Enrichment Activities

Marcus Gale

In an effort to expose our students to a variety of experiences we routinely have special guests and presentations. Some of the regularly scheduled activities that our students look forward to include:

• Wildlife Encounters - Students learn about and interact with a variety of animals they would normally not see in New Hampshire!
• Marcus Gale - Our resident troubadour, Marcus' interactions with our students leave them singing his songs and sparking their creativity for days afterward.

On top of the regularly scheduled experiences, our community has also provided us with unique opportunities including:

• Trick or Treating and Caroling with our friends at Hutchinson.  
• Visits from local Police and Firefighters (vehicles included!)

Outdoor Play

All classrooms spend time outside daily in almost every type of weather.  The playground is a place where children can practice safe risk assessment. Learning to maneuver through uneven terrain and climbing are especially important skills that toddlers are driven to practice at this age. For preschool children, learning to swing, walking the balance beam, climbing and getting down from the jungle gym, and obstacle courses are excellent ways for children to enhance their gross motor skills. Teachers are there to facilitate safe climbing on various objects and guide children to climb independently instead of placing them at the top or on the ground.

Teachers mindfully provide personal interactions that model respect, kindness, and empathy towards others in the ways they treat the children. Each child is respected as a capable individual with unique interests and development.

We began a journey in 2014 to renovate our outdoor play spaces with a focus on giving our students a variety of options.  There are two primary areas for outdoor play, a smaller, age-appropriate setting for our pre-toddler and infant rooms, and a larger space for our toddler and preschoolers.
Our Toddler and Pre-School Space includes:

• Stage for dance parties and performances
• Large meeting space with sound garden
• Climbing obstacles
• Large Slide and Structure
• Dedicated Water Table
• Large row of swings
• Various toys, balls, vehicles for active play
• Outdoor tables for art projects or picnicking

Our Infant and Pre-Toddler Space Includes:

• Sensory Garden
• Play house and stage for dance parties and performances
• Various Age Appropriate Vehicles, Toys and Infant Swings
• Small meeting space for outdoor story time or picnicking
• Climbing obstacles
• Natural hill with an in ground slide