At The Maker’s Garden, our days unfold naturally through creativity, connection, and play. The day begins in our classroom space where children move freely while collaborating with peers or engaging in parallel work.

Our indoor classroom includes community table for group projects, a loose parts center, a block area, a home life corner, a reading nook, and other areas to explore, connect, and create. We have a separate on-site atelier (or makers studio) where children work with light/shadows, clay, sensory materials, and a variety of child-accessible artistic media. When this is complete, we come together to share stories and to sing together movement, dance and wiggles are encouraged and expected. During circle time, we give children exposure to music as I believe it is a powerful tool for social/emotional learning, language acquisition, and early math and literacy skills. When we've finished meeting as a group, the children enjoy a snack and then head outdoors to play under the shade of our orange trees in the garden.

Outdoors children enjoy access to water play, a mud kitchen, construction truck demolition area, sand box, outdoor easels, building materials, nature exploration, gross motor and imaginative play.

We believe childhood should feel meaningful, connected, and full of curiosity.