CORE PHASE

AGES: 0-8

  “The goal of parents and teachers working with a child in Core Phase is to help him see that he has genius inside, that he is capable of great things, and that part of his goals in life should be about doing his best to improve and serve," Oliver DeMille.
​
Core Phase is that magical time of nurture and growth.  The lessons of Core Phase are taught through work and play. The tools of math, history, art, science and literature are available for exploration.  Some of those lessons are right and wrong, good and bad, true and false, family values, family routines and responsibilities, and learning the value and love of work.

---

NURSERY - FREEPLAY (Ages 0-6)

This is a class offered as a service to our mentors that you can bring your little ones to for unstructured freeplay, to be watched and cared for. There will be toys to play with along with some storytime, games, and songs.  Please notify the teachers of any allergies. There is no cost for the class. 

---

WELL-EDUCATED HEART ROTATIONS

---

 "It is the business of the heart  for a long time before it is the business of the mind."                             --Pestalozzi

The Well Educated Heart uses integrated learning to help students make connections across different subjects. By inspiring students' hearts they will fall in love with learning.  The students will cover Art, Music, Poetry, Math, History, Science.

​The Well Educated Heart Rotations will have different classes based on level of learning. The Core Phase rotation will be Playful Hearts and the Love of Learning Phase will be Creative Hearts. These two classes will follow the same rotation but each of the classes will be adjusted to the appropriate level of that class.  Sign up for either Playful Hearts (Core Phase) or Creative Hearts (Love of Learning) depending on your child’s needs.

---

PLAYING HEARTS
​Core Phase (Ages 5-7)

Playful Hearts is the Core Phase level class based on the Well Educated Heart. The Well Educated Heart uses integrated learning to help students make connections across different subjects. By inspiring students' hearts they will fall in love with learning.  Through three 40 minutes rotation the students will cover Art, Music, Poetry, Math, History, and Science. This class is a Core Phase class where students will learn through play, short lessons and fun activities. Students will be expected to show respect to one another.

---

CREATIVE HEARTS
Love of Learning Phase (Ages 8-12)

Creative Hearts is the Love of Learning Phase based on the Well Educated Heart. The Well Educated Heart uses integrated learning to help students make connections across different subjects. By inspiring students' hearts they will fall in love with learning.  Through three 40 minutes rotation the students will cover Art, Music, Poetry, Math, History, and Science. This is a Love of Learning Phase where students will dive deeper into the subjects in their rotations. Students will be expected to pay attention during lessons and participate in activities. Students will be learning through play and games as well.

---

AFTERNOON CLASSES

---

LITTLE LEARNERS
​Core Phase (Ages 5-6; *4 with readiness)

Little Learners is a perfect setting for young learners in the Core Phase to learn through play. We will create a safe environment of exploration which will allow the students to grow their love of learning. As a Core Phase class the primary focus is creating relationships, character development, and learning through play.   more...

---

EXPLORERS
​Core/Love of Learning (Ages 7-10)

Explorers will be using the Well Educated Heart and focusing on Nature. Students will study the natural world, science as they explore the world around them.  They will learn through explorations, activities and games. This class will use the same philosophies as the Well Educated Heart Rotation classes that are in the morning and will add to those classes by focusing on Nature/Science. Using this integrated learning style students will be able to continue to make connections. This class will encourage students to dive deeper and learn through their own experiences.  more...

---

*  If you have questions about any of the classes above or what would be the right level for your student please check with our Junior Director April Jones at riseupjuniordirector@gmail.com.  Also, if you have specific questions regarding a class you may talk to the mentor for that individual class.