Music Therapy with Miss Marissa from The Sonatina Center

Young children awaken to their world through creativity, imagination, and play. In this music enrichment program, children will build trust, self-esteem and self-confidence, experience creative self-expression, explore and master a sense of control through musical play, and foster meaningful relationships with peers. Children have opportunities to sing, play instruments, dance and move to music and of course have a lot of fun!  Sonatina Center

Yoga with Ms. Aly

Ms. Aly, visits bi-monthly to work with the children. Yoga for children promotes self-awareness, resilience and self-confidence, the foundations of exceptional learning and a lifetime of health and wellness. Aly has been working with clients for 2 years doing yoga, leaving the clients at peace and empowered, all while having fun!

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UNH Marine Docents Rocky Shore Program

Children have the opportunity for detailed examination and handling of many of the common live seaweeds and invertebrates that inhabit the different areas of the intertidal zone between the low and high tide lines. In addition to seeing a diversity of red, green and brown seaweeds, students will also get to observe such organisms as snails (periwinkles and dog whelks), sea stars, sea urchins, and green & Asian shore crabs, among others. www.seagrant.unh.edu

Gardening at School

Using the Early Sprouts curriculum, our three garden beds and berry bushes children are introduced to gardening and healthy eating.

Planting the seeds for healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime. This curriculum encourages children to eat more vegetables by growing, harvesting and preparing organically grown foods. www.earlysprouts.org

Field Trips

Throughout the year we visit various places in the community. Each year we visit specific places and also introduce new place based on the curriculum project we are studying.

Emery Farm in Durham, NH is the oldest family farm in the country, having been in the same family since 1660. Each Fall the children have the opportunity to take a fall wagon ride, stroll through the corn maze, pick up a pumpkin, and visit with the animals. www.emeryfarm.com

Children’s Museum of NH  provides children the opportunity to visit the exhibits including Build It, Fly it, Cave Explorers, Cochecosystem, Dino Detective, First Impressions, Music Matrix, Post Office and the Yellow Submarine. Pre-Kindergarten classes also participate in an in-depth workshop on a focused topic. www.childrens-museum.org

Wagon Hill. Ending our school year, we take a trip to this scenic vista. Children have the opportunity to explore the historic wagon, view the community garden plots, trailblaze through the mowed trails and oak forests, and play along the shoreline.

Dover Public Library. Throughout the year the children walk down to the library to pick books to bring back to their class, visit with the animals, make crafts, and build with the provided materials. www.dover.nh.gov

Other places we have visited include PetCo, UNH Dairy Barn, Post Office, LaFesta, Police Station, Demeritt Apple Orchard, Tendercrop Farm, and many more.