5-Day Pre-K / Kindergarten

Our combined Pre-K / Kindergarten classes offer a five-day a week school experience for children in a multi-age setting. This program meets children exactly where they are and grows them into the successful learners they are to become. Students often spend multiple years in the same classroom, resulting in continuity of care from one year to the next and opportunity to first learn from older peers and then to assist younger classmates in the following year.

Collaboration between the younger and older kindergarteners builds a sense of community. Purposeful activities and imitating the work of adult role models develop gross and fine motor skills, self-confidence, and trust in the world.

Pre-K / Kindergarten for 4 to 6 year olds
Class Size	16 students
One Lead Teacher & One Assistant	1:8 Adult to Child Ratio
5 Day a Week Schedule	Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 12:15 pm
Afternoon Care Available	Lunch Bunch Program 12:15 pm - 2:50 pm

(*Thursday dismissal is at 12:15pm for students in Pre-K – Grade 5, unless signed up for an aftercare program.)

Daily activities are rich with:

Storytelling, puppetry, singing, finger plays, poetry, and games
Artistic activity (watercolor painting, crayoning, beeswax modeling, wool, and woodcrafts)
Imaginative play and dramatization
Domestic arts (cooking, baking, sewing, washing, and cleaning)
Nature walks and developmental movement opportunities

5 Day Pre K Dandelion

5 Day Pre K Boats

Afternoon Lunch Bunch Program

For full-day Pre-K / Kindergarten students, the school offers a structured afternoon program from 12:15 pm to 2:50 pm on Mondays thru Wednesdays and on Fridays. Thursdays are half days. Parents are responsible for providing a nutritious lunch for their “lunch buncher," or families can take advantage of our wonderful lunch program, with daily meals prepared in-house by our own school chef. More information and lunch purchase forms can be found here. Advanced registration is necessary for the lunch bunch program.

Morning Rhythm

Creative free play (indoor or outdoor depending on the season)
Activities may include:
- Artistic work (painting/coloring/beeswax modeling)
- Baking (bread/birthday cake)
- Handwork (seasonal projects)
- Cooking (chopping fruits/vegetables)
- Domestic Arts (cleaning/gardening)
Tidy classroom
Circle time
Bathroom and hand-washing
Snack may include:
- Rice
- Oatmeal
- Whole grain bread
- Millet
- Corn bread with fruit salad (fall and spring) or vegetable soup (winter)
Clear table, sweep and wash dishes
Rest time and story
Bathroom and hand-washing
Outdoor play and hike

Dismissal for Half-Day Students

Afternoon Lunch Bunch Rhythm

Continued outdoor play
Bathroom and hand-washing
Lunch
Lunch clean up
Rest time with a story and lullabies
Outdoor play

Dismissal for Full-Day Students