Rosebud Preschool

Gentle Beginnings
Waldorf preschool teachers strive to create a warm and lovingly simple environment that provides a gentle transition from home to the world of school. With the understanding that young children learn most about the world by imitating the adults and the environment around them, teachers strive to create a program worthy of this imitation. Soft colors and beautiful spaces provide a calm and nurturing background for daily activities. Through free play, indoors and out, children develop the social and emotional skills, verbal capacities, physical development and natural curiosity that set the stage for future learning. By working together in an imaginative way children begin to cultivate their skills in the social arts while maintaining their individual uniqueness. In the Waldorf preschool each child’s gifts are recognized with an appreciation for how those gifts contribute to the well-being of the social whole.

In a Waldorf Pre-School, imaginative play
is the most essential activity. Whatcom Hills’
program for the young child has two basic
beliefs:

That the child before the age of seven, learns
through imitation; and that play is the work of
the young child.

An atmosphere of warmth and calm sets the
stage for a rhythmical cycle of activities each
day, including:

Free Play
Artistic Activities
Circle Games,
Songs and Rhymes
Outdoor Play and
Walks

Through an experience of these activities
children develop the verbal skills, social
capacities, large and small motor skills and
curiosity that are all essential for later
learning.

Preschool Brochure

"Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives."

-Rudolf Steiner