Children's STEM Garden, LLC
Forest Preschool
OPEN HOUSE August 11, 2021, 3-5PM
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“Children will learn to listen to languages in nature, through active, hands-on explorations & appreciate the beauty of our natural world.”
“Children will learn to listen to languages in nature, through active, hands-on explorations & appreciate the beauty of our natural world.”
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~ We play & learn outdoors everyday ~
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Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Our mission is to immerse children ages 3-5 in a safe, Outdoor Environment, where they can actively Explore, Imagine, Create, & Thrive through Active, Hands-on Play & Child-Led Learning. The Natural Spaces & Small, Multi-Age group engage children in Problem-Solving & Cooperative Social Interactions, & embrace their Curiosities, Senses, & Skills.
Foundations for Literacy, STEM, & other content areas occur naturally in our
Hands-On Explorations. Children become resilient, self-reliant,
& confident to try, make mistakes, & persevere to try again!
About Us
About Us
Children’s STEM Garden, LLC, is a multi-age Forest School Program
6 Children Max Per Day; Ages 3-5
Please contact us for a private tour & references!
We comply with NYS OCFS regulations & CDC/DOH guidelines for health & safety.
We play outdoors in all weather conditions & carefully follow NY Temperature & Windchill charts for safe exposure. When conditions are extreme, we will come indoors for breaks until it is safe to go back outdoors.
Families are expected to follow guidance for dressing children appropriately each day.
Please contact us for more details regarding how we provide a nurturing space for your child to play & learn.
Our facility is fully insured.
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Hands-On, Child-Led Explorations & Projects
emerge through children's curiosities & inquiries
about our natural, wild world.
We strive to cultivate
Independence & Social Skills
Multi-Age Relationships & Ethics
Fairness & Respect
Creative Thinking & Doing
Wellness & Core Strength
Developmentally Appropriate learning of:
Early Literacy, Numeracy, & Science
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Children's Curiosities Build Our Spaces & Direct Our Learning! Our large, fenced-in outdoor PLAYSCAPE inspires Free Exploration in our huge Sandy Pit, Muddy Kitchen, Gem Rock Box, Crate Construction, Fairy Garden, and many areas for Sensory experiences. Gross Motor activity is critical to children's brain development, & there is plenty of space for Running & Active Play! Gardens include vegetables, herbs, & sustainable grass. We collect rain & dig through snow!
Our Walking Field Trips take us through adjacent community green spaces, along nature trails, to Harris Whalen Park. We enjoy the journey, & along the way we play among the trees, run & roll down expansive hills, & explore the wild, wooded landscapes.
Social problem-solving lays a foundation for our interactions & relationships, to build independence, perseverance & patience within our multi-age group. When it comes to learning new skills & ideas: “If we don’t know how, we’ll figure it out!”
Biography
Biography
“I am Marne Parmelee, NYS-Certified (N-6) teacher with 30 years full-time (4 years pt) experience teaching Prek, Kindergarten, & 1st Grade. In 2018, I created Children’s STEM Garden, LLC, as a unique licensed forest school, to provide high-quality, Nature Play opportunities in a space where children's Brain & Body Development & Sensory Expressions can unfold: sing, sculpt, draw, write, act out, dance, experiment, build, revise, negotiate, etc.
I encourage & support children to share ideas, question, explore, symbolize, problem solve, & create in unique ways, while developing Independence & meaningful, cooperative Social Relationships.”