PreSchool
At this phase of childhood, the young child learns primarily through encounter, imitation, discovery, and play. In our preschool program children are provided with a secure, caring, and structured home-like environment to begin their school years. Teachers and the classroom community create a safe and meaningful environment where children hear stories, see puppet shows, sing, bake bread, make soup, learn to make beautiful and useful things, explore nature, build houses and structures out of natural materials, and celebrate seasonal festivals. What the children see, touch, hear, and experience is transformed-through their inherent power of imitation-into individual and small-group creative play, which is the work of the young child. Our preschool program serves children ages 2 years 9 months to 4 years 6 months by June 1 prior to desired entry. Parents may choose 2, 3 or 5 day programs based on availability. Now accepting applications for Fall 2010.
Daily Schedule
| 8:25 - 8:40 | Welcome | |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Morning Circle |  |
| 9:15 - 10:10 | Morning Circle: singing, verses, movement, seasonal activities |
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| 10:10 - 10:20 | Clean-up | |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Rest / Bathroom / Hand Washing | |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Mid-morning Meal and Clean up | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Outside Play | |
| 12:00 -12:20 | Story / Beeswax / Puppet show or Play | |
| 12:20 - 12:30 | Clean-up and Goodbye |
Weekly Schedule
| Day | Activity | *Snack |  |
| Monday | Painting/Eurythmy | Oatmeal/Fruit | |
| Tuesday | Vegetable Preparation | Rice/Vegetables | |
| Wednesday | Soup Preparation | Soup | |
| Thursday | Bread Baking | Bread/ Fruit | |
| Friday | Park | Seasonal muffins/ Fruit |
This schedule is a general outline of the day and week in the kindergarten. It is a guideline that provides a predictable rhythm for the children. However, we recognize the need to adapt to the variables of each day taking into account the seasons, weather, festival life, and the mood and energy of the children, for which we adjust accordingly.
Craft activities and coloring are available for children during the creative play time
* If your child has special dietary needs please give them to us in writing so that we can work out a suitable alternative arrangement, if necessary.
Program Faculty
We are very pleased to introduce Marcy Summers as the Director of our preschool program. Marcy was born in Oakland, California and grew up in La Jolla, California. She received her BA in Comparative Literature from United States International University and spent part of her college years in England. Five years later she returned to England where she studied Waldorf education at Emerson College. Returning to California, she completed her training at Rudolf Steiner College. Ms. Summers joined the newly founded San Francisco Waldorf School as a kindergarten teacher where she taught for five years. She received her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Pacific Oaks College and went on to teach kindergarten at the Marin Waldorf School for nine years. For the past seven years Marcy has been teaching in the kindergarten program at Greenwood. She is excited to begin teaching in Greenwood’s new Preschool Program beginning in September, 2010.
Our extended day program is designed to be an extension of the school day, providing appropriate activities for your growing children. The extended day program will run from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm with pick up times available at 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm. The schedule of activities will follow that of the Kindergarten Sparrow’s Nest program. For more information on activities, schedules and payment options please view our Extended Day Programs information.
Location
Our preschool campus location is located at the corner of East Blithedale and Sycamore Avenue. Our new site is under renovation and we will be scheduling tours soon. Until then, please visit our main campus to tour the kindergarten classroom, meet the teachers and experience the program. Where to find us.