| P.O. Box 10573 Knoxville, Tennessee 37939 |
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(865) 771-5906 www.mountainsongschool.org | ||
Teaching the whole child: head, heart, and hands |
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Ages 3-6"Imagination is more important than knowledge"
-Einstein
The main focus of the Children's Garden is play. The children work, learn, and socialize through play. The child's imagination is strengthened as she re-creates events she has witnessed and stories she has heard. The child imitates those around him and makes sense of his world through play. Our play environment stimulates the individual imagination of the child by providing open-ended, multi-purpose playthings. Story-time, consisting of fairy or folk-tales, continues this nourishment of the child's imaginative faculties.
Rhythm is also important to the young child. Our school days follow a familiar pattern of free play, snack, arts and crafts, circle time and outdoor play.
Nature is similarly important in a Steiner-based education. We observe the changing of the seasons through our songs, stories, and crafts. Our materials are all natural, including wooden toys, handmade dolls, and beeswax crayons.
The young child has a unique connection to nature that we strive to protect.
All of the activities in the Children's Garden strengthen the child's head, heart, and hands, readying him for the academic work in the elementary grades.
Educational Philosophy
We base our curriculum on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf School Movement. Steiner said that children learn by thinking, moving, listening, singing, dancing, and feeling. Our aim is to engage the whole child in learning.
Mountain Song School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or national or ethnic origin in its administrative or admissions policies.
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