Interior Hancock Shaker Village School Room Editorial Image

Though the early Shakers rejected formal schooling, by the early nineteenth century the northeastern Shaker communities had organized schools. The Hancock Shaker school district was formally established on March 2nd, 1820. It served as a school for children in the Shaker settlement and later as a public school. Shaker schools were highly regarded for quality and exacting standards. The exhibits in this building are hands-on and demonstrate many of the educational practices of the last 150 years.