Programs
教育的本质，其实是父母（教育者）的自我修行。The nature of education is a life long self practice journey for parents and educators.
真正的好心，是尊重每个人的不同，尊重别人按照自己的方式生活。The true kindness is to respect the difference of each person and give people the freedom to choose what’s right for them.
——李雪《当我遇见一个人》
——Li Xue, "When I Meet a Person"
Reggio Emilia, Montessori and Natural Based Inspired Bilingual Program
Xiaoshihou's teaching philosophy is a unique mix of Reggio Emilia, Montessori and Natural Based Education. All three approaches to early childhood education give children some control over the direction of their learning and highlight the importance of using all senses to learn and honor the endless range of ways children express themselves.
Our classrooms are designed to encourage children’s active exploration with other children and materials. In a carefully prepared environment, children experience freedom within limits and are free to follow their own interests. We believe that learning is done best by interacting and collaborating with others and through the investment of hands-on, minds-on inquiry. We believe children are most engaged when given the opportunity to follow their natural inquiries about the world around them.
Little me小时候 Program Highlight
*We strongly value and understand the importance of this social emotional aspect of learning . Everyday is spent on helping children recognize & respond to their emotions, interact with their peers,
and in acquiring the proper language to express themselves.
*We use a blend of Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and Natural Based approaches in our curriculum, with added mandarin Chinese lesson every day to help children develop their communication and literacy skills in both languages.
*We encourage inquiry-based learning that promotes wonder and joy. We offer a lot of self-directed activities and open-ended natural materials for children to explore, learn and play.
* We fill each day with plenty of time spent outside in our beautiful indoor and outdoor classrooms, rain or shine.
*We serve fresh and mostly organic plant based meals. Sugar is limited to special occasions and celebrations.
2024-2025 School Year Hours of Operation
Little Me Preschool School year is from Sep through June (10 months)
and closed in summer.
The school days will be 9am-4pm Monday – Thursday
First & Last day of School, Holidays & Non-school days in 2024-2025 School Year
09/03/2024 Frist Day of School
11/28/2024-11/29/2024 Thanksgiving Break
12/23/2024-01/03/2025 Winter Break
01/20/2025 Parent-Teacher Conferences
04/07/2025-04/11/2025 Spring Break
05/26/2025 Parent-Teacher Conferences
06/25/2025 Last Day of School and Graduation Ceremony
Program Schedule
9:00-9:20 Drop-off, Morning Snack and free play
9:20-9:50 Circle Time and Chinese Class (Calendar, Story Time, Learning New Chinese Characters, Songs, Dance or Poems etc.)
9:50-10:00 Transition to Outside Play (Bathroom, Put on jackets and rain boots etc.)
10:00-10:40 Outside Play
10:40-10:50 Transition to Indoor Activities (Put away Jackets, Bathroom and Hand Washing)
10:50-11:50 Theme Class and Project (Art/Crafts/Science Experiment)
11:50-12:00 Transition to have lunch (Bathroom and Hand washing)
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:00 Transition to Nap
1:00-2:00 Rest and quite activities
2:00-2:20 Afternoon Snacks
2:20-3:00 Outside Play
3:00-3:30 Afternoon Circle Time and English/Math Class
3:30-4:00 Group Activities/free play, get ready for pickup