Preschool and Kindergarten Classes

Let’s Make Music at the Ranch (18mos-3 yrs plus caregiver)

Come sing, story dance, play instruments, pretend, and imagine. We will use songs, animals, nature, puppets, instruments,and props having to do with nature to play and learn. After making music, we will venture out the the visit the Sienna Ranch animals (pony, rabbits, goats, and chickens) to hear the “music” they make!  This class is taught by Andrea Gaspari of Andrea's Musical Adventures.
45 minutes. Max class size- 12 children and their caregivers

Let’s Play at the Ranch (ages 3-4 plus caregiver)

Children and their caregivers will  love this opportunity for a weekly visit to Sienna Ranch together.  Each week will offer new wonders as you experience ranch and her residents with the change of the seasons.  Gardening, harvesting, working with wool and other natural materials, daily animal interaction and chores, nature news, storytelling, and more.   Experiencing Sienna Ranch will delight your young one and you! 1 hour 15 minutes.  Maximum class size- 8 children and their caregivers.

Approximate class schedule:
10 minutes: Opening circle, nature news
25 minutes: Animal visits
25 minutes: Hands-on activity
15 minutes: Storytelling and closing circle

A unique program designed for this special age when everything is exciting and magical.  Junior Ranchers will love forming relationships with the ranch animals and learning their special histories (we have a very creative staff!)  They will delight when the mother goat gives birth and the baby chicks are hatched.  Watching from week-to-week with anticipation as the fruits ripen and the vegetables mature will nurture an appreciation for trees and plants and their gifts to us. Crafting from natural materials such as wool, wood, and medicinal plants, Junior Ranchers will come to understand that most of what we need we can get from nature.

Junior Ranchers will sing when it rains (not pout) and will experience getting dirty in the garden.  Through experiential activities and projects, they will understand concepts of composting, recycling, harvesting, and reusing.   Most importantly, Junior Ranchers will gain lasting memories and a solid foundation in respect for animals, nature, and the earth.   

At least once per session, Junior Ranchers will have opportunities to try out a little from each of the program areas on the ranch- archery, carpentry, horses and farm animals, and nature immersion/survival skills.  

3 hour program, once/week.  Maximum class size- 7 students 

Cost: $255/8 week session.  Optional hour of Ranch Play offered on some days: $80/8 week session.  Junior Ranchers should bring a lunch/snack to each class.

Approximate class schedule:
30 minutes: Tipi time: Arrive, freeplay, outdoor exploration (parents welcome)
15 minutes: Circle time- nature news, songs
30 minutes: Animal visits
30 minutes: Wash hands, snack, story
30 minutes: Project Time
30 minutes: Adventure Hike
15 minutes: Closing circle

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