A Curriculum That Sparks Joy and Growth
At Almond Tree, learning feels like play—and that's exactly the point. Young children learn best by doing: playing, exploring, creating, moving, talking, wondering, and trying things for themselves.
Our curriculum balances child-led play and exploration with thoughtful, educator-guided experiences that build on children's natural curiosity. Through these everyday experiences, children develop confidence, independence, relationships, and a lifelong love of learning.
Our curriculum balances child-led play and exploration with thoughtful, educator-guided experiences that build on children's natural curiosity. Through these everyday experiences, children develop confidence, independence, relationships, and a lifelong love of learning.
Nurturing Every Area of Development
♡ Social & Emotional — Building friendships, expressing feelings, developing empathy, and growing in independence.
♡ Language & Literacy — Building vocabulary and communication through conversations, stories, songs, rhymes, letters, sounds, and early writing.
♡ Math & Thinking — Counting, sorting, recognizing patterns and shapes, measuring, comparing, problem-solving, and making connections.
♡ Science & Discovery — Asking questions, making predictions, experimenting, observing, and exploring nature and the world around us.
♡ Physical Development — Strengthening growing bodies and developing fine- and gross-motor skills through movement, outdoor play, and hands-on experiences.
♡ Creativity & the Arts — Expressing ideas through art, music, movement, dance, dramatic play, and imagination.
♡ Self, Family & Community — Developing a sense of self while learning about families, neighborhoods, community helpers, and the wider world.
♡ Language & Literacy — Building vocabulary and communication through conversations, stories, songs, rhymes, letters, sounds, and early writing.
♡ Math & Thinking — Counting, sorting, recognizing patterns and shapes, measuring, comparing, problem-solving, and making connections.
♡ Science & Discovery — Asking questions, making predictions, experimenting, observing, and exploring nature and the world around us.
♡ Physical Development — Strengthening growing bodies and developing fine- and gross-motor skills through movement, outdoor play, and hands-on experiences.
♡ Creativity & the Arts — Expressing ideas through art, music, movement, dance, dramatic play, and imagination.
♡ Self, Family & Community — Developing a sense of self while learning about families, neighborhoods, community helpers, and the wider world.
