Kindergarten Enrichment

New Offering for 2020-2021

(Pilot Program initiating March 2020)

Pilot Program:

Mondays and Tuesdays, March 30, 2020 - May 9, 2020 1:00-3:00 PM

Cost $25 per day in advance/$30 per day drop in

• Serving Homeschoolers who have obtained the age of five by September 1, 2019

• Will need to fill out enrollment paperwork.

• New families will need to stay on the premises for the first class.

• Children will need to arrive rested and ready for play.

• The teacher of this class will be Ms. Kristen Papke, an experienced Early Childhood and Public Waldorf Grades teacher (see bio on Meet Our Teachers page)

Tentative Schedule 2020-2021

Serving Homeschoolers who have obtained the age of five by September 1, 2020

• Mondays/Tuesdays 8:45 AM -1:00 PM

  • At Same Location as the Grades Program

  • Aftercare possible if nap space is acquired

• Wednesdays 

  • Forest Kindergarten (at the same location as Forest School): 8:45- 1:00 PM

Spring River School has created a Kindergarten enrichment class for homeschooling families that honors this year of Early Childhood. At this age some parents view their changing 5-6-year-old “wanting more” or “needing more,” and believe that need may be met by rigorous academics.  At Spring River, we offer enrichment classes designed to “offer more “ by developing gross and fine motor skills, fostering imagination through play and story, honing social skills and empathy for others, and encouraging a deep connection to nature and the local outdoors.

Activities: We will do so through the following activities:

• Circle time that includes song, play and movement

• Finger knitting & Modeling

• Wood working

• Watercolor painting

• Stories designed specifically for this age

• Hours and hours of Forest and Beach time

• Gardening

• Nature Table creation and workshops for parents

• Visiting the elderly (we will be adopting a nursing home!)

• Seasonal Celebrations and Festivals

Philosophy

This program will follow these ten Essentials of a Waldorf Homeschool Kindergarten (based on Lavender Blue’s Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum and Susan Howard’s “Essentials of a Waldorf Kindergarten.”

1. Free, imaginative play

2. Creative artistic experience

3. Love and warmth

4. Gratitude, Reverence, and Wonder

5. Joy, Humor, and Happiness

6. Movement

7. Nature-Immersion/Care for the Environment 

8. Meaningful adult activity as an example for the students’ imitation

9. Relationship-Based

10. Emphasis on Rhythm