Urban Sprouts Day School
Urban Sprouts Day School is a high quality preschool that provides holistic and transformative environment nurturing the whole child and protecting the wonder and magic of early childhood. Their curriculum is inspired by Waldorf early childhood education. A childs capacity for fantasy and imagination are intentionally encouraged and protected in a Waldorf methods preschool. This capacity is recognized, again, in the toys and play equipment, where their simple forms and lack of definition allow the childrens imagination to determine the use and fill in the details. Examples are the simple doll, the large play frames, the wooden crate or the colorful cloth which can be transformed into an endless variety of structures.
Outdoor playtime is scheduled every day and is alternated with the indoor activities in a very predictable weekly schedule. Children play outside even in rainy weather. Two classes will alternate the use of the outdoor space to promote the continuity of relationships in different setting. This assures that children are relaxed and engaged in the play. In play, children create the world anew each day, and try on every imaginable situation within it. They build houses and ships, rockets and fire engines. They explore life in homes and farms, forests and mountains, underwater and in outer space. All of this is initiated by the children, with occasional help from the teacher.
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