Summer Camp at Greenhouse June 19-July 28 This summer, build onto your child’s natural curiosity and desire to explore and make sense of their world in an exciting and familiar setting. Join some of our faculty as we engage your child’s mind and body in scientific discovery, exploration of the natural world and physical, active […]

Dear Parents, What a year it has been! As the flurry of culminating experiences and celebrations came to a close, I am reminded of all that makes Greenhouse special. This year we wondered, explored, and learned.     We lived, laughed, grew and loved.     We made friends, cooked food, painted pictures and discovered […]

Interested in finding out more about play-based, early childhood classrooms? Here is just a small sample of articles and research that support Greenhouse’s approach. Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to gain and Much to Lose: http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/sites/allianceforchildhood.org/files/file/Reading_Instruction_in_Kindergarten.pdf Let the Kids Learn Through Play http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/opinion/sunday/let-the-kids-learn-through-play.html?referrer&utm_content=buffer45420&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&_r=0 Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like School http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2011/03/why_preschool_shouldnt_be_like_school.single.html The Serious Need for Play […]