We are pleased to welcome you to the Odyssey Day School website. We invite you to explore our school both online and in person. When you visit us, you will see that at ODS, we celebrate who children are and who they are becoming. Through our developmental approach to teaching, and our engaging, hands-on, interdisciplinary and theme-based curriculum and enrichment programs, children discover themselves and develop confidence and talent through a combination of their own efforts and the guidance of a caring, skilled teaching staff. Building strong foundations in citizenship and character is integral to our mission, as is nurturing each child’s natural curiosity and love of learning. Our students and faculty are known for their capacity to genuinely care for one another, to be imaginative and creative, to be critical thinkers, to have fun, and to be naturally supportive of our school community and the larger world beyond it.

Whether your child enters in preschool or in the elementary grades, students at ODS develop wholesome, strong friendships and experience a distinct sense of camaraderie in our small, close-knit community. Our teachers are experts in child development, and are able to tailor instruction to the style and tempo that serves each child best. Small, multi-age classrooms allow for differentiated instruction, individual attention for all students, extra challenge for gifted students, and opportunities for children to alternate years of being the mentor and the new kid on the block, looping with the same teacher, a beneficial experience for all involved.

Located in Wakefield, Massachusetts, ODS draws its students from at least 20 cities and towns in addition to Wakefield, including Reading, Melrose, Stoneham, Andover, Winchester, and many others. We are a diverse community of families whose backgrounds add greatly to the texture of the school and the academic and social experience for all.

We take our motto “Parents and Teachers as Partners” very seriously, understanding that children thrive when there is a mutually trusting, supportive relationship between home and school. There is much communication between teachers and parents, as well as many opportunities for parents to become involved at Odyssey Day School and to form the same kinds of substantive friendships with other parents that the students make with each other. The goal at ODS is for everyone to be well-known and integrated fully into the community. Many schools make the claim, but few really are like extended families. Odyssey Day School is just that. It is a place where children can be children…free of excessive peer pressure, enjoying their childhoods, and in no race to grow up too fast, too soon. It is a safe haven from many of the problems encountered elsewhere…a place where parents and staff provide the mutual guidance necessary for children to navigate their complex social worlds with support, reassurance and acceptance. Here at ODS, children grow into young men and women who believe in themselves and know how to interact with adults, advocate for themselves, and problem-solve in both academic and real-world ways.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about Odyssey Day School or if we can be of further assistance to you as you consider our school. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss with you any matters that pertain to the potential enrollment of your child at any time. We look forward to meeting you soon.