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Located on 42 acres of a beautiful hilltop, Applewild's campus is rich in history and tradition, while embracing the future needs of our students with comprehensive renovations and expansions. Since our founding in 1957, sprawling mansions have become state-of-the-art classrooms, old houses have become modern dorms, and our community has come together repeatedly to support new construction that enables Applewild School to fulfill its commitment to educating a vibrant and evolving student body.
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Applewild School was founded in 1957 on a hillside in north Fitchburg, a gift of the Crocker family to honor CT and Fay Crocker, who built “Applewild” in 1910 and hoped to enjoy “the happy sound of children playing.”
Led by founding Headmaster William Laverack and his wife Persis, the group launched an educational institution dedicated to academic excellence, the pursuit of one’s personal best on and off the athletic field, and sound preparation for secondary school.
HistoryApplewild gradually acquired lands and homes on Flat Rock Road, View Street and Prospect Street through the 1960s and 1970s to meet the needs of its growing programs and expanding faculty.
HistoryThe Simonds Gymnasium, honoring early Trustee, Harlan K. Simonds, Jr., was completed in September 1982. The new gym provided students the space for sports and fitness classes as well as large community functions.
HistoryAnother major expansion took place in 1994, when the Ansin Building was erected, providing state-of-the-art science facilities, an art room, along with classrooms and a fully wired information center and library.
HistoryIn 2000 we celebrated the opening of the Marshall building and Applewild's first Kindergarten class.
HistoryThe Stone Family Dining Hall was completed in 2012.
The dining hall, built on the corner of Prospect and View streets, ties together the lower and upper campuses and serves as a gathering space for community events.
HistoryIn 2013 the Burbank Child Development Center three and four year old preschool program was assimilated into Applewild as the Child Development Center at Applewild.
In September 2014, the Board opened Applewild's preschool at Devens.
HistoryIn September 2020, junior boarding students moved into the Flat Rock Dorm that was renovated from faculty housing.
The Flat Rock Dormitory is located at the top of the hill, adjacent to our athletic fields and neighboring conservation lands.
History2022 saw the expansion of Applewild’s preschool program offerings with the addition of a toddler room and toddler playground for children as young as 18 months old.
The Ansin building was also renovated, including the addition of new science labs and a makerspace classroom. The complete renovation of a View Street residence let the school open a second dorm to enhance the experience for Applewild’s residential students and staff.
History
a school full of voices, of happiness, of music - a place put to work
Charles Thomas Crocker III
How to get here
Crocker House
Enter at 120 Prospect Street. Park in the provided spaces on either end of the horseshoe driveway or in the lot behind the Stone Family Dining Hall. The Crocker House is the large white building with green shutters at the top of the hill.
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Marshall Building and Alumni Center for the Performing Arts Center
Enter at 98 Prospect Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420 and park in the lot alongside the building.
Devens Preschool Satellite Location
Enter the parking lot at 27 Jackson Road and use the main entrance for the building. Our classrooms are to the right as you enter the lobby.
- Athletics - Soccer & Lacrosse Fields
Located at the top of the hill past the Crocker House. Park on the circular driveway in front of Crocker House; follow the path up the hill to the fields adjacent to the dorms. - Athletics - Field Hockey Field
Located across the street from Crocker House. Park on the circular driveway in front of Crocker House; cross at the crosswalk and follow the path to the field below.
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