Tobin Afterschool in Natick is located in a brand new, bright, spacious facility with three floors and close to 4,500 square feet of space. The lower level has a large open space for indoor physical activity, a game area, and a large art room. The first floor is designed to be homelike and offers a full kitchen, dining area, library, computers and well-designed classroom space for activity times. The second floor is home to the Science Center and classroom space for older children's activities and homework/study areas. At Tobin Afterschool, you will find a warm, enriching environment for children after school, during school vacations, professional days, snow days and early release days. Tobin provides transportation from childrens' schools to Tobin Afterschool, offering a variety of activities for children including Music, Animal Science, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian, Zumba, Cooking, Theatre, Gardening, Track, Sports, Arts & Crafts, Homework Assistance and more! During the summer months Tobin Afterschool offers a unique "choose your days, choose your weeks" flexibility, which provides children with the option to attend all week or only the days you want. Tobin Afterschool Natick has a summer program for both school-aged and preschool-aged children.
A small school located on South Main Street, Johnson Elementary welcomes around 250 students through its doors each morning, according to the Massachussetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. With 16 teachers lending their talents to the classroom, the student-teacher ratio reaches about 15.4 to one. Johnson hosts a wide variety of arts programs throughout the year, including dance, writing and science.
Gardengate Academy is an early education program for children. It offers a wide range of programs, including options for children between 3 weeks and 10 years old. Some classes include art programs, fitness classes, drop-off programs, family groups, dance programs and more. It also offers birthday party services.
The Tobin Children's School is an attractive facility, located on several acres of land with a rolling hill and nature trails. The facility provides children with fully equipped, air conditioned classrooms, and a fenced-in outdoor area with slides, a climber, child-size picnic tables and sandboxes. The Tobin Children's School offers a quality program which recognizes the holistic development of young children and therefore promotes their cognitive, social, emotional and physical growth. In doing so, the Tobin Children's School provides a stimulating environment with positive, nurturing care and a well developed curriculum.
Located in the historic center of Natick, the First Congregational Church is considered one of the oldest in town. The Victorian Gothic style red brick building was built in 1651 and moved from South Natick to its current location in 1799. It was named to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1977. Rev. Victoria Alford Guest and Rev. Summer F. Shaud preside over the church, which runs its own non-sectarian pre-school.
Wellesley Cooperative Nursery School was founded in 1945 and is dedicated to the education of young children. There are numerous programs to chose from based on the age of the child and hours made available. Programs include Play and Sing, Junior, Senior, afternoon, extended day, and summer programs. All of these offer a wide range of activities and learning for children.
Crossroads School specializes in helping children with autism acquire the academic, social, vocational, and skills of daily living necessary to achieve their highest level of independence possible as adults, as well as to make available support and education to their families. Crossroads School is an option for students with severely challenging behaviors that may preclude them from inclusion in public school environments.
Loulou's Music Together is a childhood music and movement program serving Natick and the surrounding communities. The internationally recognized program is for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers (through age 4) and their adult caregivers. The program offers a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement. Free demo classes can also be arranged at any time during the regular school session. Classes are held at several other Natick and West Roxbury locations. Check the program's website for a class schedule or registration details.
RCS Learning Center is located on a quaint street with little traffic, across the street from a church. The center has many windows which let in plenty of light and a nice, well maintained, fenced in playground is available for the children. RCS Learning Center was designed to provide an educational environment for children with autism or other developmental disabilities. The school uses the applied behavior analysis principles in its teaching methods.