Programs

Children’s House

The Children’s House is a Primary school program designed for 3-6 years of age. Children at this age are eager to learn from new people and experiences. They absorb all the environment has to offer and it is our responsibility to ensure the world they experience is rich, safe, nurturing, and intelligent. The foundation of self-esteem and all future learning is constructed during these early years and the Primary Program is designed to take advantage of this powerful, formative period.

In the Children’s House, your child will be introduced to many different concepts and will learn both through observing and through direct interaction with our beautifully crafted materials.

Children learn to bake, sew, wash dishes, sweep, pour, and more with our lessons in Practical Life.
Activities that appeal and refine the senses are the focus of our Sensorial Exercises.
Your child will learn size, shape, composition, texture, temperature, weight, loudness or softness, and many other qualities as he or she works with these materials.
Language is taught through a specific progression of lessons that engage the senses–children learn letters and sounds through seeing, hearing, and touching them–and through immersion in a linguistically rich classroom environment.
Our Mathematics materials are designed to teach your child not only how, but why. Math is hands-on and our lessons teach number values and math operations though concrete materials that children touch and manipulate.
Lessons in Grace and Courtesy begin on the first day of school and are reinforced throughout the Primary level. Learning to respect one’s own work and the work of others, to wait one’s turn, and to handle materials gently and put them away neatly after using them–these and other lessons in Grace and Courtesy are essential to maintaining a quiet, respectful, and nurturing environment and to raising respectful and capable children.

Cosmic Explorers (Elementary)

The elementary program, for children ages 6 -12, is for the children to build upon the foundations they began in Children’s House. Through stories, children gain a deep appreciation for those who have come before us and a sense of pride that they are a part of the historical journey of life on this planet. This level of learning is called ‘Cosmic Education’ because the students discover the larger world around them and are eager to become a part of it. Their work becomes filled with awe and wonder and their questions guide their learning.

The teacher and the students work together to make sure that students master the basics of an age-appropriate curriculum while exploring areas of personal interest. Students record their work choices and set clear goals as part of their journey of independence at the elementary level.