A day at Wool
A long morning, with time to finish what a child starts
The day keeps its order
The day moves in the same order, so children know what comes next. The longest stretch is the work cycle in the morning, when children choose their own work.
Lessons are short
A guide gives a short lesson to one child or a small group at a time, then steps back while children work and finish what they start.
The order of the day
From the door to pickup
- 018:30 am
Step 1: Arrival
A guide greets each child at the door. Children hang up a coat, wash their hands and find their first piece of work.
- 029:00 am
Step 2: Work cycle
Children choose work from the shelves and stay with it as long as they like. Guides give lessons, then step back.
- 0310:30 am
Step 3: Snack
Snack is prepared in the room. Children set the table, serve a friend and clean up afterward.
- 0411:00 am
Step 4: Outdoor time
The garden is part of the school day, in every season, with the rain gear on the hooks by the door.
- 0512:00 pm
Step 5: Circle and story
Songs, a poem or a picture book, sitting together on the rug before the morning ends.
- 0612:30 pm
Step 6: Pickup, or lunch and rest
Half-day families pick up at 12:30 pm. School-day children eat lunch from home, then rest or do quiet work until 3:30 pm.
See a morning for yourself
Tours happen while the rooms are working, so you see the day as children do.