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Enriching Little Minds and Bodies
Sign Language, Spanish, Yoga & Mindfulness, Orff-Inspired Music, and French are written into every week of the curriculum, in every room, from infants through Kindergarten Prep, not offered as add-ons, not sold separately. Each one has its own session, and the same words, signs, songs, and movements come back through the rest of the week: at circle time, at snack, and on the way outside. Young children learn through repetition and connection, so we build enrichment into the day rather than leaving it to one hour. Each experience supports a different area of development, which is why we teach all five. Families receive content to continue it at home, and everything is included in tuition.
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Linguistic Horizons

French & Spanish

Young children learn languages in a way adults cannot, which is why the early years are the time to begin. French and Spanish both hold a place in every room, every week, from the infant room onward.

We don't translate. Children meet the language directly, through gesture, picture, song, and a warm voice, the same way they learned their first one. A word arrives in its own session and then returns all week, at snack and on the way outside, until it belongs to them.

What they build is an ear for sounds their own language doesn't use, and the confidence that comes from being understood in more than one.

For families who want more, our Spanish Immersion program runs the full day in Spanish from age three.

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Every Day Brings a New Way to Grow

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ORFF Inspired Music

Children don't sit and listen to music here. They make it, clapping a rhythm before they can count it, singing a phrase before they can read it, and playing xylophones, drums, and their own hands. That approach comes from Carl Orff, the German composer whose method for teaching children starts from what they already do naturally: move, chant, repeat, and invent. The point isn't to produce musicians. A child who has kept a beat with fifteen other children has learned something about listening, timing, and working with a group without anyone needing to explain it first.
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Sign Language

American Sign Language runs in every room, every week, beginning in the infant room. For the youngest children it does something immediate: a child who can sign more, all done, or help can be understood months before those words can be spoken, reducing the frustration that comes with not yet being able to express a need. As children grow, signing stays with them, a second way to reach someone, and a first step toward the Deaf community whose language it is.
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Yoga & Mindfulness

Yoga runs in every room, every week, poses, breathing, and stillness scaled to the age in the room. Infants experience gentle movement with an adult; an older preschooler learns to notice a big feeling and use breathing to help regain calm. A child who can settle and rejoin the group is better able to listen, participate, and try the hard thing again.
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.