Aurora, New York
Twenty-five students.
One very large curriculum.
An independent day school for Pre-K through grade 8, where classes are small enough that everyone builds the trebuchet, and everyone gets a part in the play.
Quick links for current families
- Pre-K to 8 One school, nine grades
- 6 to 1 Students to every teacher
- Since 1990 In Aurora, New York
Life at Peachtown
Everyone builds it. Everyone is in it.
Classes are small enough that no one sits out. Every student takes a part in the play, a turn at the workbench, and a sample from the lake.
EngineeringBuilding a trebuchetDesigned, built and fired in the field behind the school. 
DramaStaging ShakespeareThe whole school puts on a play each year, sets and costumes included. 
Field scienceTesting the lakeStudents sample and monitor the watershed the school sits above. 
MathematicsTessellations by handGeometry you can hold, cut and fitted until the plane closes. 
Language artsA marked-up scriptEvery part blocked and annotated by the student playing it.
What we are for
A Peachtown education promotes personal responsibility and self-reliance, as well as a sense of family, tolerance and community. Children learn at a pace that challenges, but does not intimidate or bore.
From the school
All news-
Another Successful Show!
Youth theater is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn more about each other and themselves.
-
The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress
We are very proud of our Peachtown Players and their fantastic performance of The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress at the Morgan Opera House on June 5th.
-
Update Regarding the Wells College Closure
2/3/2025 We continue to grieve the closure of Wells College and like our neighbors at the Community Medical Center, we are patiently waiting to learn more about the fate of the cam...