Our Mission…
Empower children to become confident, happy and successful people.
Provide an environment where children and adults feel welcome, heard, respected and trusted.
Weave theatre, arts and recreation throughout the academia to create an imaginative space for all types of learners.
Aim to be academically excellent in all subjects.
Typical Day
8:00am: Soft arrival, children play for the first part of the day…
8:30am Morning Circle, songs, games, community sharing.
9:00 am: Work period 1 (1.5 hours)
10:30am: Snack break
11:00am: Work Period 2 ( 1.5 hours)
12:30pm - 1:15pm: Lunch/Recess
1:15 pm: Theatre Class/ Read aloud/ Dancing.
2:15pm: Clean up/ Student jobs
2:30pm: Dismissal
2:45pm - 4pm : After-school activities
Ms. Carrie helps Huxley with his math work.
A cozy, homely cabin and all instruction is outside.
Our cabin and outside ranchos with stages (3 of them) helps to create a safe and nurturing environment for the students to work in and perform. All instruction is completely outside, all day!
Morning Circle with songs, games and lots of social emotional connection.
Each trimester the students study a different country for their social studies. Here they perform a play which they wrote on ancient Egypt.
Animals are an important part of the Playhouse.
We believe that animals help children to feel comfortable and at home in their environment.
Ethan observing Cleopatra feeding her baby kittens.
Mutley looking handsome after going to the beauty parlor.
Hamlet taking his morning bath.
Students learn at their own pace and we follow each child individually. Students help each other learn new concepts.
Every day, the students study math, geometry, writing, reading and science. We combine the Montessori Method with the Oak Meadows Waldorf curriculum.
White boards
White boards of varying difficulty circulate the campus. Students are not divided by grade. They work at their own pace choosing the boards they feel comfortable with. Most students work above their normal grade level.
Mathematics
Students complete a white board each day. When a student does not understand a mathematical concept abstractly they use concrete materials. Each week they will also complete a five-page math buzz which aligns with Common Core standards.
Creative Writing
We focus largely on creative writing, studying the intricacies of figurative language. Students spend time writing books, poems, songs, plays, stories, etc… At the end of each work session, they read their work to each other.
Social Studies
We study all different characters from history in our Wax museums where the students research their characters, fill up poster boards with drawings and interesting facts and then make their characters come to life. The Upper Elementary and Middle Schoolers first do lots of research on the chosen country, and then come together to write their own play, which they then perform to all the parents. We study three countries every trimester.
Science / Anthropology
The Lower and Upper Elementary classes are taught the Montessori Five Great lessons.
The Coming of the Universe
The Coming of Life
The Coming of Humans
The Story of Writing
The Story of Numbers
Literature/Theater
We study the great works of literature and then perform them on stage. Each child develops a deep understanding of the themes, plot and characters of the story.
Here the students perform C.S. Lewis’s story of The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe.
Reading
Every day students are required to read a chapter of a book and then complete a few sentences in a book report. Some students who have completed their work choose to read for hours until the end of the day. Two to three times a week, the teacher reads a classic chapter book to the kids.
Lunch and Cooking Classes
We provide a delicious, nutritious lunch and snack everyday, tico-style. Spaghetti, chicken and rice, empanadas, fresh fruit and vegetables. We offer gluten-free options and all food is cooked on site. Also, every month, we have a parent volunteer to give a cooking class.
Yoga
We regularly practice yoga, active mindfulness, gratitude and meditation.
We are a community of dancers, singers, actors and actresses.
We honor theatre and practice for the end of Trimester play most days. Theatre helps children with speaking, learning new words and confidence-building. We also practice dancing regularly and have our own choreographer, Ms. Jen.
We have dancers of all ranging abilities and we incorporate dancing into all of our plays.
We perform dances for the public at our Flower Power Festival.
Children support and encourage each other during a performance.
Summer performing on the aerial silks at The Flower Power Festival.
We study the jungle, the animals and we plant our own vegetable gardens. Students develop an appreciation of our Earth’s resources.
We honor the Arts.
We study all different medium. Fridays are usually spent doing some type of artwork. Students also spend a lot of time designing and painting the sets for our plays.
The final show sets the theme for the entire Trimester.
We make all our props for the plays and paint all of our sets.
We are a school that honors music and dancing.
We sing every day.
We have a music concert at the end of the year.
Different types of dancing is incorporated into our plays.
We believe in the power of story-telling.
We teach all the creation stories and believe the children have a right to decide which one they want to believe.
Some believe in them all… and some don’t believe in any.
