Just a few spots left!

Still a few openings available for Fall 2011! Please inquire:
jesanthonis@gmail.com

Hours of Operation...

Our Morning Garden~
Wednesday,Thursday,Friday 8:30 -12:30 with extended day 12:30-3:15
2 day option available, 5 day option available if needed*

{About our Playschool}

{About our Playschool}


Our Mission~
To provide a caring environment for nourishing children's senses through imaginative work and play, seasonal celebrations and crafts. Children will learn to care for themselves and their environment through daily activities and a group dynamic that resembles the way a family works together. Our small program allows us to know and care for each child.

Our space~
Our space is a great little cape with ample fenced in backyard space, perennial garden beds, vegetable garden and chicken coop. We have a great small Cedarworks play structure and a sandbox.We have a picnic bench for snacking and working outside weather permitting.

Festivals & Celebrations~
We will celebrate the festivals by season and make seasonal crafts during the weeks before the celebrations. We will also invite the parents to join in on some of the festivals like Soltice Spiral and Lantern Walk. We will also celebrate each child's birthday (or half birthday if they are a summer baby) and invite parents and siblings to join us in those celebrations.

Crafts~
We will always have crafts according to season that replace the other activity of the day sometimes. Recently in our class we have planted wheatgrass, felted eggs, made beeswax snails with a real shell and I have done some hand sewing with our 5 year old...just to name a few. I'm a big crafter so those projects are always a delight to weave into our natural rhythm.  Each child will have a craft basket with an ongoing project that they can work on at their own pace throughout the year.

Natural Toys~
Our toys are made from all natural products such as wood and wool. We bring in as much of the natural world as possible to bring warmth to the children's play. Many of our toys are made in Maine by local crafters.

Our Food~
We will prepare most of our meals with the children as part of the days work. All our food will be Organic and Whole. We encourage the children to bring a vegetable to contribute for soup days. We have apple trees, a cherry tree and a pear tree and will use those fruits when in season. We also have laying hens that will provide enough eggs for our week. Children with wheat/gluten/dairy or other intolerances will be provided with a yummy and healthful alternative.

Parent & Child classes on Mondays!

Parent & Child Program
Mondays 9:00 ~ 11:30

Our Parent and Child class enables parents and caregivers to bring their children to school to explore together the wonderful world of the young child. We provide a gentle structure within which babies and toddlers (up to young 3-year-olds) can begin to experience the world outside of the home with the security of a parent or caregiver nearby. It is a wonderful introduction to Waldorf Parenting and the classroom.

Parent Child is also a great support to new mothers and fathers who will find companionship in meeting and talking with other parents of young children.
We will bake bread on this day and have a small seasonal craft or handwork project that the parents can work on while the children are free to explore and play.

This is a weekly session and begins Monday Sept. 12th.
Fall Sessions of Parent & Child run from 9/12 to 12/12

{This fall we have the opportunity to clean, card and spin local wool into yarn. This may seem like an undertaking with small children about, but parents will be surprised how much can get done while the children play quietly or look on in amazement, some older children may join in where appropriate}

around the cottage...

OPEN HOUSE!

Join us Sunday July 31st
from 11:30 until 3:30
for an informational gathering and tour of our new space!
Yummy food and homemade popsicles on the house!
Special guests The Big Dipper String Band!

the hens make their way out today!

{photos by stella photography}