Welcome to Gathering Waters
At Gathering Waters, K–12 students discover their strengths, explore the wider world, and grow into curious, capable, and responsible individuals.
Through a rich blend of academics, arts, practical work, outdoor learning, and community engagement, our students build a strong foundation for lifelong learning and purposeful lives.
Take a Virtual Walk Through the Grades
KINDERGARTEN
A warm and joyful start to school, our Kindergarten lets children explore, create, and grow at their own pace. Daily rhythms, stories, movement, and meaningful work help them build the foundations they’ll carry into the grades.
LOWER SCHOOL (1–5)
Our Lower School blends steady rhythms, clear expectations, and learning that engages the whole child. Through stories, movement, and hands-on work, students build skills while exploring the world with curiosity.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL (6–8)
Middle School builds more independence and a growing sense of responsibility. Engaging in challenging academics through conversation, projects, and the arts, students discover new strengths in themselves and each other.
HIGH SCHOOL (9–12)
At GWHS, students grow into capable thinkers, confident communicators, and responsible young adults. They gain confidence in who they are and how they want to contribute—preparing them for college and life beyond.
Now accepting applications for 2026–2027
Application materials due by February 9th. Enrollment Lottery is February 16th!
Discovering Ourselves Through the Outside World
Gathering Waters students are often spotted out and about in the neighborhood—walking to Russell Park, Robin Hood Park, the library, the Community Kitchen, and more. Some days we even load up the vans for a local adventure or an occasional overnight trip!
At Gathering Waters, we like to get outside to learn. Whether it’s walking the murals of downtown Keene, competing in the fifth-grade Pentathlon in Saratoga Springs, going on a whale watch, seeing the sights of NYC, or camping on Hermit Island for a week, we aim to experience what we’re studying—seeing it, sensing it, and learning it in context.
Trips & Outdoors
Gathering Waters students visit Camp Glen Brook in Marlborough, NH throughout the year to explore the land, strengthen class community, and deepen their understanding of what they study in school. Each trip is thoughtfully connected to the curriculum to nurture curiosity, confidence, and a sense of belonging in the natural world.
Camp Glen Brook
Gathering Waters partners with Kroka Expeditions in Marlow, NH to bring students into the wilderness for purposeful, skill-building journeys that strengthen community and deepen learning. These immersive days include farming, rock climbing, orienteering, and hands-on discovery—sometimes even expedition travel!
Kroka Expeditions
“Gathering Waters fills a need in our community as a school that strives to serve students from grades K-12 in an integrated approach to education with a strong foundation in math, science and the arts. As a grandparent, I see firsthand the success of this program and am so glad we have it available to us here in Keene.”
-Katie S., Grandparent
Stepping Into the World with Confidence
LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
Students leave Gathering Waters with a strong sense of who they are and how they can contribute to the world. Their grounding in clear thinking, creative work, and responsible community life prepares them for college, trades, gap years, or their own ventures and supports them in the wide range of relationships and responsibilities ahead.
In accordance with RSA 193-B:3,ii(m) Gathering Waters Chartered Public School will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic or marital status, genetic information, pregnancy and pregnancy-related medical conditions in the selection of students or staff, access to its educational programs and activities, with respect to employment terms and conditions or in the administration of the school or in any other way that is prohibited by law.