Days and Times

Fall 2024- Spring 2025

Program days: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8:30-12:30

Program start date: September 16, 2024

Program end date: May 30, 2025

*Enrollment/Materials Fee: $85 one time payment

Tuition Fees:

3 day program at $70/day for 36 weeks, can pay monthly

Total is $7,560 (or $840/month)

Closure days:

Friday, November 28th Thanksgiving Break

December 23rd- January 3rd Winter Break

*pay only ONE week closure

Monday, January 20th Martin Luther King, Jr

Monday, February 17th President’s Day

April 7th- April 11th Spring Break

May 26th Memorial Day

Summer 2025

*Priority registration ends January 30, 2025. Deposit due January 30th for priority registration.

Program days: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8:30-12:30

Program start date: June 9, 2025

Program end date: August 29, 2025

*Enrollment/Materials Fee: $70 one time payment

Tuition Fees:

$70/day for 12 weeks, can pay monthly

3-day program total is $2,520 (or $840/month)

Deposit: $420

Closure days:

Friday, July 4th

*Fall session to be posted in January. Will start September 15, 2025 and end May 29, 2026.

Flow of the day

8:30 Drop off & Wellness Check

8:45 Play & Explore

10 Clean up & Wash hands

10:15 Morning Meeting

10:30 Snack

11 Play & Explore

12:20 Conclusion/reflective meeting & read books

12:30 Pick up

Sample Activities

Nature observation- reflecting, breathing, and listening to our environment and ourselves will be a key component of the program. Observation is one of the fundamental skills needed for gathering scientific information and constructing meaning about our world.

Loose parts play- using a myriad of open ended materials to invigorate the imagination, imagine possibilities and investigate how things go together.

Storytelling- telling group stories will be a big part of the program. Children will explore a variety of topics through storytelling, not to mention a variety of ways to tell stories! Topics explored: sound-symbol correspondence, math, problem solving, social-emotional topics, social justice topics and more in the stories.

Fine motor strength & coordination creative arts- E.g. clay, beading, peg boards, tool use, wood working, & collage.

Reflective nature journals- teacher will model authentic and meaningful reasons to document findings and thoughts in journals to inspire the children’s use of their nature journals for observations and reflective practice.

Big body play- children will take their own risks in exploring nature and in their own development of group games.

Multi-sensory play- children will be invited to engage in a variety sensory activities such as digging, rock collecting, mud painting, splash painting, and rain play!