Our preschool and kindergarten students in Heather’s Sunflower class work hard, and they enjoy the tasks of the day! Here they are busy preparing the dough for their Bread Day snack. They will each knead their own piece of dough on a floured surface and then enjoy with butter after they come out of the Continue reading.
In the Sparrow’s Nest nursery class, our littlest students have been busy working and playing–caring for their baby dolls, sharing warm snacks together, and swinging outside. This week they also spent lots of time cleaning their classroom together. The children are such strong workers and Ms. Shari encouraged the class parents and caregivers to put Continue reading.
If you missed Shari Carlson’s talk, you can watch the recording here: Shari talked about how we work to strengthen resilience in our Early Childhood program, and how parents can help their children develop this capacity. Thank you to everyone who joined in our conversation, and Shari welcomes any further conversation and questions! You can Continue reading.
We welcome families considering our Early Childhood Program for their child for the 2022-23 school year or beyond, to join us for an in person tour of our classrooms and campus. Our next tour will be on Wednesday, December 8 at 3:30 pm. Meet at our Turtle Lane Campus: 359 Turtle Lane, Shelburne, VT 05482 Continue reading.
We’ve had a busy week—building volcanoes in the sandbox, making our lanterns for our lantern walk, singing lantern songs, and feasting on bread and chamomile tea while staying cozy around our fire. We are all a bit sad not to be able to host our parents for the lantern walk this year, but we will Continue reading.
What a glorious day we all had today! We spent the early part of the morning out on the playground where the children were dropped off, and after we ate our snack and had a short circle time, we headed off into the forest. It was the perfect time to move from the sun to Continue reading.
Education Innovator Awards National School Choice Week: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Capital Plaza – 100 State Street, Montpelier, VT For the fourth-consecutive year, National School Choice Week will present cash prize Education Innovator Awards. This is an opportunity to showcase what is great about your school, educator, student, or parent. Attendance at NSCW is not Continue reading.
Sledding Adventures in Parent & Child The Robin’s Nest children enjoyed their time in the forest last week making welcoming snow people along our paths. They also worked hard with their strong arms and legs to roll snow boulders which they then carved into chairs to sit on and stairs to climb.
Each of us is one small light, but together we shine bright! Legend has it, on a cold wintry night, a Roman horse soldier came across a beggar. The beggar’s shadow was dim as he shivered in the bitter darkness with no food and no shelter. The soldier got down off his horse, tore his Continue reading.
From our Parent & Child Classes to our multi-age Preschool and Kindergarten classes, nature held wonders for all. Parent & Child Classes The parents and children of our Star Garden class enjoyed the last fall days. They filled their baskets with treasures from nature and collected apples from the tree. Back in the Parent & Continue reading.
