Announcing our New Afternoon Nursery Program

Beginning in the Fall of 2013 we will be offering an Afternoon Nursery Program.  The program will meet from noon to 4 PM and the rhythm of the day will include outside play, lunch, rest, circle and indoor play with an activity.

Please share information about the program with friends who might be interested and on downtown parenting boards.

Contact me (Karen.Talluto@newamsterdamchildhood.org) if you would like more information about the program. 

Announcements: Week of March 15, 2013

Dear New Amsterdam Community,

Thank you all for a wonderful meeting last night! 

Your time, commitment and openness is the essential support New Amsterdam needs in continuing our mission and health into the future. We will be posting our minutes and next steps next week, please keep an eye out, especially our families that could not attend.

With Appreciation, 

Lisa

- Spring Vacation
Just a reminder to all, we will begin our spring vacation at the close of school Friday March, 22, 2013 and classes resume on Tuesday April 2, 2013. 

- Enroll Now for Spring Parent-Child Classes
The Spring schedule is now available and we are accepting applications.  >>more

- Upcoming Admissions Events
We will be hosting a School Tour and an Open House in the next few weeks.  >>more

Announcements: Week of March 1, 2013

- Enroll Now for Spring Parent Child Classes

We are currently accepting applications for our Spring Parent-Child program. If you are re-enrolling and would like to guarantee your spot please register on or before Friday, March 8th. We will begin accepting new families on Monday, March 11th. >>more

- Parent Study- Wednesday, March 6th at 9 am
 
This week's study will be held by our school mentor and long time Waldorf Kindergarten teacher - Louise Deforest!   >>more

- Parent Lecture
- Monday, March 11th at 7 pm

The Influence of Media on Young Children:  Why Waldorf Education Advocates for Media Free Childhood with speaker Lisa Bono   >>more

- Upcoming Admissions Events
- Thursday, March 14th at 9:15 AM
- Wednesday, April 17th at 7 PM

We will be hosting a School Tour and an Open House in the next few weeks.  >>more

Garden Thoughts from Patricia Carlin

The 3-Day Nursery children have been walking to the garden these late winter days.

Walking by the pet shop, they look in the window...  >>more

Spring Parent-Child Classes

We are now accepting applications for our Spring Parent-Child program. If you are re-enrolling and would like to guarantee your spot spot please contact me, complete the top portion of the registration form, and return it to the school with your tuition check, on or before Friday, March 8th.  

We will begin accepting new families on Monday, March 11th.

Classes are available for children between 6 months and over 33 months of age. For more information and applications visit http://www.newamsterdamchildhood.org/Parent-child.

Spring 2013 Schedule:

• 6-11 months of age (non mobile) meets on Mondays from 9:30-10:30 AM
• 12-18 months of age (mobile) meets on Mondays from 1:30-3 PM
• 19-25 months of age meets on Tuesdays from 3:30-5 PM & Wednesdays from 1:30-3 PM
• 25-32 months of age meets on Mondays & Wednesdays from 3:30-5 PM
• 33 months of age and older meets on Saturdays from 9-10:30 AM

Classes meet on the following dates:

• Monday 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 & 6/3.  AM $315, PM $455
• Tuesday 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21 & 5/28.  $585
• Wednesday 4/3, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21 & 5/29.  $585
• Saturday 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4 & 5/11.  $325

Please share details about our programs with your friends and on parenting web groups.

Karen.Talluto@newamsterdamchildhood.org

Parent Study Wednesday, March 6th 9 AM

This week's Parent Study will be held by our school mentor and long time Waldorf Kindergarten teacher - Louise Deforest! 

All are welcome to participate.

Parent Lecture--Monday, March 11th 7 PM

The Influence of Media on Young Children:
Why Waldorf Education Advocates for Media Free Childhood

Speaker:  Lisa Bono currently teaches our Bridge and Parent-Child classes.  She is the founding teacher of the New Amsterdam Early Childhood Center.

Garden Thoughts From Patricia Carlin

The 3-Day Nursery children have been walking to the garden these late winter days.

Walking by the pet shop, they look in the window to see if Poncho the cat is looking out the window at them.

They also love to see an unexpected, though much anticipated, fire truck whiz by.

Yet, new this week, is what our children have encountered just after entering the big garden gates:

You might think the children felt the joy of running free in the meadow.

You might think our little children felt the lure of the big children climbing, then sitting astride the big fallen tree.

Or the goldfish lying still at pond's bottom, or mother turtle digging holes to lay eggs.

However, quite surprisingly, it has been none of the above.

What has been so enticing to our little children was spontaneously discovered by them a mere 20 feet past the garden gate:

The soil!

They have all found little digging sticks, then sat down to poke and prod the soil, and kept at this process the whole garden time!

When it is time to leave, we teachers (Patricia and Mayra) have to help each child up individually, so fascinated is each one by the act of digging and finding dark treasures hidden beneath the surface.

What glories springtime promises!