Set in a beautiful, home-like environment, our Kindergarten program carries forward the same nurturing approach that has supported hundreds of Trillium Waldorf School students over the past 30 years. Here, children paint, sew, play, and cook their day away, all while enjoying daily neighbourhood walks, weekly mornings in the meadow or forest, and abundant time in our beloved Kinderyard.
At the heart of our program are the essentials that make Waldorf Kindergarten so appealing to both children and parents. Children are encouraged to move at a pace that honours their natural rhythm and growth, are given the time and space to meet the world with wonder and awe, and are guided by teachers devoted to creating an environment in which every child can feel that the world is good.
To support a variety of family rhythms, Kindergarten at Trillium also offers a flexible schedule. Your child may attend as little as three mornings a week or as much as five full days—and many options in between—allowing you to tailor their experience to what best meets your family’s needs.
Kindergarten at Trillium will engage your child’s senses and emotions, laying the groundwork for academic learning in the grades. With outdoor games that develop the connections between brain and body, handwork that develops the focus and fine motor skills needed for reading and writing and with songs and folk stories that grow vocabulary and strengthen memory, your child will not only thrive in their early years at Trillium but will be ready and excited for Grade school when the time comes, too.
In our Kindergarten program, your child will enjoy:
~Delicious and nutritious home cooked meals
~Learning stories, poems and songs by heart
~Helping through meaningful work
~Practicing good manners and teamwork with their classmates
~Exploring nature year-round
~Plenty of time for creative free play
~Creating art projects with natural materials
~The magic of our beautiful Kindergarten classrooms
