Preschool
Playgroups

Rosebud & Sweet Peas 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 Kindergarten, 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
Puppet Plays &
Stories

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.

Rosebud hours are Tuesday - Thursday
8:30 am - 12:15 pm.

Sweet Peas hours are Monday - Wednesday
8:30 am - 12:15 pm.

 

Parent & Child Playgroups

In the playgroup, you and your little one will spend an enjoyable time together, with other children and parents, in an enriching and
supportive setting.

Baby Group
Infants - 18 months.
Thursdays 9:30 AM - 11 AM
Next session begins February 4, 2010.

Parent / Child Playgroup
19 months - 3 year olds
Fridays from 9 AM - 11 AM

For more information call Adrienne
(360) 201-0360

 

Early Childhood Brochure
Preschool Application

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

-Rudolf Steiner