Our Program » Fours

Peer relationships and friendships take on increasing importance at this age. The children's social relations are supported and strengthened by our staff. Play becomes more complex as the four year olds strive to understand their expanding world through their play. As the four year olds' perceptions of the world grow, so do each child's individual interests. Our program seeks to keep pace with this expanding awareness, providing materials and activities which both reflect the world they see, as well as challenge the way they see it.

Blocks of time devoted to free play both inside and out remain a large part of our Four's day to provide ample opportunity for these explorations. The Four's also spend more time together as a group, learning to share, ask questions, listen and take turns during Morning Meeting, snack, and story time.

Our program for four year olds tries to maintain a balance between activities that allow the children freedom and those which provide more structure to begin the foundation for kindergarten and more formal schooling. In the second half of the school year, our Four's class begins an exploration of the alphabet. The children are introduced to the concept of a letter as a symbol for a sound through projects, songs, stories, and other playful activities.

• To qualify, children must be 4 years of age by September 30th.
• 2013-14 Tuition is $355 / Month.
• The 4's class meets 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, from 9:15 a.m. to 12 noon.
• Typical maximum class size is 12-16 students. One Teacher Assistant is present each day and one parent assists daily, maintaining a maximum adult to child ratio of 4-6:1.