Apple Orchard School

About Apple Orchard School

At Apple Orchard, our mission is to build an environment of trust and instill a lifelong love of learning within our active farm community. We spend a substantial amount of time outdoors and believe the farm, animals, trees, and fields are central to learning and to the development of the whole child. We believe preschool children learn best through hands-on exploration and play, which is at the core of our curriculum. Play develops qualities such as empathy, flexibility, communication and capacity to collaborate which children need to lead happy, fulfilled lives. Play is a primary learning path at Apple Orchard School, and our unique farm environment provides unlimited opportunities for skills learned through play to be applied to classroom foundational learning. At this age, we believe that sitting and having a child count blocks doesn’t compare to jumping from stump to stump while counting or noticing how many ducks are on a pond one day compared to the next. We want to capitalize on what engages children at this age so that they are excited and interested in learning.

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Chicken Coop

Chicken Coop: For children turning three years old between September 1st and December 31st, this class is often the first school experience for young threes. The primary focus is to develop social awareness skills and foster confidence.

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Class III

Class III: For children five to six years old, this class continues the process that began in preschool. We carefully nurture a positive attitude toward ourselves, our peers, and learning. Play is “work” for the young child, and we believe children learn best through hands-on, active learning. This program is designed to be flexible enough to meet each child’s developmental style and pace. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays Class III is in session until 2:30 p.m.

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ANIMAL CURRICULUM

Children learn indoors and outdoors through play-based experiences and hands-on exploration. As they play, children develop crucial cognitive, verbal, social, and emotional skills. They make discoveries, build knowledge, experiment with literacy and math, and learn to self-regulate and interact with others in appropriate ways. We use our outdoor environment extensively for their learning and for the development of the whole child. The wild animals (geese, hawks, rabbits, deer, turtles etc.) and our domestic animals (chickens, ducks, a miniature horse, and three goats) along with the growing and harvesting of crops play a large role in our teaching. Our teachers are able to expand upon the children’s natural curiosity with the excitement of “teachable moments,” always plentiful in such a unique farm environment.

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