Our rooms, from toddler to kindergarten year
Children move through the building room by room, with a guide who knows them at each step.
Toddler room
Ages 2 to 3SkillsPouring, spooning and carrying a tray
Washing hands at a child-height sink
Naming what they see, and short stories
Putting on a coat and shoes
Moving upA child moves to a primary room when the guides and the family agree it is time, usually around the third birthday.
Primary rooms
Ages 3 to 5SkillsThe four areas of the room, from the open shelves
A long work cycle each morning
Lessons one child at a time
Looking after the room together
Moving upChildren stay in the same room with the same guide, and the oldest become helpers to the youngest.
Kindergarten year
Ages 5 to 6SkillsLonger pieces of work, picked up over several days
Writing words and reading aloud
Number work with beads and written sums
Showing a younger child how a piece of work goes
Moving upThe year ends with a conversation with your family about your child's next school.
Sample levels.
Mixed ages
Three ages in one primary room
A primary room holds children from ages 3 to 6. The youngest learn by watching the older children work, and the oldest take a turn showing a piece of work to someone new. A child keeps the same guide and the same room, so by the kindergarten year the room is a familiar place to lead from.
See a room while it is working
Book a tour, and the guides will show you the toddler room and a primary room.