Early Childhood
Our Nursery and Kindergarten classrooms lay a foundation of beauty and creativity for the young child. Children engage in songs, stories, puppet shows, rhythmic games, dramatic play, outdoor play, and nature walks. These activities cultivate language, memory, imagination, fine and gross motor skills, coordination, and concentration, and set the stage for academics and problem-solving in the grades.
A typical day begins in the play yard, followed by more outdoor time: a short walk for animal care or creative play in the forest. Once they are back inside, the children engage in imaginative play with dolls and toys made of natural materials. They help prepare an organic snack, then participate in circle songs, games, and finger plays. Stories come to life with puppet shows and lyre music. The afternoon program offers a lunch period, rest, and additional indoor and outdoor playtime.
Nursery Programs: ages 3 and 4
Morning Program: 8:45am - 12:30pm
Afternoon Program: 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Kindergarten Program: ages 5 and 6
Morning Program: 8:35am - 12:30pm
Afternoon Program: 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Afternoon program is available only to children enrolled in the Morning Program.
Nursery children must be 3 years old by October 1.
First-grade ready children will have turned 6 years old by June 1, prior to entering 1st grade.
““I love teaching here because it is in the in-between moments that we get to experience the spark of true education igniting. The moments when, walking through the woods, a child discovers that a leaf-bud is opening, when for so many winter months, it was just a bare branch. ‘Look! it’s a baby leaf! Spring is coming!’
Our classrooms are larger than four walls and our curriculum embraces experience and participation at its core.” ”
