive, heartfelt education from preschool through eighth grade since 1975. We provide a comprehensive education in a compassionate setting – kind of like a one room schoolhouse for the modern age,” said Director of Outreach, Anne Undeland. “Since this Open House takes place during school hours, families can get a genuine sense of the school in action – it’s a great opportunity,” she said.
The Mountain Road School is known for its innovative, multi-aged classrooms, visionary nature based curriculum and nurturing child centered philosophy. As alumna Anna Milkowski (now a science instructor at Phillips Academy, Andover) wrote, “Mountain Road remains an experience that speaks to my identity, the place where as an energetic rural kid I ran around outside, made things and first came to enjoy school…This is an important little school.”
The Open House is also an opportunity to view Mountain Road School’s new home in the lovingly restored 1788 Hand House, situated on 20 acres of fields, woods and streams.
Mountain Road School is located at 4565 County Route 9 in New Lebanon, NY. The mailing address, which works with many GPS systems, is 4565 County Route 9, East Nassau, NY 12062.
For additional information, visit the school’s website at www.mountainroadschool.org. or contact Anne Undeland, Director of Outreach, at 518-794-8520.