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Studying the Passiac River

Building a Castle

The Rising Five class is a small, intimate group of younger five-year-old children. They are able to enrich and expand upon nursery school activities and there is time for sharing with our Kindergarten class as well.

We achieve our goals through a hands-on, unpressured focus on science, nature and literature in addition to play and "Emergent Curriculum".

An example of Emergent Curriculum might be a study of earthworm's habitats, needs, food chains and anatomy. The children might also render earthworms artistically, read about them and enjoy stories, poems and songs on the subject.

Our nature program includes daily exposure to school yard habitats, including the woods, along with developmentally appropriate field trips.

Rising Five Hours

Monday - Friday ......... 9:00 - 12:45

Rising Five hours include lunch time and an average of one field trip per month for a total of 10 field trips per year.

Extended hours are available.