Early Childhood
At Mizzentop, we believe childhood is the beginning of a lifelong journey into the world of knowledge. Our Early Childhood program gives three- and four-year-olds a warm, joyful place to take their first steps as learners, guided by teachers who understand how each child grows and what they need to thrive.
With small classes and a low student-teacher ratio, our teachers come to know every child as an individual and can respond to their strengths, needs, and developing interests. It is an approach that lets us nurture curiosity, confidence, and a genuine love of learning from the very start.
Days of Play and Discovery
Our classrooms bustle with activity as children move from center to center. Throughout the day, children in Junior and Senior Pre-K are engaged in play-based learning, balancing free play, structured play, and academic enrichment.
Our teachers use the curriculum as a springboard to create original learning materials, songs, plays, and crafts. You might see a group of children playing an octopus math game while learning about the ocean, or wearing headbands with straw antennae while studying insects. Games, crafts, and academics blend seamlessly as children grow excited about the world around them.
During center time, children explore theme-based centers that may include math, reading, writing, science, building, and painting. Sometimes a teacher leads the way; other times children choose their own sustained activity, learning to work both on their own and alongside their friends. As the curriculum evolves through the year, so do the centers.
Skills That Grow With Them
Explore what your child will learn in reading, math, science, and more below.
Where Living Values Take Root
Mizzentop is the only Pre-K through Grade 8 school in the country to fully integrate the Living Values Education program. For our youngest learners, it starts simply: sharing blocks, taking turns, and caring for the classroom together. Values like cooperation and respect are simply part of how the day feels, and they grow with each child through their years at Mizzentop.
Come See Mizzentop for Yourself
The best way to get to know our Early Childhood program is to visit. We would love to show you around, introduce you to our teachers, and let you see a Mizzentop morning in action.
