SHED Children's Campus
Curiosity-Driven Preschool, Kindergarten, and School Aged Programs on the Beautiful Grounds of Phillips Academy.
Our Mission
Curiosity-Driven Learning
We believe that children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded, and that as educators, it is our job and responsibility to nurture a child’s innate curiosity and desire to learn.
It is our mission to create safe spaces in which every child can thrive.
SHED Children’s Campus is committed to creating a welcoming environment for children, families & staff that values all, regardless of gender identity, age, race and ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic status, religion, and sexual orientation. We welcome all into our community to better connect, embrace & learn from each other.
When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become a wiser, more inclusive, and better organization.
Help Us Build A Yurt!
Donate today and help us build two yurts on the SHED Campus.
Yurt #1 will support our nature-based learning programs.
Yurt #2 will be a backyard retreat for the great Merrimack Valley Community. Holding space for adult learning, and special events.
Current 2021/2022 SCC Programs
SCC Health & Safety Guidelines:
Stay in Your Car
During drop off and pick up. Families will not be bringing children into the building this summer.
Last Name Passenger Side
Please place the child's last name on the passenger’s side of your front windshield for drop off & pick up.
Feeling Sick? Stay in Bed
Please do not send in children who are sick, or if anyone in your family is sick. Stay in bed, rest your head.
Wash Your Hands
Wash your hands and your child's hands before drop off, pick up and upon returning home
Pack Lunch & Snacks
We will not be providing snacks or lunches Do not pack food that contains nuts or needs to be heated in the microwave.
Label Everything
Lunches, snacks, bags, and personal belongings must be labeled with your child's full name.
Pack Water
Pack 1-2 already filled water bottles.
Our Five Foundations for Learning
Through these five foundational concepts, we provide children the opportunity to explore the world around them. By exposing them to these core ideas, we are able to plant seeds. The children then dictate the teachings, learning through play and growing from their curiosity.
SHED Children's Campus Blog
The Birth of a Field
Celebrating Michelle Seligson The Grassroots Leader of After School Programming Michelle (Micki) Seligson has been nationally recognized as a leader in afterschool and in childcare
Resources for Mental Health
We at SHED believe that self-care is essential. One of the pillars at SHED Children’s Campus is mindfulness, and one component of mindfulness is the
our dream, hope, & purpose
“To every child, I dream of a world where you can laugh, dance, sing, learn, live in peace & be happy.”
– Malala Yousafzal