Every day follows the same gentle rhythm — predictable enough that children feel secure, open enough to follow their curiosity. Your child's own teachers lead the day.
A play-based day isn’t a free-for-all and it isn’t a row of desks. It’s a thoughtfully shaped rhythm: arrival, gathering, long stretches of hands-on play and projects, meals together, time outdoors in every season, and a real rest. The structure stays the same so children always know what comes next; what fills it follows the class’s interests.
Many choices are available every day — blocks, water play, dress-up, puppets, books, crayons, markers, painting, gluing, woodworking, clay, and playdough.
Toileting and a snack together at the table.
Circle time has a group focus: we sing songs and fingerplays, play musical instruments, take part in movement games, or discuss the topics of the day. Project time is a small-group time when we often paint, glue, and create — along with nature walks, trips to the library, and cooking.
We usually play on our large playground. During inclement weather, the children use riding toys, balls, hula-hoops, and the parachute in the Great Hall, our large indoor activity room.
Lunch, brought from home, with toileting as needed.
A quiet stretch for napping, resting, and calm activities.
Toileting, an afternoon snack, stories, and free play.
More time outside on the playground.
Stories and free play, with many other quiet activities such as music, coloring, laps, and hugs.
Many choices are available every day — blocks, water play, dress-up, puppets, books, crayons, markers, painting, gluing, woodworking, clay, and playdough.
A snack together at the table.
Circle time has a group focus: we sing songs and fingerplays, play musical instruments, take part in movement games, or discuss the topics of the day. Project time is a small-group time when we often paint, glue, and create — along with nature walks, trips to the library, and cooking.
We usually play on our large playground. We may also take a walk, or during inclement weather the children use riding toys, balls, hula-hoops, and the parachute in the Great Hall, our large indoor activity room.
Lunch, brought from home.
A quiet stretch for napping, resting, and calm activities.
Stories, then back to free play.
More time outside on the playground.
Stories, a snack, and free play, with many other quiet activities such as music, coloring, laps, and hugs.
Exact times shift by classroom and with the season — the rhythm stays the same.
LPC provides two nutritious snacks each day for children to enjoy while they are at school. A morning snack is served around 10:00 a.m., and an afternoon snack is served between 3:00–4:00 p.m. Our snack menu features wholesome, nutrient-dense foods that provide children with lasting energy throughout the day. We offer a variety of fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, and quality proteins while limiting added sugars and highly processed foods.
Children often become curious about foods they see their friends enjoying, and watching their classmates try something new can make them more willing to give it a try too. Snack time is also a wonderful social experience — we love seeing children explore new tastes, build confidence, and develop healthy eating habits in a relaxed and supportive environment.
The same blocks of the day quietly do real academic work. Here’s where it’s hiding.
Read-alouds, songs, dictating a story to a teacher, labeling a drawing, and the constant back-and-forth of conversation. That’s how vocabulary, listening, and the building blocks of reading take root — long before formal reading lessons.
Counting cups at snack, sorting blocks by size, measuring the rain, predicting what floats. Number sense and scientific thinking come from solving real problems the children actually care about.
Taking turns, joining a game, working out a disagreement, naming a big feeling. These are the skills that make kindergarten — and the rest of life — go well, and they’re practiced all day long.
Climbing, balancing, digging, pouring, cutting, threading beads. Whole days of doing build the big-muscle and fine-motor control that handwriting, sports, and self-care will later lean on.
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