During the first stage of childhood children are learning and experiencing the world primarily through physical activity. The nurturing environment and daily gentle rhythm of the early childhood programs at Sea Star provide plenty of opportunity for children to learn and engage meaningfully through purposeful work, exploration and creative free play.

Children are engaged through practical work such as grinding wheat, kneading bread, chopping vegetables, gardening, sewing, and simple wood working.

Every morning the children gather in circle for finger plays, movement, song, verses and rhymes to inspire a love of language and develop fine and gross motor skills. Mid-morning, a wholesome, organic snack is shared at a beautifully set table.

Daily free play, indoors and outdoors, supports each child to trust their initiative, inspiration, and ability to solve problems as they create worlds with their imaginations while connecting to each other and with nature.

An artistic activity such as crayoning, water color painting or beeswax modeling is woven into each day. The morning draws to a close with the teacher telling a story, a time for listening and quiet reflection. Stories are told from memory, and special attention is paid to the words chosen and their pronunciation, to fully engage the children’s imaginations.

Sequencing, sensory integration, eye-hand coordination, appreciating the beauty of language and other basic skills necessary for the foundation of academic excellence are fostered in this truly natural, loving and creative environment.

	BUTTERCUP NURSERY Ages 3 -4
	MORNING GLORY KINDERGARTEN Ages 4 - 6
	* Applications are currently being accepted and places in this program are limited.