Pre-Kindergarten programs

Field Station offers two, three and five day programs for preschool aged children. The two day class focuses on acclimating children to the classroom experience with hands-on activities, daily outdoor hikes, song, dance, and fun! The three and five day classes focus on kindergarten preparation, cooperation, listening skills, and like our two day class, daily outdoor hikes, song, dance, and fun!

Two day classes

for 3 and 4 year olds


For enrollment in the 2 day program your child must be 3 years old by August 1st. 

Morning
Monday & Friday 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Afternoon
Monday & Friday 12:30 - 3:30 PM

Three day classes

for four and five year olds


For enrollment in the 3 day program your child must be 4 years old by August 1st.

Morning
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Afternoon
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 12:30 - 3:30 PM

Five day classes

for four and five year olds


For enrollment in the 5 day program your child must be 4 years old by August 1st.

Morning
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 - 11:30 AM

Curriculum

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Example Daily Schedule

Arrival time 8:30 (a.m. class), 12:30 (p.m. class)

Circle Time/Unit related subject matter
  • Songs
  • Calendar/weather
  • Story related to subject of the day Lesson time
  • Games and activities related to subject
Projects and directed play and Free Choice Play
  • Painting and/or projects (cut-paste, 2 or 3 dimensional) subject related which has kindergarten-readiness skills incorporated within.
  • While a group of students are working on their projects, another group will have free choice time.
  • Play options during free choice time:
    • Water table: experimental (measuring, etc.) or subject related i.e. pond animals and plants, forest animals/rocks/trees/beaver sticks.
    • Building toys plus subject related action toys (North American animals, African animals, etc.)
    • Drawing/collage table
    • Unit related imaginative play area (pretend underwater explorer, rain forest canopy station, etc.)
Science experiments/snack preparation (sometimes the same thing) incorporating pre-kindergarten math and science skills.
Hike/outdoor play
Snack time
Drama/music
Daily wrap-up

Dismissal 11:30 (a.m. class), 3:30 (p.m. class)

Preschool Practices

These foundations are essential concepts and skills our early learners should know or demonstrate during this developmental period in preparation for Kindergarten. It is our goal to help students achieve these foundations.

These are based on Indiana’s Early Learning Development Framework.