This week, our toddlers planted seeds and fully embraced the experience. As they dug in the soil and sorted seeds, they practiced independence and developed practical life skills through purposeful, hands-on work. This activity also provided rich sensory exploration, as the children engaged with the smell of the soil, the texture of the seeds, and...Read More
We began the week with our Music Program, showcasing the music and movement Early Childhood has been practicing, then having the opportunity to watch the older students perform. In the classroom, we introduced one of our final culminating practical life lessons, Making Cinnamon Bread! This work integrates many of the practical life skills we have...Read More
What a BUSY week! We started off enjoying our school’s band concert, the children always love watching and hearing the instruments. Our last two Geography Units were presented, My World and My Universe, encouraging students to study all the continents, waters, bead maps and continent pin punching! My Universe focuses primarily on the planets, solar...Read More
We started the week off enjoying our school’s band concert, the children always love watching and hearing the instruments. Geography lessons included reviewing the entire world and continents and then exploring our universe! These lessons included learning about our solar system, planets, moons, constellations, and galaxies! In observance of Cinco De Mayo we read books...Read More
The month of April has quickly come to an end and May is in full swing! The lower elementary teachers and students have been hard at work in preparation for this final month of the school year. New to our word study shelf is the abbreviations unit. Though this unit may sometimes be a challenging...Read More
The month of April has quickly come to an end and May is in full swing! The lower elementary teachers and students have been hard at work in preparation for this final month of the school year. New to our word study shelf is the abbreviations unit. Though this unit may sometimes be a challenging...Read More
This week, our toddlers explored pounding work and painting within the classroom environment. As they engaged in pounding work, they strengthened their hand-eye coordination, refined wrist movements, and developed fine motor control through purposeful, hands-on activity. The children also explored painting on a new variety of materials, including paper plates. Exploring different textures and...Read More
What a busy week of study and exploration! In geography, our new continent of study was Australia. Students explored the animals, people and culture of this continent using works such as the bead maps, 3-part nomenclature cards and regional maps of Australia. In Practical Life, fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination skills were honed as...Read More
