teaching & learning

Bloomsbury Farm School believes tapping into a child’s innate sense of wonder about nature can help them learn basic environmental and natural science principles, and respect for all living beings. Our lessons flow organically from the natural rhythms of the seasons and from the children’s daily discoveries. There are no set lesson plans: each day is shaped by the animals, insects, birds, amphibians, weather, and foraging that is encountered, providing endless spontaneous teachable moments.

Bloomsbury Farm School Preschool is a play-based, experiential, child-led, and fully immersed, all weather, all outdoors. 

We integrate best practices in early childhood education and often incorporate threads from various teaching philosophies (including Waldorf, Reggio-Emilia, Wild Schooling, and Montessori among others) to weave a vibrant tapestry of child-led learning in the rich forest environment. This interdisciplinary approach guides children to be self-motivated, cooperative, respectful, grateful, and aware of their impact on the earth.

Our preschool teachers are committed to:

• Providing young children the time, space, and play to develop to their fullest potential

• Creating opportunities for all activities to be child-led

• Acting as the ‘guide-on-the-side’ as we facilitate learning and growth

• Connecting with all types of learners through storytelling, song, games, activities, experiments and more

• Building children’s ongoing relationships with themselves, others, and nature

• Providing opportunities to collaborate, create, problem solve, support one another and dream of a better world

• Encouraging healthy habits and lifestyles

• Supporting safe risk-taking

• Increasing motivation, self-esteem and concentration

• Stimulating children’s innate curiosity

• Encouraging family involvement in growth and development