A curriculum that takes young children seriously.
Children between 2½ and 5 are doing the most important learning of their lives. Our program gives that window the substance it deserves — two languages, real music instruction, strong academic foundations — inside a day that still feels like childhood: play, friends, art, and time outdoors.
Language & Literacy 语言
English fundamentals come first: letters, sounds, early reading and writing, taught step by step — our youngest students start with their ABCs and 123s. Mandarin runs alongside, every single day: at least an hour of group Mandarin, where children learn characters, practice tracing them as their hands grow steadier, and read them inside short stories. All of our Mandarin teachers are native speakers, and Mandarin spills happily out of the lesson hour — into songs, counting, and conversation. Whatever your family speaks at home, the door is the same: English-speaking families give their child an early start that's nearly impossible to replicate later, and heritage families keep Chinese alive at school.
Math Foundations 数学
Numbers, shapes, patterns, comparison, and early problem-solving — taught with objects children can hold and puzzles they want to solve. By the time our students reach kindergarten, math is something they expect to be good at.
Music: Singing, Violin & Piano 音乐
Every child sings every day — folk songs and playful favorites, some in Mandarin, taught with printed lyrics so the words become reading practice too. Instrument lessons begin the moment a child is ready for them: once the writing, drawing, and play of our program have built steady fingers and good coordination, they start violin and piano — included in preschool tuition — on instruments the school provides. (Families who catch the bug can get one for home.) Many alumni come back for years afterward to keep studying violin and piano at advanced levels through private lessons. We're not training prodigies — we're building focus, listening, coordination, and the quiet confidence of a child who can make real music.
Arts, Movement & Play 艺术
Right now that means dance, painting, and regular group hikes through the nearby woods and neighborhood — offerings rotate with our teaching team, so there's always something new to try. And every day, weather permitting, children get real outdoor time: a fully fenced playground with a sandpit, a paved track for ride-on vehicles, and play structures on a big stretch of grass. Mornings outside from 11 to 12, lunch outdoors when the weather's good, and another hour or two out back after 3:00.
Small groups, close attention
Children learn in three classrooms, grouped by age and readiness: our youngest class (ages 2½–3½) at a 1:8 teacher-to-student ratio, our middle class (3½–5) at 1:13, and an advanced group for our oldest students. Groups are small enough that teachers know exactly where each child is — academically and emotionally — every single day.
A full day, well spent
- 7:30 amDoors open · breakfast, cooked on-site, until 9:00
- MorningLanguage, math, and literacy blocks in English and Mandarin, including at least an hour of group Mandarin
- 11:00 amOutside: sandpit, ride-on track, and play structures (weather permitting)
- 12:00 pmLunch together, cooked on-site — sometimes eaten outdoors
- AfternoonMusic, art, and quiet time
- 3:00 pmBack outside for another hour or two, then free play until pickup
- Until 6:00 pmPickup at your schedule
Half-day families choose mornings (7:30 am–1:00 pm, through lunch) or afternoons (1:00–6:00 pm).