Founded in 1982 by a dedicated group of parents and educators and currently accredited by the Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE), Touchstone Community School has grown and flourished by remaining true to a core set of principles, our "touchstones:"

a balanced and integrated curriculum

The skills and strategies of literacy, mathematics, social and physical sciences, and the arts are taught in an integrated manner that enables students to engage deeply in the content and processes of learning.

the child as an active learner

We encourage students to engage actively in their learning in order to create meaning.  Students interact with each other and their environment in both concrete and abstract ways. They are encouraged to take initiative and make authentic choices in the active pursuit of knowledge.

a competent and caring staff

We empower teachers to develop meaningful curriculum and methods of assessment consistent with the school's commitment to excellence in developmental teaching practice.

a challenging and supportive environment for learning

We believe that education must be transformative and that the educational process should reveal to all students both their unique qualities and capabilities as individuals and their responsibility to put their uniqueness to work for the good of society and the earth. We value the range of diversity found within the social world - from individual learning styles, to differing family structures, to the varieties of cultural expression.

a meaningful partnership between parents and teachers

We cherish and seek to build on the inherent motivation for learning that children bring from home to school. Teachers, parents, and staff share their respective knowledge of the child and view each other as partners in the child's educational development.  In addition, the generous and active involvement of many community members in volunteer roles sustains and develops this educational community.