Early Childhood Brochure Orchard Early Childhood Program | Page 5
Children Thrive on our 43-Acre
Wooded Campus
Connecting children with nature
at an early age includes physical,
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academic, and social and
An animated teacher reading the class The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats as
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Increased confidence
snowpant-clad children sit in self-made “snow seats” while catching snowflakes
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Improved problem solving
on their tongues.
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Increased creativity
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Increased activity levels
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Improved agility, coordination
A group of children perched on the edge of a small pond in our outdoor science
emotional benefits including:
lab observing and drawing pictures of the differences between the frogs, fish
and ducks they spot.
Students practicing writing letters and numbers using feathers and ink made
and balance
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Lowered illness rates
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Heightened use of senses
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Reduced childhood anxiety,
from berries at our Log Cabin Learning Center.
Five MultiAge students honing their teamwork and communication skills by
gathering sticks from the woods and building a castle where they will take turns
ruling as kings and queens.
stress and depression
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Increased attention span
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A greater sense of
independence