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Alumnae Board & Committees Alumnae Weekend Distinguished Alumnae Sarah Lyman Day of Community Service Connecting Alumnae arrow Update Your Information Get Involved — Volunteer! Alumnae Events Calendar Highlights Magazine Alumnae Spotlight Alumnae in the News Alumnae in STEM Fields Alma Mater & Ring Stories Employment Equal Opportunity AdChoices This website utilizes cookies to provide you the fullest experience on our website. By continuing to use this website, you consent to our use of these cookies. See Laurel School's Privacy Policy for cookie and privacy details. Academics & Arts Early Childhood School (18 mos-PreK) Outdoor Prekindergarten Laurel’s Outdoor Prekindergarten allows significant outdoor hands-on learning for four- and five-year-old students that combines a play-based curriculum nature immersion , current early childhood research , and personalized learning opportunities. The Outdoor Prekindergarten provides a curriculum that ensures children are developing the skills that are necessary for them to be successful in Kindergarten while also gaining the resilience, grit, motivation and creativity that comes from learning in the forest. List of 2 items. The Yurts Our Yurts make the Butler Campus accessible year-round and provide a home base for days with inclement weather. The Yurts' central locations on the Butler Campus create a springboard between nurturing out student's natural curiosities in the forest around us and extending learning opportunities with enriching classroom experiences. The Forest In the forest, and away from highly structured indoor curriculum, children make their own choices about how they spend their time and how to manage their own body signals. They become empowered, engaged and highly motivated learners who understand that their acquisition of knowledge is as limitless as the sky above our heads. Outdoor Prekindergarten Curriculum List of 4 items. Language Arts Skills Verbal expression Listening comprehension Literature Phonological awareness Writing process Research Content Initiate and sustain conversation Using new vocabulary Negotiating compromises and resolving conflicts Formulating questions Using descriptive language Sharing thoughts and ideas clearly Distinguishing between fiction and non-fiction Retelling stories Contextual understanding of stories Recognizing upper case letters, some lower case letters and some beginning letter sounds Counting and understanding syllables Rhyming words, synonyms and opposites Understanding linear orientation of print Journaling Using writing instruments correctly and writing his or her name Social Studies Skills Understanding diversity Socialization Geography Understanding communities Content Identifying and naming plants and animals Respecting living things Awareness of and respect for differences of thoughts, ideas, likes, dislikes and abilities Understanding the concept of being a friend Developing independence, responsibility and self-help skills Learning to negotiate and compromise Understanding geography through mapping, compass directions, natural resources and habitats Team building activities Establishing routines Mathematics Skills Weights and measurements Sequence of events Counting Visual perception/spatial awareness Content Using units of measurement for making comparisons, estimations and predictions Pattern identification Calendar Seasons Sense of time, including planning for future and remembering past events Classifying, sorting and grouping Identifying shapes Matching like objects Using natural materials to understand how things work in relation to each other in space Science Skills Hypothesizing and making predictions Observing using all senses Developing a sense of curiosity Mapping Understanding cause and effect Content Stewardship and understanding our responsibility through composting, recycling and understanding linked ecosystems Identifying native plants Understanding life cycles and life spans Learning about habitats and ecosystems Observing seasonal changes, hibernation, migration and weather Mapping Early Learners Preschool Prekindergarten Outdoor Prekindergarten Special Programs For more information about Laurel's Early Childhood School, please contact the Admissions Office at admissions@LaurelSchool.org or 216-455-3022. 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