Extended Learning
Fun, Creativity & Connection
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Art
Like many schools inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, Gan Yeladim has a special space called the Atelier, an art studio, which allows children to explore, create, invent and research, with the guidance of our Atelierista Beth Starger.
The Atelier is always open for creative expression with classroom teachers throughout the day.
New Village Farm
Preschoolers and Pre-Ks journey once per week to "New Village Farm" in Shelburne where they are active participants in a vibrant, working farm. You might see Gan children hauling hay for the goats, transporting turkey poults to a new enclosure, milking, harvesting vegetables or gathering eggs during their morning at the farm. Children are respected as capable and competent and the expectations of the farmers at New Village reflect this.
