Natural Start Preschool Curriculum
Natural Start Preschool offers a unique nature-based curriculum that combines traditional Kindergarten readiness learning with appropriate play-based preschool activities. Our curriculum focuses on the whole child by promoting physical, emotional, social, creative, cognitive, and linguistic growth.
At Natural Start Preschool, children learn about nature through direct experience, exploration, and discovery of the world around them. The natural world is a guiding theme in all areas of curriculum, including:
- Science
- Art
- Music
- Math and manipulative activities
- Language and literacy
- Perceptual and cognitive skills development
- Large and small motor activities
- Exercise and movement
- Social studies
- Dramatic play
- Sensory activities
- Nutrition and health education
- Most importantly, daily outdoor exploration and play
In addition to our program’s unique emphasis on environmental education and healthy living, the incorporation of traditional school readiness skills is also accomplished through nature-related and interactive experiences. Working closely with the Bellevue School District’s K-12 program, our teachers support children as they develop independence and the necessary skills for Kindergarten readiness and future school success.