A school with serious play, hands-on materials, and a well-planned bridge to kindergarten.
Our preschool and Pre-K classrooms are built for children who are ready to ask bigger questions, build deeper friendships, test ideas, make art, move outside, and practice the habits that support kindergarten readiness.
Hands-on work with enough structure to support the group.
Children learn through materials they can touch, outdoor play, real conversations, art, early literacy, math, STEAM, practical life, and the daily practice of being part of a group.
Preschool
Language, sensory work, friendships, art, movement, early math, nature, and practical life with teachers who know children’s routines, friendships, strengths, and hard moments.
Pre-K
A well-planned bridge to kindergarten through independence, confidence, problem-solving, classroom habits, and purposeful play.
Outdoor classroom
Children observe, compare, build, care for living things, and use the outdoor world as part of the classroom.
A look at the spaces that shape the day.
Real materials, real thinking, and early academics that still leave room for childhood.
Literacy
Stories, dictated language, sound play, early writing, labels, classroom documentation, and real reasons to communicate.
Math thinking
Sorting, patterns, counting, comparing, measuring, shapes, blocks, loose parts, cooking, nature collections, and the daily math of sharing materials.
STEAM
Questions, experiments, building, water, ramps, weather, shadows, plants, baking soda volcanoes, and the serious confidence of a four-year-old scientist.
Social-emotional growth
Children practice naming feelings, soft hands, repair, turn-taking, flexibility, classroom boundaries, and what to do when friendship gets hard.
Practical life
Care for materials, cleaning, pouring, organizing, dressing for weather, helping routines, and the pride of doing it themselves.
Art + expression
Clay, paint, collage, music, movement, storytelling, open-ended materials, and art that actually looks like children made it.
How one theme gets more complex as children grow.
For example, in the “Outside” unit, preschool children observe and classify natural materials, compare sunny and shady spaces, investigate living things, design garden supports, build with natural materials, and document their thinking through art, labels, charts, and conversation.
Observe
Leaves, rocks, sticks, petals, bark, soil, weather, shadows, bugs, birds, and the slow drama of plant growth.
Compare
Warm/cool, light/dark, long/short, heavy/light, more/less, living/nonliving, and texture differences.
Create + care
Leaf rubbings, mud painting, garden signs, outdoor sculptures, plant care, cleanup, and caring for shared spaces.
You want childhood taken seriously without rushing it.
- You want art on the walls, mud on the floor, and children learning with their whole bodies.
- You want teachers who know children’s questions are often worth slowing down for.
- You want kindergarten readiness built through confidence, language, independence, problem-solving, and play.
- You want parent communication without chasing basic updates.
- You want a school that feels warm, grounded, and supported enough for children to settle.
- You want children outside, moving, wondering, solving problems, and making friends.
Spanish language immersion for preschool and Pre-K.
Beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, our preschool and Pre-K classrooms will include Spanish language immersion as part of the school day. Children will hear and use Spanish through songs, routines, books, classroom phrases, movement, and meaningful conversation.
Preschool is also when children start seeing what it means to belong to a group.
This is part of the larger TWS mission: becoming the village families are often missing. Children practice helping, repairing, waiting, asking, building, caring for shared spaces, and noticing that their actions affect other people.
Families are invited into that work too through community events, volunteering, weekend enrichment, parent resources, and service projects that reach beyond the school itself.
Preschool + Pre-K FAQ.
What ages does the preschool and Pre-K program serve?
This page is for preschool and Pre-K children, generally the older early-childhood years leading toward kindergarten readiness.
What is the curriculum approach?
The program blends Reggio inspiration, Montessori influence, STEAM exploration, outdoor play, social-emotional learning, language, art, math, science, and practical life.
Do children go outside?
Outdoor play and outdoor learning are built into the rhythm whenever weather, air quality, and safety conditions allow.
How do you prepare children for kindergarten?
Children build independence, confidence, early literacy, math thinking, social-emotional regulation, curiosity, problem solving, and classroom habits through hands-on work.
Will preschool and Pre-K include Spanish language immersion?
Yes. Beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, Spanish language immersion will be woven into preschool and Pre-K through songs, routines, classroom language, books, and repeated exposure in context.
How do parents receive updates?
Brightwheel is used for messages, photos, curriculum updates, alerts, reminders, and school communication.
How is behavior handled?
Teachers use prevention, clear boundaries, positive reinforcement, social-emotional coaching, and firm but kind support.
Come take a look around.
We’d love to show you the classrooms, outdoor spaces, materials, and daily rhythm at The Wonder Schoolhouse. During your tour, you can ask questions, learn about our programs, and get a clearer sense of whether TWS feels like the right fit for your child and family.