Choosing an early experience for a child can be stressful and confusing.  There are many choices available to parents including traditional, Montessori, cooperative and everything in between.  

 

At the Learning Loft Preschool, we have chosen to employ only certified teachers with extensive experience in the classroom, so that our students are exposed to the best of what can be offered.   Because of this, we feel we have struck the perfect balance of programming, focused on experiential play-based learning, as well as skills and routines aimed at preparing students for success not only for public kindergarten, but the larger world as well.

 

Across all programs, we are heavily invested in providing students with hands-on and real-life experiences to the greatest extent possible.  We choose theme-based units throughout the year to investigate, as well as teach life-skills.  We systematically cover concepts such as self-control, listening skills, sharing, patience, friendship and many more.  We incorporate the arts, music, movement and creative crafts, as well as literacy and math skills.  Whenever possible, we invite experts to our classroom to share their experiences and knowledge, and periodically we take field trip adventures to experience our world even further.

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We have two distinct programs available to families.

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Our 3-4 year old program meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  The main focus of this program is to provide a space where children begin to learn about how to interact with others.  We emphasize social connections, use of language, and self-help skills. Students in this class do not take off-property field trips however, we make every attempt to bring experiences to them, as well as spend extra time engaging their senses in nature with nature walks, and other more scientific investigations.

 

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Our 4-5 year old program meets on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.  This program aims to build off of the concepts gained in the 3-4 year old program by expanding on our social and academic skills. Curriculum in this class systematically introduces letters and math concepts in a developmentally appropriate and evidence-based progression.  Students do occasionally take field trips, as well as engage with experts enlisted to visit our school. The goal of this program is to have students ready for Kindergarten both socially and academically at the end of the school year.

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Occasionally families opt to send their preschooler for an additional "red shirt" year.  In this case, our older students may be invited to participate in our program for 5 days.  If this is an option that you are interested in for your child, please feel free to reach out!

 

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