Children’s STEM Garden, LLC.
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“Children will learn to listen to languages in nature, co-exist with wildlife, & appreciate the beauty of our natural world.”
“Children will learn to listen to languages in nature, co-exist with wildlife, & appreciate the beauty of our natural world.”
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~ Child-Inspired Free Play Outdoors in Nature Every Day ~
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Mission Statement
Mission Statement
The mission of the Children’s STEM Garden, LLC, is to immerse children in a safe, Natural environment, where they can actively Explore, Imagine, Create, & Thrive through Hands-on, Child-led play in Nature, Outdoors for Hours Every Day. The Natural Spaces & Small, Multi-Age group engage children in Problem-Solving & Cooperative Interactions, & embrace Your Child’s Curiosities through Real-World, Experiential Opportunities.
About Us
About Us
Children’s STEM Garden, LLC, is the only local In-Home Nature Pre-K Program of its kind, within a Full-Day Family Daycare.
Fully licensed & insured
Ages 3-5
Year-Round, Full-Day (7AM - 5PM) & Half-Day (7:30AM - 1:00PM) Programs
Healthy meals and snacks are included.
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Hands-On, Child-Led Explorations & Projects
emerge through FREE PLAY & seasonal changes.
Developmentally Appropriate learning of
Independence & Social Skills
Ethics
Multi-Age Relationships
Early Literacy
Numeracy
Creative Arts
Sciences
Wellness & Core Strength
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Our Imaginations Build Our Space & Direct Our Learning! We use our Owl Eyes, Deer Ears, & gentle Butterfly Fingers to focus our Senses on Nature Awareness. Our large, fenced-in outdoor PLAYSCAPE inspires Free Exploration in our huge Sandy Pit, Muddy Kitchen with Lazy Creek, Dolo-Mitey Gem Quarry, Clubhouse, Fairy Garden, Parmelee Pines Flower Shop, and Wood & Log Loose Parts. We take care of many Gardens, including vegetables, herbs, & native plants. We have installed several Rain Gardens (our biggest challenge!), & we built & seeded our own BUMPY HILL, complete with a slide & stone paths! We actively collaborate with local agencies to make our space as Environmentally Sustainable as possible. Soon to come: a Leaping Log Pad built by local Engineering students!
In addition, Walking Field Trips, help us follow Maps & Trail Markers, through Green Spaces & Wooded Community Trails, to our Willow Tree & nearby Park & Hills, where we Run, Roll, Climb, & Balance. Dandelions, Rocks, Dirt, Mud, Sand, Rain Water, Pinecones, Sticks, & fallen Leaves are our favorite toys!
Social problem-solving lays a foundation for our interactions & relationships, to build independence, perseverance & patience within our multi-age group.
And when it comes to learning new skills & ideas: “If we don’t know how, we’ll figure it out!”
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Biography
“I am Marne Parmelee, NYS-Certified (N-6) teacher with 23 years full-time (4 years pt) experience teaching early childhood in local districts. I created
Children’s STEM Garden, LLC, as a unique, in-home licensed Family Daycare, to provide high-quality, Nature play opportunities in a space where children's Sensory Expressions can unfold in their own languages: sing, sculpt, draw, write, act out, dance, experiment, build, revise, negotiate, etc.
By immersing fully within their play space, I can encourage & support children to share ideas, question, explore, symbolize, problem solve, &
create in unique ways, while developing Independence & meaningful Social Relationships.”