110 Boston Road, Route 119

Groton, MA 01450

Phone: (978)448-6179

Fax: (978)448-2399

Serving children and families in our community since 1934

Help YOUR child soar! 

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Groton Community School  honors our commitment to peace with a Peace Pole and  special events each year to inspire a sense of belonging, compassion, friendship and community with our local and our world community. Each side of the Peace Pole has the words, "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in a different language. 

A Little About Us…

Groton Community School is a nationally accredited, non-profit early childhood center for young children.  We offer school year programs for children ages two through Kindergarten, and a summer program for three through eight-year-olds.   We are committed to interacting with each child as a unique individual and dedicated to giving each child and his/her family the most positive first school experience.

We strive to be a “community” school in every sense of the word, welcoming and embracing the community.  We are a place for children and families to feel a sense of belonging, and to learn and grow together.

Children Are Like Kites...

I see children as kites.

You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground...
You run with them until you're both breathless...
They crash -- you add a longer tail...
You patch and comfort, adjust and teach...
You watch them lifted by the wind, and assure them someday they'll fly.

Finally they are airborne.
But they need more string, and you keep letting it out.

And with each twist of the ball of twine, there is a sadness that goes with the joy because the kite becomes more distant -- and somehow -- you know it won't be long before that beautiful creature will snap the lifeline that bound you together and soar as it was meant to soar -- Free and alone!

Only then do you know you did your job!

...Erma Bombeck

Welcome!

A warm welcome from the Administrators, Board of Directors, and Teaching Staff! We have been serving the needs of families and children at Groton Community School since the 1940's. Today, we continue to provide a warm, safe, and creative environment for young children and families, through our dedicated staff, rich curriculum, and openness to family and community involvement.  Our goal is to welcome anyone in our community with a desire to participate, and we value a diversity of talents, abilities, and cultural perspectives in children and adults. We are proud to offer a scholarship program for children and families who are considering enrollment and are in need of financial assistance.  During the school year we offer programs for children in their toddler years through Kindergarten. We attempt to meet the various needs of our families, with half-day and full-day Preschool, Kindergarten, and extended childcare possibilities. Groton Community School offers a Summer Program - Camp Kaleidoscope - for children ages 3 through 7 years of age. These critical early years in a child's development are important to lay a foundation for growing into adulthood. In all of our programs, we hope to enrich the lives of young children and families and help create happy memories of childhood and Groton Community School. 

Please remember us as your children grow beyond GCS. Refer us to your neighbors, and come visit to share a song, read a story, or plant some flowers with the children. We also appreciate donations of clothing, toys, books or other educational materials that your children no longer use. 

We hope this on-line resource is a useful guide for our currently enrolled families, potential families, community members, and those interested in early childhood education. Continue to browse our website to get to know us at Groton Community School. We value your feedback, and are open to questions or suggestions you may have about providing the best possible first school experience for children and families!

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