Parents will learn simple crafts and discuss child development as they supervise children during free play. Parents and children will join for a snack and circle activity with songs, finger plays and games. A short puppet play or story will close the morning followed by outdoor free play, weather permitting. The program is for children under four years of age and a parent. Up to eight parent-child couples will meet as a group.
Babies are welcome to come along.
Two mixed-age Early Childhood classrooms provide a safe, secure environment for children just beginning to learn how to play with others. In the Early Childhood classrooms, imaginative play, stories, crafts and wholesome snacks provide a comfortable rhythm for the young child. A seasons table, decorated with treasures from nature, helps mark the cycles of nature. In these classes the important work of childhood takes place. Children play and imitate and imagine - all the activities that strengthen their inner selves and prepare them for the academic work they will encounter in first grade.