Following are important policies that are in place for the comfort and safety of all community members.  For more information please refer to the The Hartsbrook School Handbook, which can always be found on our website.

Dogs - Dogs, even small friendly dogs, are not allowed on campus. If they come for pick up or drop off they must be left in your vehicle.

Animal Enclosures/Barns - Please do not enter the animal barns or enclosures unless an agricultural arts employee invites you inside. Our farm animals are busy interacting with people all day and need to rest after school. If you are interested in week-end animal chores and more individual time with the animals, contact Nicki Robb.

Parking - We are aware that our parking lots are very full at dismissal but we must leave the entire width of the driveway open for emergency vehicle access and visibility when exiting.

• Please do not park along the entry driveway!
• If the first lot is full, please find additional spaces further in by the basketball court.
• We encourage car pooling!  (Suggestions for on-line carpooling tools are welcome)

Thank you for your attention to these policies

Louise Spear, Faculty Chair

Welcome, Zeke Sicard - Maintenance Assistant

Zeke's hours are 1 - 4 pm, Monday through Friday. He will be working in the Operations Department assisting with buildings and grounds maintenance. Prior to joining Hartsbrook, he worked in building maintenance at the RMV and State Office Building in Springfield for 9 years, and with AT&T for 32 years. He lives in South Hadley with his wife.

When: Wednesday, October 22, 7 - 9pm

All members of the Hartsbrook community are invited to a joint meeting of the Board of Directors, Faculty Conference, and Parent Council on Wednesday, October 22, 7 - 9pm, in the Great Room in Hartsbrook Hall.  Tea and treats will be provided.

The meeting will continue the work begun at the joint meeting held last March.  At that meeting, we discussed three questions:

- What brought you to Hartsbrook?

- What keeps you at Hartsbrook?

- How might we share the School's vision with our wider community?

This exercise helped us gain a more precise understanding of what we value about Hartsbrook and of ways to share our appreciation of the School with the wider community. 

See the Meeting reports:
- Summary Version

- Detailed Version

The upcoming October meeting will help us turn the many fruitful ideas we gathered into concrete actions to pursue during this school year!  We hope that these efforts will contribute to the continuing growth and vibrancy of The Hartsbrook School and our surrounding communities.

Please join us!

The Hartsbrook Board Ad Hoc Committee on Joint Meetings

The First Grade has been busy - on our own and with our wonderful Eighth Grade buddies!

We began a project to make our own rest pillows by washing and cleaning wool from the Hartsbrook sheep in preparation for carding. 

Last week, on a perfectly gorgeous early fall day, we climbed up to Rattlesnake Knob with the Eighth Graders and a good number of parents. We didn't see any rattlesnakes, but we did see great views of our valley and had lots of fun. The First Graders showed themselves to be excellent hikers - as did the Eight Graders and parents!

Jan Baudendistel, First Grade Teacher

9/26/14 - Girls Varsity Soccer Hartsbrook 2 / Buxton 0

 You can find the full schedule for each team here:   Athletics Calendar