A school, no matter how profound its mission, is only as good as the teachers who work directly with the students. The energy at The Orchard School is palpable. It is emanating from the faculty who spend time as academic departments thinking about and putting into play best practices and experimenting with new ways to team with each other. Orchard teachers are masters of their craft who are constantly refining what they do through professional development opportunities.
Thank you for your interest in The Orchard School. It's truly a school that smiles.
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Julie Wingate | Preschool Teacher "Where else can you read with a child or take a walk, eat pancakes or mess around with fingerpaint? Hugs and laughter prevail. Watching students move up the hall, mature, move on to high school and even college and still come back to visit at Orchard is an enormous delight. My son is a graduate of Orchard so I have a wealth of personal memories as well. Friends that we both made at Orchard still enrich our lives. My colleagues inspire me to work harder, learn more and think more deeply. Just as we encourage children to be life-long learners, we are a community of life-long learners. Teachers are supported by the school to attend workshops, professional development and seminars. One of my greatest joys is the campus itself. Have you seen the maple trees in the fall? What stories the giant oak by the cabin could tell. Have you experienced the making of maple syrup? And a wildflower walk through the woods in the spring will make your heart sing. This is a wonderful place to be."