Once per week, 9:30-11:00
Ages: up to 3
A gentle morning of free-play, circle time, snacks and socialization for the parent/caregiver and child eases the transition from home to preschool.
Nursery
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 9:00-12:30
Ages: 3s and 4s
Our program revolves around imaginative play, outdoor exploration, self-care and learning to be individuals within a community. This time focuses on using our senses, hands, voices, and imaginations to interact with and learn from our environment. Children are guided gently through experiences of socialization and introduced to win/win conflict resolution practices.
Primary I (5s)
Monday & Tuesday, 9:00-2:30, Wed. & Thursday, 9:00-12:30
Primary II (6s)
Monday - Thursday, 9:00-2:30
Through nature-oriented projects, observation, reflection, song, movement and ritual, children experience their abilities and are encouraged to grow and discover across the spectrum of multiple intelligences. Facilitators’ introduction and children’s natural curiosities give way to explorations in language, math and science.
Monday - Friday, 9:00-2:30
Facilitators and students co-create multi-dimensional studies of varying length and magnitude. Using the real world as part of our classroom, students develop their aptitudes and skills organically. In order to engage a child across multiple intelligences, we use a rich variety of methods to learn about traditional academic subject matter. Every day, we encourage problem solving, critical and creative thinking, care for the environment and community building.
We rely upon regular observation and narrative description to witness and support a child’s growth. We do not use tests or grades as measures of success.
We regard the ability to assess each child’s readiness for academic concepts and skills as central to our philosophy and meet with the child and parents to best determine the placement of each child into an appropriate program.
Wellspring Community School accepts all students on a provisional basis and if at any time the faculty and staff find that the school’s collective resources do not sufficiently serve the child’s emotional and educational needs, we reserve the right to advise the family to seek more appropriate educational opportunities for their child.