Preschool: Supporting Increasing Independence and Preparing for Abstract Thinking
Our mixed-age preschool classrooms invite children 36 months to 6 years of age to enjoy hands-on activities that support their growing independence. The Practical Life curriculum supports self-care (such as washing hands, preparing food, pouring) and care of the environment as students refine and develop coordination of thought, movement, and functional independence.
Beautiful, sunlit rooms contain inviting learning materials for education in language, mathematics, geography, art, music, science, and more. Sensorial materials lay the foundations for education in mathematics and the sciences. Social graces are continually modeled and practiced in the Primary classroom community.
Each classroom includes an adjacent outdoor garden area, allowing students to freely move between the classroom and the outdoors – to enjoy nature, garden, and engage in movement activities in the fresh air. Children keep rain gear handy, allowing for outdoor exploration in all weather conditions.
Our campus includes a spacious outdoor play park furnished with play structures, a large sandbox, a bike track and bicycles & tricycles, a small soccer field, a basketball hoop & blacktop court, picnic tables, a performance stage and climbing boulders, all interspersed in a natural setting of gardens, trees, and native plants.