Nursery

Overview
Infants and young children are entirely given over to their physical surroundings; they absorb the world primarily through their senses and respond in the most active mode of knowing: imitation.

In early childhood programs, children play at cooking and help with cleaning; they dress up to become mothers and fathers, kings and queens; they sing, paint, and color.  Read more →

Apply for Nursery

Latest Nursery News

A heartfelt thank you

Earlier this week Ms. Meadow phoned the school to offer her sincerest thanks to all of the faculty, staff and families who were kind enough to provide her with a delicious lunch everyday during her stay. She is deeply grateful … Continue reading

Early Childhood Discussion Group

Please join the Early Childhood Faculty for our final parent discussion group of the school year on Wednesday, March 28th. The Faculty will be discussing the chapters focusing on Routine and Rhythm from Kim John Payne’s Simplicity Parenting book. The … Continue reading

Announcing a Second Nursery Classroom

We are pleased to announce that we will be opening a second classroom on the first floor of our main building to accommodate all in-house applicants.  The second class will have the same ages of children, a 3-day or 5-day … Continue reading

This week in the Lavender Nursery

Valentine’s Day in Early Childhood

Due to Valentine’s Day falling during the Mid-Winter Break next week and the members of the Early Childhood faculty heading to the WECAN conference today, the Morning Garden, Nursery, and Kindergarten classes celebrated he holiday throughout this week. Handmade valentines … Continue reading

St. Nicholas Day

St. Nicholas, also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker, is a 4th century Christian Saint. Believed to be the inspiration for the modern Santa Claus, St. Nicholas was known for leaving gold coins in the shoes of children as a special … Continue reading