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The Littles
Littles
Our Littles learn through wonder, movement, and conversation. Each day begins with caring for our Schoolhouse — tending the space where they grow, learn, and create together. Their learning is then anchored in a shared theme, such as Mapping the Universe or Living History, where reading, writing, and math develop naturally through meaningful exploration and hands-on discovery.
We read rich books connected to what we’re studying, build vocabulary in context, practice retelling and simple written responses, and strengthen phonics and fluency in meaningful ways.
Math shows up through measuring, counting chickens, patterning leaves, comparing acorns, and real-world problem solving woven into projects and play.
They might be painting pieces of a giant map, labeling their drawings, measuring the forest, or building models with friends.
The curriculum is written and structured, but the days feel gentle and alive. Teachers guide, reinforce foundations, and protect curiosity. Families can expect steady growth in literacy and numeracy without worksheets and homework.
Before each semester begins, we meet personally with families to understand each child: their strengths, needs, temperament, and goals. Throughout the term, teachers track growth through observational assessments, skill checklists, portfolio work, and one-on-one touchpoints. Rather than traditional testing, we use thoughtful evaluations to monitor progress in reading, writing, math foundations, and social development. Families receive regular updates and end-of-term reflections so growth is visible, celebrated, and supported both at school and at home.
A Day In The Life of our Littles.
The morning starts slow. A Little walks in holding something important — a leaf, a drawing from home, a question they’ve been thinking about.
Before the day begins, the students help tend to our Schoolhouse — watering plants, straightening shelves, and caring for the space where they will grow, learn, and create together.
Then we gather on the rug and begin with conversation. This term we’re exploring something big in our unit — but for the Littles, it always begins with story.
We read beautiful books connected to the theme. We pause often. We ask what they notice. We linger on new words and use them until they feel familiar.
Soon the room begins to buzz with excitement.
One child is drawing a map of their house and carefully labeling it.
Another is measuring how many “giant steps” it takes to cross the nature trail to the chicken coop. Two friends are counting, sorting, or building something that didn’t quite work the first time.Someone else is collecting eggs from the chicken coop.
Literacy practice happens quietly and intentionally... some one-on-one, some independently, some through shared reading. Writing might look like simple sentences, labeling, retelling, or narrating their thinking out loud before putting pencil to paper. Math shows up through counting, comparing, measuring, patterning, and noticing relationships — always tied to something real they can see and touch.
There is movement. There is discussion. There are projects spread across tables and floors and in our forest classroom.
The curriculum is structured and purposeful, but the day feels alive. Teachers guide, strengthen foundations, and protect wonder. Their skills are growing, without the students even realizing it and never at the expense of curiosity.
Littles leave excited about their day + adventures, proud of what they built or figured out for the very first time.
And they head home ready to rest and reset with the family.
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