Enrichment Activities

In an effort to expose our students to a variety of experiences we routinely have special guests and presentations.

Wildlife Encounters
Students learn about and interact with a variety of animals they would normally not see in New Hampshire.

Monthly Storytellers and Musicians
Shawn Middleton
Touring New England, Award-Winning Storyteller, and Author, Shawn Middleton mesmerizes his audiences! With his unique style of storytelling, he brings stories to life with finger puppets, sound effects, voice dramatization, pauses, rhythm, sign language, mime and hip-hop dance.  Children, parents, teachers, librarians, and community members will be educated, entertained and engaged. Audiences don’t just listen.  They sing, clap, dance, chant, and roar with laughter.

Steve Blunt
For over 20 years I’ve been teaching and performing for kids & families, with this simple message: Music is fun—and it’s something everyone can do! I believe that music helps grow happy, healthy kids and stronger communities. At schools & libraries, on recordings and in concert, I share fun, upbeat songs that tickle the funny bone, warm the heart, and delight the imagination—with lots of audience participation.
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Occasional Activities
In addition to the regularly scheduled experiences, our community has also provided us with unique opportunities including: trick or treating and holiday caroling, visits from local Police and Firefighters (vehicles included!)​ and more!

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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.

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.
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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