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Nurturing Wonder: A Holistic Early Childhood Approach

Our preschool program weaves together the finest threads of respected educational philosophies to create a distinctive learning environment where children flourish as confident, creative, and capable individuals.

Drawing inspiration from Montessori principles, we honor each child's natural desire to learn through hands-on exploration and carefully prepared environments that invite independence. Like Waldorf education, we celebrate childhood as a sacred time for imagination, rhythm, and connection to the natural world through seasonal celebrations and artistic expression. From Reggio Emilia, we embrace the image of the child as a competent researcher, making learning visible through documentation and valuing the classroom as a "third teacher."

What makes our program unique is how we integrate these approaches into a cohesive philosophy centered on the whole child. We believe learning emerges from the interplay between individual discovery, creative expression, and collaborative inquiry. Our classrooms balance structured freedom with organic exploration, where children might spend one morning absorbed in self-directed practical life work, then gather for a storytelling circle that sparks a week-long collaborative investigation into their questions about the world.

Our educators serve as thoughtful guides who observe deeply, document children's learning journeys, and respond with intentionally designed experiences that honor each child's developmental readiness. We emphasize connection—to self, to others, to nature, and to community—as the foundation for all learning.

This is education that respects the unhurried pace of childhood while nurturing the skills, creativity, and joy that will serve children throughout their lives.

PreKindergarten at Ģ����ý is a full-day, child-focused experiential education program emphasizing play-based and problem-based learning with a significant outdoor component.

A typical day includes free play at centers designed to engage a child’s natural curiosity. Centers provide opportunities to explore science, books, art, music, sensory activities, writing, building, problem-solving, and heuristic play. Students also learn Kindergarten-readiness skills via direct instruction, small group instruction, and one-on-one instruction.

In addition to daily core learning, students participate in Spanish, music, and physical education with our Lower School faculty. Drama and visual arts are incorporated into the classroom curriculum.

Our 28-acre campus is an extension of the classroom, including a dedicated PreK playground. Children ages 3 to 4 in PreK 1 explore the creek and pond as part of their experiential education. They discover the world of plants, insects, and water life. The 4 and 5 year olds in PreK 2 also explore science and nature across campus. All PreK students participate in Fall Adventure for community-building activities and in Colorado Expedition for a more in-depth study of the state's ecology.