Preschool program
Weekly schedule
Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:15 pm
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We offer the children a breathing-like rhythm to our day together – breathing in, as with listening to a story or painting, and breathing out, as in running and playing. In and out, in and out, throughout the day.
Rhythm of the Day
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8:30 Arriving and morning tea
8:40 Activity of the day
9:00 Free play
9:40 Clean up
9:50 Morning Circle
10:10 Breakfast
10:30 Outside play
11:30 Clean up, washing hands
11:45 Story time/puppet show
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Bathroom and Nap preparation
12:45 Nap time
2:30 Snack
3:00 Outside play and pick up
3:15 Aftercare free play
4:00 Evening activity
4:30 Evening tea
4:45 Free play, pick up
5:15 End of the day
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Wednesday - field trip
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MONDAY
Painting day
Introduce colors, tools, appropriate grip. We are painting with reverence to the process
TUESDAY
Soup day
We call it "Stone soup". Each child makes a contribution for that delicious soup by bringing a favorite vegetable from home.
WEDNESDAY
Nature walk
Each Wednesday we take our backpacks with tasty lunches and go to explore nature in the forest, farms, and gardens.
Thursday
Making day Baking day
We make a bread together. Bake it and eat it with friends.
Friday
Making day
We boost our creativity with natural gifts we brought from our field trips. We make seasonal crafts or continue with longer-term craft projects.
Here is a story of this month...
There was once a little boy, just about your size.
He wanted to have some adventures, so he climbed into his sailing boat. And set sail across the sparkling blue sea.
He had not sailed very far when he reached an island covered with giant rocks. He left his boat on the shore and started to climb the rocks....read more
In order to keep our children, staff, and families safe and health during the COVID-19 pandemic time we replaced some activities and increased outside time. For more information call us 209-650-0780.