The Koalas are a full time infant classroom with ages ranging from 6 weeks to 18 months.
Curriculum
The Koala teachers engage children in developmentally appropriate experiences that stimulate a child’s mind, body, and spirit. Through play-based experiences, children gather information about the world in which they live, interpret it, and then act upon it for further exploration. Most importantly, your child will be nurtured, respected, and treated as a valued member of our community.
Teaching Philosophy
The teachers bring with them experience and knowledge of child development, a love of literature, and an appreciation for the environment (both physical and emotional) as a key component of your child’s experience.
Weekly Planning
As a team, we meet each week for one hour to plan activities for the following week. We work very hard to provide your child with meaningful experiences that are developed from their interests as well as regular exposure to new ideas. Our planning sheet is posted outside the door of the classroom for parents to view the domains we work on regularly.
Seasonal Supplies
In the summer, we explore water play once or twice a week! We have a water table, as well as a water splash pad. Please send in a swimsuit, towel and water shoes (or other plastic footwear) At the end of the week, we will send these items home to be washed and returned for another week of water play!
In the winter, we go outside if the wind chill is above 20°. We will ask for seasonally appropriate clothing for your child and will inform you when they need more items. Specifically, each child needs: a warm coat, hat, mittens/gloves, and boots/socks for snowy days.
For rainy days, we will go outside and explore the sprinkles as long as it is not raining too hard. Please send in a raincoat and rain boots for these wet days.
Watch our Cuddly Koalas learn!
Whiteboards
These whiteboards provide a brief summary of what the Koalas do in the classroom each day and through naptimes. They are located next to the door on the shelf above coat hooks.
Information Packet
Our Koala information packet provides all of the necessary material you need to know about our room, whether enrolling a new child or how a process works.
