A day here
From the gate to pickup
The order stays the same from day to day. How long each part lasts changes with the weather and the age group.
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Step 1: The gate
A teacher opens the yard gate and meets each child. Boots and rain gear go on, and your child's name goes on the sign-in list.
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Step 2: Out after drop-off
The group walks out to the yard, the garden or the path. Infants go out in a carrier or a stroller, for shorter blocks.
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Step 3: Snack in the garden
Snack is eaten outside at the long table, or in the porch shelter when it is wet. We wash hands at the outdoor sink first.
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Step 4: More outside time
Digging, climbing, building and carrying. The mud kitchen, the beds and the hill are in use all morning.
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Step 5: Lunch indoors
Lunch is cooked in our kitchen and eaten indoors at low tables. Wet gear goes on the drying rack.
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Step 6: Rest
Every child rests on their own cot in the quiet room. Babies sleep when they need to, in their own cot.
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Step 7: Back outside
After rest the groups go out again, for a shorter block in winter and a longer one in spring.
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Step 8: Pickup at the gate
A teacher hands each child back at the gate, and tells you something about the day.
Watch a day from the porch
A tour shows you a group outside, then back in for lunch.