MOUNTAIN TOTS
~ from birth to 3 years (with parent/caregiver)
Mountain Tots is an opportunity for families and expecting parents to meet and support each other during their children’s early years. Children and their caregivers gather once a week to experience a simplified morning inspired by the Waldorf philosophy: sharing snack, engaging in free play, singing circle songs, helping with farm chores, and enjoying the outdoors together. All classes are outdoors, with our barn as a bad weather backup.
Our Mountain Tots program is designed as an introduction to Waldorf-inspired education. Past groups have formed book clubs to stimulate discussion and gain insight into the development of the young child.
Dates and Times
Saturdays from 9 to 11 am
Fall Session
October 3
October 10
October 17th (during the Fall Festival)
October 24
November 7
November 14
November 21
Winter Session: Coming to a library near you! Check back soon for details
Spring Session
Lakeside School, 9 to 11 am
DATES TO BE ADDED IN THE SPRING
Mountain Tots is brought to you free of charge with the generous support of The Chapel Hill Foundation and The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation.
Clothes & Diapers
Much of the work during the first three years is spent on motor development in the young child. Because movement is such a vital component of the children's work, it is important that they are dressed in comfortable, well-fitting clothes that allow them to be active crawlers, climbers, and walkers.
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Please dress your child for the weather, as we'll play outdoors at each session.
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We welcome and support cloth diapering families.
PARENT & CHILD PLAYGROUP
The Good Morning Song
(Sung at the beginning of Circle Time)
"Good morning, dear Earth,
Good morning, dear Sun,
Good morning, dear falling rain
And squirrels on the run.
Good morning, dear flowers
And birds in the trees.
Good morning to you
And good morning to me."
