AYER's historic schoolhouse
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Ayer's historic sandy pond school
The Schoolhouse
The Schoolhouse
The Schoolhouse
Welcome to the home of the Sandy Pond School Association. Constructed in 1869 by the Town of Groton , Sandy Pond Schoolhouse was originally known as Groton's District #11 School. Following Ayer's separation from Groton in February 1871, it became part of the new Ayer school system. Listed on the National Register of Historic, Sandy Pond
Welcome to the home of the Sandy Pond School Association. Constructed in 1869 by the Town of Groton , Sandy Pond Schoolhouse was originally known as Groton's District #11 School. Following Ayer's separation from Groton in February 1871, it became part of the new Ayer school system. Listed on the National Register of Historic, Sandy Pond Schoolhouse is today Ayer's oldest public building, some two years older than Ayer itself.
Entering this little building today is like stepping into a time warp. The teacher’s desk at the front of the room, slate blackboards, rows of wooden student desks, tongue and groove birch flooring, kerosene lamps, plaster walls and ceiling, and the wood stove at the back of the room evoke memories of an earlier era.
The Association
The Schoolhouse
The Schoolhouse
Following the closing of Sandy Pond School in 1906, it was acquired by the newly formed Sandy Pond School Association. The founding members of SPSA were local residents, most of whom had attended Sandy Pond School. Their goal was to preserve the school in order to make use of it for reunions and other community events. The first Sandy
Following the closing of Sandy Pond School in 1906, it was acquired by the newly formed Sandy Pond School Association. The founding members of SPSA were local residents, most of whom had attended Sandy Pond School. Their goal was to preserve the school in order to make use of it for reunions and other community events. The first Sandy Pond School Annual Reunion took place on June 27, 1908. On December 22, 1908, the Town of Ayer officially conveyed the property to the newly formed Association for the price of $1.00.
Nearly 120 years later, SPSA continues to maintain and preserve Ayer's historic little schoolhouse. For a lively, thumbnail history of SPSA and the schoolhouse, please see our video, The Sandy Pond School Story.
What's New
The Schoolhouse
What's New
Special Open House!
Sandy Pond School will now be open year round thanks to a new, state of the art mini-split heating and cooling system! Come join us from 10-3 on Saturday, October 24 to celebrate this important new chapter in the schoolhouse's long history. Free, great family fun. For more details, click here.
New Video
See Teachers of Sa
Special Open House!
Sandy Pond School will now be open year round thanks to a new, state of the art mini-split heating and cooling system! Come join us from 10-3 on Saturday, October 24 to celebrate this important new chapter in the schoolhouse's long history. Free, great family fun. For more details, click here.
New Video
See Teachers of Sandy Pond School, our newest video. For more information, click here.
Students at the Schoolhouse
See what happens when 47 elementary school students from Page Hilltop visit Sandy Pond Schoolhouse. For more information, click here.
Pocket Forest
For more information on the new Pocket Forest, click here.
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Welcome to the Sandy Pond School Association
- Sandy Pond School will now be open year round! Come join us at a special Open House from 10-3 on Saturday, October 24 to see our new mini-split heating & cooling system, honor the sponsors who helped make it possible, and celebrate this important new chapter in the schoolhouse's history. Free family fun!
- For more info, click here.