Enrichment Programs
The Natick Children's House incorporates a variety of afternoon enrichment programs to broaden the educational experience of each child. These programs often incorporate our local community.
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Little Artist
At Natick Children's House, art projects are inspired by different artists, nature, and themes that correlate to our monthly curriculum. Students learn how to draw and paint by using basic shapes to build their artwork and work with different materials, including paint, pencils, papier-mâché, tissue paper, scissors, leaves, and flowers to develop fine motor skills and improve their visual learning skills in a creative way. They are given step by step instructions to ensure that they create a successful piece of art.
Green Thumb
Students are taught to appreciate the plant cycle, develop a basic understanding of an ecosystem, care for the environment, and recognize where their food sources come from by examining seeds, playing in the dirt, studying birds and bees, and planting flowers and herbs. Fresh herbs grown in our Green Thumb program are used in our Le Petit Chef classes, which helps our students to learn about “farm to table.” Gardening offers a vibrant, hands-on learning experience that thoughtfully enhances the classroom.
Le Petit Chef
In our "Le Petit Chef" class, we aim to teach our children basic cooking techniques and the importance of using fresh ingredients in cooking to get them excited about making good food. This program reinforces practical life, math, and science skills and emphasizes hands-on participation. Foods that are baked are served for afternoon snack and students are proud to share the ‘fruits’ of their labor with their classmates. All our cooking is nut-free, and special accommodations are made for children with other food allergies.
Movement & Mindfulness
This class has been designed to introduce basic mindfulness meditation practices in an accessible way allowing children to quickly grasp the concepts and immediately put them into practice. Along with practicing mindfulness techniques, the class is also structured around physical movement to encourage free expression and enhance the mind-body connection. We use world music, classical music, and some children's music to bring out the inner dancer within each child. This class is designed to build the students' confidence, develop physical strength, and explore what it means to be mindful. They will experience growth and development through the power of Movement & Mindfulness!
Languages and Cultures
At Natick Children's House, we believe that students need to be exposed to other languages and cultures at an early age. Our students receive daily multi-cultural lessons, often in the form of games, songs, and books. This international curriculum corresponds with the themes of our monthly calendar. We are currently in the process of offering more structured afternoon language classes taught by natives. These classes will include basic vocabulary, songs, traditional dance, art, and culinary exploration.
Special Events
Throughout the year, our students participate in several celebrations, including Halloween, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chinese New Year, International Festival, and a Spring Tea Party. These events are a way to celebrate our diverse community and expose our students to different traditions and social settings. They are some of the most beloved days of the year!
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