The Butterfly Room is a full time preschool classroom with ages ranging from 3 years to 5 years old.
Teaching Philosophy
The children in the Butterfly Room learn through play, exploration, and experimentation. Mistakes and messes are a natural part of this process and make their experiences more meaningful and educational. Please send your child to school in loose-fitting play clothes that you are okay with getting dirty. This promotes independence and sets children up for success throughout the day.
Curriculum
The Butterfly Room employs a true emergent curriculum. Teachers observe and engage children in conversation, building lesson plans and projects around their interests. This approach allows for purposeful and meaningful learning for each individual child. We value family involvement and create a shared relationship. In addition, the teachers work with the children on fostering early social skills.
Language & Communication Skills
We do not make the children apologize. Young children do not understand the concept of a genuine apology. Instead, you will hear the children in our room checking on a friend, and asking what they can do to help that person’s body. This gives the child a chance to take responsibility for their actions, and the other child a chance to express their feelings about a situation.
We encourage negotiation skills by helping the children learn to “make a plan” for a toy or a turn in a space they may want to play in. When children first enter the room, we give many prompts in helping them reach an agreement, and they become more independent in this as they spend more time practicing!
See where our Butterflies soar!
