Who We Are

The Susan Odell Taylor School for Children is an independent school located on the east side of Troy. The Taylor School offers an exceptional educational choice to families with children in preschool through sixth grade. Within our community of learners, children are given the opportunity to participate in an engaging educational experience that allows each child to reach her/his potential.

The Taylor School is led by a Board of Trustees composed of parents and community members.  The Board of Trustees, along with the children, their families, our faculty, and friends in the wider community combine to make us a unique learning facility in the Capital District. Our dynamic approach to educating children within a caring, nurturing environment has been our hallmark.  

Susan Odell Taylor taught at The Children’s School at Emma Willard for seven years.   She was an exceptional teacher who freely shared her gifts and talents with the children she taught, as well as parents and colleagues.   Her classroom was a vibrant exciting place to be, warmed by her wonderful giggle and lit by the power of her smile.   Cooking lessons, science experiments, art projects- nothing was too much for Sue to undertake and she did it with enthusiasm and energy.   No one passing by could resist poking their head in to see what was going on in her classroom that day.   Sue died in 1997 after a valiant struggle with breast cancer. She is greatly missed and we are proud to be named after her.   At the Susan Odell Taylor School for Children, we continue the job that Sue was so dedicated to and did so well – the education of young children.