Parents, Faculty, & Staff

Mackenzie Ennis ’24 and Kaya Lay ’24 at the Marine Science Trip to Cape Cod Another teacher was telling me about a bike ride he took. He was traveling along a road when a second biker [...]

What is the meaning of a place like Buxton? And how do you preserve it?   For almost 100 years, Buxton has been taking a unique approach to education. Purposefully small and modest, the [...]

Creating Our Community, Choosing Our Tools When Ellen Geer Sangster started Buxton almost a hundred years ago, it was to provide something missing from the mainstream culture around her. [...]

  Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926-2022) described two ways of washing dishes. You can “wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes.” Or you can “wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes.” He [...]

Malina Mootoo ’25 at the Williamstown Holiday Walk The Buxton calendar has a predictable rhythm, with satisfying, familiar landmarks along the way. We just finished Fall Arts, now we’re [...]

  Earlier this month, Rec Committee hosted a pumpkin-carving evening. (For families who are new to the school, Rec Committee is an every-Friday activity designed and hosted by a small group [...]

Buxton’s beloved studio art teacher, Frank Jackson, has created a beautiful website and fundraiser for Buxton School! He contacted artists at every stage of their career—some Buxton grads, some [...]

Dear Buxton Families, I cannot believe we are already four weeks into the spring term! Didn’t you all just drop off your kids yesterday? We have been so lucky with our weather, and that is part [...]

  Dear Buxton Families, Welcome to the Election Day Edition of our parent newsletter! Actually, we won’t spend a lot of time on that because we have other logistics to get to, but I do want [...]