Grand Reopening of Sandy Pond Schoolhouse

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Join us for the grand reopening of Ayer’s newly restored historic Sandy Pond Schoolhouse.

Saturday, May 18, 2024 (10 AM-3 PM)
Where: 150 Sandy Pond Road, Ayer, MA 01432
Rain Date: Sunday, May 19

A Free Community-Wide Event to Celebrate the Grand Reopening of Ayer’s Restored Historic Schoolhouse

The Day: May 18, 2024

Speakers
Live Music
Tours of the Restored Schoolhouse
Coffee & Baked Goods
Activities for Children
Fun for All

Ayer’s Little Red Schoolhouse

Ayer’s oldest public building
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Open as a single room schoolhouse 1869-1906
Owned & maintained by SPSA volunteers since 1908
Now restored & ready for its next 150 years

What You’ll See on May 18
When the final remaining tasks are completed this spring, Sandy Pond Schoolhouse will be ready for its next 150 years. Complementing the classroom restoration completed earlier, the ell has also been restored and is now fully accessible. New features include painstakingly hand restored windows, an accessible washroom with hot and cold running water, an accessible entrance, and more.

May 18 will be a time to celebrate a restored Sandy Pond Schoolhouse. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to tour the newly restored schoolhouse. You’ll learn a little more about its role in Ayer history and have some fun in the process. Food, fun and a little bit of history. Be there or be square.

What Lies Ahead

From the beginning, our major goal has been to make the schoolhouse available as a venue for community activities. This is a role it served for many years following its 1908 purchase by SPSA. Lectures, meetings, musical performances, and at least one art auction were regularly held at the schoolhouse. Now this will once again be possible.

In addition, we are delighted to announce the launch of a new program under which local elementary school students will spend a day at Sandy Pond Schoolhouse.
Modeled after similar programs at other single room schoolhouses, this program will provide students with a taste of schooling in an earlier era. It is being developed in collaboration with Page-Hilltop instructors and administration. The target launch date is the fall of 2024.

For information about a similar program please see

The 1850 Schoolhouse Day—For Needham’s 3rd graders, Fall is back to school time, as in way back.

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