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Ages 3 – 5 yrs
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Spanish Immersion

Where independence takes its first real steps, one decision, one friendship at a time.
What They're Learning

Spanish Leads the Day

In Spanish Immersion, 70% of the day happens in Spanish and 30% in English. Children hear Spanish, answer in it, and gradually think in it. It isn't a subject taught for an hour but the way the room works. They learn the same curriculum as every other classroom: the same weekly themes, the same books, the same questions.

Children join us with no Spanish at all, and that is expected. Language comes through gesture, picture, song and routine, the way a first language came. Over the first months, children begin following a story, making a request, and answering a friend.
Spanish Immersion classroom

Spanish All Day

Not a lesson. The language of instruction, play, snack, and everything between.
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The Same Curriculum

The same weekly themes as every Ecole 360 room, met entirely in Spanish.
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Understanding First

Comprehension comes before speech. We build it through gesture, song and routine, never translation.
Spanish Immersion

Two Languages, One Mind

English keeps growing at home and at school. Bilingual children gain, they don't trade.
A Typical Day

A Day in Our Spanish Immersion Classroom

Every day brings rhythm, discovery, and connection. Activities and timing may vary based on each child's needs and classroom dynamics.

Arrival & Welcome

Children are greeted by name, choose their own hello at the Greetings Menu, claim a classroom job, and hear the day's headline before settling in.

Breakfast

Fresh, organic food shared at the table together. Manners and healthy habits are taught here, not assumed.

Morning Spark

The week's theme opens with a big question, a read-aloud, and the day's first wondering, setting the tone for everything that follows.

Work Time & Small Groups

Children move through Language & Literacy, Math & Science Discovery, Reading & Story, Art & Creative Expression, and Real-Life Skills, with interest areas open all week.

Enrichment

One enrichment every day, Sign Language, Spanish, Yoga, Orff-Inspired Music, or French, five enrichments across the week.

Outside Time

Twenty to thirty minutes outdoors by rotation, or our indoor movement space when the weather keeps us in.

Lunch

Fresh, organic food. Trying something new is celebrated, "no thank you" is respected, and children clear their own places.

Rest & Quiet Time

Bodies rest while early risers read, draw, and work quietly beside them.

Afternoon Snack

The third meal of the day, fresh fruit and whole foods, poured and passed by the children themselves.

Twilight — Wind-Down

The day closes with what we noticed, what we made, and one quiet piece of work before the afternoon continues.

Family Connections & Departure

Interest areas stay open, families are greeted and updated at the door, and every departure happens by name.
See It In Action

Inside Our Discovery Preschool Classroom

A few moments from a typical week — learning centers, enrichment, outdoor play.
Sample Daily Schedule — Toddlers

Times are anchors, not alarms. The rhythm is the same every day; the pace follows the children.

Time Moment What Happens
6:30 AM Arrival & Welcome Greeted by name, hellos chosen at the Greetings Menu, jobs claimed, and the day's headline read.
8:30 Breakfast Fresh, organic food at a shared table. Manners and healthy habits are taught here, not assumed.
9:00 Morning Spark The week's theme opens, the big question, the read-aloud, and the day's first wondering.
9:20 Work Time & Small Groups Language & Literacy · Math & Science Discovery · Reading & Story · Art & Creative Expression · Real-Life Skills. Interest areas stay open all week.
Daily Enrichment One every day, Sign Language · Spanish · Yoga · Orff-Inspired Music · French, five enrichments across the week.
Morning Outside Time 20–30 minutes by rotation, or our indoor movement space when the weather keeps us in.
11:45 Lunch Fresh, organic food. Trying something new is celebrated, "no thank you" is respected, and children clear their own places.
12:20–2:30 Rest & Quiet Time Bodies rest. Early risers read, draw, and work quietly beside them.
2:30 Waking & Small Groups Slow waking at each child's own pace, cots away by their own hands, then small groups.
3:00 Afternoon Snack The third meal of the day, fresh fruit and whole foods, poured and passed by the children.
Afternoon Outside Time 20–30 minutes by rotation, or our indoor movement space.
3:30 Twilight — Wind-Down The day closes: what we noticed, what we made, and one quiet piece of work.
Until 6:00 PM Choice Time & Goodbyes Interest areas stay open, families greeted and updated at the door, and every departure by name.
6:30 AM
Arrival & Welcome
Greeted by name, hellos chosen at the Greetings Menu, jobs claimed, and the day's headline read.
8:30
Breakfast
Fresh, organic food at a shared table. Manners and healthy habits are taught here, not assumed.
9:00
Morning Spark
The week's theme opens, the big question, the read-aloud, and the day's first wondering.
9:20
Work Time & Small Groups
Language & Literacy · Math & Science Discovery · Reading & Story · Art & Creative Expression · Real-Life Skills.
Daily
Enrichment
One every day, Sign Language · Spanish · Yoga · Orff-Inspired Music · French.
Morning
Outside Time
20–30 minutes by rotation, or our indoor movement space when the weather keeps us in.
11:45
Lunch
Fresh, organic food. Trying something new is celebrated, "no thank you" is respected.
12:20–2:30
Rest & Quiet Time
Bodies rest. Early risers read, draw, and work quietly beside them.
2:30
Waking & Small Groups
Slow waking at each child's own pace, cots away by their own hands, then small groups.
3:00
Afternoon Snack
The third meal of the day, fresh fruit and whole foods, poured and passed by the children.
Afternoon
Outside Time
20–30 minutes by rotation, or our indoor movement space.
3:30
Twilight — Wind-Down
The day closes: what we noticed, what we made, and one quiet piece of work.
Until 6:00 PM
Choice Time & Goodbyes
Interest areas stay open, families greeted and updated at the door, and every departure by name.
Throughout the day: diapering every two hours and whenever needed · bathroom whenever asked · potty training follows each child's individual plan

ORFF Music

Inspired by the Orff Schulwerk approach developed by German composer and educator Carl Orff, children explore music through movement, rhythm, singing, storytelling, and hands-on musical experiences. The program supports creativity, self-expression, communication, listening skills, and social development while fostering a lifelong appreciation for music.

Fun Fact: The Orff approach teaches music the same way children learn language—through exploration, imitation, movement, and play.

Yoga & Mindfulness

Through yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and breathing techniques, children develop focus, balance, self-regulation, and emotional well-being. Beginning in our youngest classrooms, these practices help children build healthy habits that support both physical and mental wellness throughout life.

Family Feedback: Many families share that children bring these techniques home, using breathing exercises and mindfulness strategies independently in everyday situations.

French & Spanish

Through engaging, age-appropriate experiences, children are introduced to new languages and cultures while developing communication skills, confidence, and global awareness. Early exposure to multiple languages also supports cognitive development, problem-solving, creative thinking, and executive functioning skills.

Fun Fact: Children can naturally acquire multiple languages simultaneously during early childhood. Research suggests that young children have the remarkable ability to learn several languages with native-like proficiency when exposed consistently from an early age.

Sign Language

Introduced beginning in our infant program, sign language helps children communicate their needs, reduce frustration, build confidence, and support early language development.

Fun Fact: Research shows that sign language can strengthen communication skills and support language development long before children are able to express themselves fully with words.