All School Curriculum

Little Earth School’s curriculum develops independent, life-long learners. As part of its excellent academic program, Little Earth School teachers expose their students, regardless of age, to a broad and integrated range of learning experiences, including environmental and multicultural studies, the visual arts, music and Spanish. All children learn in their multi-age classrooms which provide varied and multiple learning opportunities appropriate to each student’s developmental level. The experiential curriculum fosters critical thinking and problem solving skills, which children can apply meaningfully to real life situations.

Teachers recognize and respect each child for who s/he is, including each child’s cultural and ethnic heritage. Teachers guide children through their daily social interactions in order to build each child’s social/emotional competence and positive relationships with self and others, thereby encouraging their conscious, cooperative and productive participation as members of a community. Little Earth School is situated on a rural acre. Children spend substantial amounts of time outdoors, during which teachers may use the natural environment as an outdoor classroom, a setting for organized field games or provide opportunities for unstructured play. Teachers view adequate time for play and time outdoors as essential components of the school’s curriculum.

Teacher-student ratio

Children in the Toddler Program and Preschool/Kindergarten Class have a low teacher-student ratio of 1:7/8. Children in the Elementary Classes are a maximum of 16 children.