Friendship Garden Nursery School

Students spend a majority of their day outdoors. All activities are outdoors, weather permitting. After a morning greeting, the day begins with your child having the opportunity to engage in a discovery area of his/her choice. Inviting centers for your child to choose from for either individual or group play include: books/puzzles, small manipulative activities, writing , math/science activities, play dough, media table, construction (blocks, legos, mobilo, k’nex etc.), an opened ended dramatic play center and a reading nook. Activities at this time are self directed with advance preparation by the educator in setting the environment. Children are exposed to and can chose to sit for a short period of time for an engaging group time. During group time, your child’s educator introduces the class to a variety of fun music and movement, songs, poems, finger plays, stories, natural seasonal themes and child directed areas of interest. Preschool concepts such as letter sound recognition, color, shape, number, weather (etc.) are woven naturally into the curriculum.

Toddlers are welcomed into their warm home like environment for a day of discovery. As the preschool group, toddlers spend a majority of their day outdoors exploring out natural world.