Enrichment is at the core of the Stratton PTO

Working with the Stratton Librarian, the enrichment team has invited authors to speak to the students about their literary works.

Susan Tan - Winter 2025

Susan Tan is the author of the Pets Rule! and Cilla-Lee Jenkins series.

Christina Soontornvat - Spring 2022

Christina Soontornvat is an award-winning author and educator, best known for her popular Diary of an Ice Princess chapter book series.

Norah Dooley - Spring 2021

Norah Dooley visited virtually in Spring 2021. She is the author of the Everybody... books such as Everybody Cooks Rice, and Everybody Serves Soup.

Peter Reynolds - Spring 2019

Peter Reynolds visited in Spring 2019. He is the author of The Dot.

In 2021, Stratton invited artist Bren Bataclan to paint a mural on the container box on the school grounds. Introducing his drawing style to the students, he then guides them in creating elements that are then woven together into the mural.

Stratton invited Bren back again in 2025 to paint a new mural inside the school. This mural highlighted the students' contributions again, reflecting the school values of "Be Kind, Be Respectful. Be Safe".

Other past enrichment offerings include a residency by Circus Smirkus in Spring 2019.

Each grade also participates in field trips and in-school presentations or workshops related to the curriculum. Here is a selection of past and upcoming enrichment activities by grade.

• Kindergarten

  Ecotarium, Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm, Einstein's Workshop

• First Grade

  Discovery Museum, Museum of Science Planetarium, Eyes on Owls

• Second Grade

  Harvard Museum of Natural History, Children's Museum Japanese House, Mass Audubon Habitat, Wright-Locke Farm

• Third Grade

  Visit by Annawon Weeden, Jason Russell House, Concord Museum, Stone Zoo

• Fourth Grade

  NHP Lowell Mills, Mapparium, Mass Audubon

• Fifth Grade

  Fenway Park, Techsploration, Theatre Espresso