CLASSROOM & DAY

In Fall 2022, River Canyon will be accepting children ages 2.5 to 6, and will be offering the following programs for young children:

  1. A mixed-age Morning program with children ages 2.5-6. Monday-Friday 8:15-1:00 with the following options: 2-days/week, 3-days/week, 4-days/week, and 5-days/week.
  2. Or Full day continues to 4pm

    In our school, most learning occurs through play, which is often imitating adults. Children plant seeds and tend the garden, build and demolish, mold beeswax and paint with watercolors, sing, listen to and enact nursery rhymes and fairy tales. The toys they share are simple and natural, leaving room for the child’s own imagination. Outdoor play is an important part of the day.

    The effort in kindergarten is to create a harmonious, orderly environment in which children can develop confidence in themselves and a natural respect for others and the world in which they live. The teachers accomplish this peaceful tone through a carefully planned, rhythmical program that balances periods requiring more and then less concentration, group and then individual participation, and indoor then outdoor activity. Following is the rhythm of the day in the classroom:

    Our current kinder daily rhythm is as follows:

8:15am-9:30am – Outside Time
9:40am-9:55am – Circle Time
10:00am-10:30am – Snack Time
10:30am-11:30am – Creative Play
11:30am-12:00pm – Story Time
12:00pm-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30pm-1:00pm – Outside Time
1:00pm-4:00pm – Afternoon Program