Arts & Crafts

Art is open ended and child driven.  During art time, children find their expression and discover possibilities.  Crafts are process driven and teacher led.  During Craft time, children practice following directions and learn new skills.

 

Cooking and Eating

Our students regularly help prepare our snacks and meals.  Our homeade soups and pizzas are particular favorites.  We practice table manners and try new cuisines while enjoying each other's company.  We eat healthy, balanced meals made with lots of locally produced (often our own garden) & organic foods.

 

Creative Play

From funhouses, haunted houses and forts to sword training and space camp, a large portion of each week is devoted to spaces where kids can play and imagine, investigate and grow.

 

Field Trips

Field trips and neighborhood walks to the parks and levees build the confidence of students and cultivate an eagerness in them to know the world.  There is typically one field trip per month and several neighborhood walks per week.

 

Gardening

We garden year round and eat the food we grow year round as well.  The kids enjoy planting, watering, weeding, havesting and watching the bugs.  We also like eating the harvest.

 

Language Arts

Storybooks, finger plays, puppet shows, puzzles and songs bring language and letters into the lives of our students.   They learn language without knowing that they are learning.

 

Math & Science 

Our students are busy experimenting with physics & chemistry - observing botany and zoology - measuring, estimating, counting & constructing.

 

Physical Arts

The Academy will inspire students to pursue a life of fitness activities and healthy decisions.