Program

8:00 am – 3:00 pm – Regular Programming Hours

8:00 am – 8:30 am:  Drop off

Children and families are greeted as they arrive. Children say goodbye and independently take off shoes, put up their bags and personal items. Once settled, children wash their hands and look at books on the rug until most children have arrived. 

8:45 am – 9:00 am: Morning Mantras 

We start off our morning with a group gathering; singing and greeting each child, reviewing the FireFly agreements, and giving any group reminders or lessons.

9:00 am – 11:00 am: Morning Work Cycle/Time

Students choose work in the classroom. They may choose to work with a friend and with materials they have been shown before or take out new work and request a lesson from a trained teacher. 

Note: To Dr. Maria Montessori, “work” signified activity done with purpose and passion. Work time can include practicing and receiving lessons with the academic materials, writing or drawing an important message, painting on the easel, watering the indoor plants or reading a book…ideally it’s done with concentration and joy. It also looks different each day and work time!

11:00 am -12:00 pm: Outdoor time

Outside time in the backyard. This time can include: free play, art making, gardening, dancing or movement on the deck.

12:00 – 12:45 pm: Lunch – Transition to lunch, clean up, wash hands & eat lunch with friends

12:45 pm – 1:00 pm:   Transition to afternoon rest time

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Rest time – Children quietly and calmy rest and/or nap

Once younger children are settled, older children are invited to get up and quietly do work in the classroom and receive individual and small group lessons 

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: All children get up from rest, have an end of the day group lesson and/or read-aloud, and then prepare to go home.  

2:45 – 3:00 pm Pick up – Children leave as parents arrive for end of day pick up!

Extra Care

3:00 – 4:45 pm – After Care

Extra Care is available to enrolled families at an affordable but additional cost. Monthly or drop-in options are available.

Lunch & Snacks

We provide healthy snacks and families participant in a snack calendar.

Parents or guardians are responsible for sending a nutritious lunch with their child/children each school day.