Foresters School-Age programs
Afterschool/Vacation Camp and Summer Camp
Classroom location is held at our Technology Park location only.
These programs serve children 5 to 8 years of age in our STEAM school age environment! Using Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Math, children are offered opportunities to engage with materials and activities that align with their interest.
Our Art room is connected to this space as well, where children will have intentional open Art exploration each day. This environment is designed specifically for these ages with a kitchenette for self serving open snacks offered daily, a bathroom and gross motor area. Enrichments will include Music and Green Mountain Gymnastics along with planned day trips
in small groups. ALL included in our tuition cost.
The Forester’s group is intentional in the name, Foresters take care of the forest! The younger classrooms are all represented by tree’s that each classroom is named by. We take pride in caring for our community ( forest ) sharing honor, respect and responsibility for each other and our community..
Afterschool Care Transportation: We use the Kid Logic Learning van to transport children upon receiving permission.
Transportation may include picking up your child for our afterschool program or participating in field trip days.
Hours: At pick up – until closing at 5:00.
Orchard pickup: 2:00pm
Chamberlain pickup: 2:15pm
Rick Marcotte pickup: 2:30pm
Daily Flow begins with arrival into the Forester room, where labeled cubbies and hooks are offered for their belongings, followed by open snack and STEAM exploration, Art room or a quiet space in our loft.
Outdoor play: games, hiking, sledding at Whales Tales or biking, ART and project building will be
offered as well with an educator. The day is child led with these as open options that engage their
interest.
Summer & Vacation Camps
The graduating Pre-k class of that particular spring (5 years or turning 5 that summer, former Beech and or Hemlock children that include 6 year olds typically make up our summer camp class of up to 30 children which includes; 7 & 8 year olds returning and open to the community. Depending on # of enrollment and ages, we plan to split the group into two groups of 15 each, with 2 educators in the 5 & 6 year olds group and 2 educators in the 7 & 8 year olds group. These groups share the classroom STEAM environment but also offset off site exploration and may travel by Kid Logic Van to planned trips throughout summer. This information is offered in our summer planner. This camp will experience a connected community project based
curriculum which supports our program school wide through the invitation of project learning/play.
Our typical day will include a Daily Flow begins with arrival into the Forester room, where labeled cubbies and hooks are offered for their belongings, followed by open snack and that leads into morning meeting in our community area where we welcome each other and start a discussion about thoughts and reflection and interest of the day. This leads into our plan for the day and we begin our work on the planned project, OR by choice engage in the STEAM open play classroom, outdoor classroom (bringing the learning outside), PLAY and collaborative games are next, this leads into lunch/Chapter book story time which can also continue outdoors.
After lunch we have quite journal reflection work on yoga mats under our outdoor tree area for 20 min. or back in the classroom if weather interrupts this. Art comes next or otherenrichment activities planned. Open snacks in the afternoon and community helper work (collecting snack trays from other classrooms or handing out materials and supplies). We end our day back in the classroom for open exploration and play, a closing meeting and the reading of our chapter story book or music.
We will enjoy the outdoors as much as possible.
Our Curriculum experiences will focus on STEAM based open play and project based activities. We incorporate these hands-on project based learning experiences that support our school wide and greater community; This project work is a collaboration of child lead interests that empower children to strive in giving back to the community, while including all areas of development strengths and skills offered as a team approach style for campers. We will plan day trips that support this learning. Parents must sign permission for travel and participation.
A project example:
Understanding the concept of water flow; Building water walls for outdoor play areas, design,
material list, build, celebrate!
These age groups include children ages 5 to 8 years old
NOTE: Please register your child for summer sessions separately. These groups are arranged based on a 2 educators to 15 teacher/child ratio.
