Happy Spring! As the New England landscape transforms from cold snowy fields to trees budding with leaves, The T.E.C. Schools also finds itself growing and evolving. Eight years ago, we established our school with four founding families. Our school grew from kindergarten to grade 5, to a school currently serving children ages 2.9 years through grade 8! Now we find ourselves at the threshold of change, with new opportunities and possibilities to flourish.

I am delighted to share that today we have committed ourselves to a new, larger education facility which is situated in a desirable location nearby. We will be moving to our new space on July 1, 2024.

I am grateful to Trinity Lutheran Church for welcoming us in June 2016. We are now in need of spaces for additional classrooms and offices, as well as dedicated spaces for technology, art, science and Spanish. Our new school will also have a library, gymnasium, kitchen, cafeteria and auditorium. We believe students also need developmentally appropriate play structures and outdoor spaces to experience the natural world, which our beautiful new location provides. We have found just the right place for us!

We plan to finish this academic year at our current location and move to our new space at 15 Jamesbury Drive on July 1, 2024. Our new school is conveniently located 1.9 miles away, a six minute drive from our current location, in a safe, quiet and beautiful Salisbury Street neighborhood right here in Worcester.

The building at 15 Jamesbury Drive, belonging to Beth Israel, was designed and built by dedicated parents to house a school. It is separate from the synagogue and will be used exclusively by The T.E.C. Schools. Since its conception, the building has served hundreds of families in Worcester. We are honored to fulfill the vision of the founders of the school and look forward to partnering with the members of the Beth Israel community.

In the upcoming weeks and months, we will host meetings to discuss the new school building, what the change might look like and answer your questions. We will coordinate visits to the new school so you can experience it first hand.

What will remain the same? What will change?

When you arrive at the front door, you will be greeted in the welcome lobby, with filtered light streaming from the skylight. On either side of this lobby are hallways, leading to large classrooms, designed specifically for preschoolers, elementary age children and teenagers. Along the way are multiple offices, bathrooms and water bubblers. One hallway leads to the indoor gymnasium, kitchen and cafeteria. And the other leads to a special room for our preschoolers to nap!

A peek from any of the classrooms’ large windows showcases the outdoor playground space around a large parking area. There, you will see a mini shed, a little free library and a bench overlooking play structures for children to climb and swing from. There is a Gaga Pit (yes, I know what our upper elementary and middle schoolers are thinking - endless fun!) and raised beds to grow our own plants. Across the parking area, which can be used for kickball and four square, you will see a basketball hoop for the older children to play. And this is not all! Beyond the basketball hoop is a natural landscape of trees with trails to explore the woods. And, what’s that sound? It’s a burbling stream, right by the school! Just like the walks to Institute Park, your children will be able to explore the woods and nature in and around the stream.

Just as the saying goes, spring showers bring May flowers, the change to our new location will pave the way for beautiful outcomes. The teachers and I are excited to meet with you tomorrow during our Open House at 10 am as well as on several occasions in the upcoming weeks to share more information and tour T.E.C. School’s new location.

As always, please reach out to me with any questions and I will be glad to answer them. In the meantime, check out some of the spaces here.

Sincerely,

Rupali