ponder school

Day at Ponder School Looks Like

  1. Arrival: Children and parents greet teachers and each other. When you enter our doors, you will feel the warmth of our space and staff, the excitement, and the positive energy.
  2. Breakfast: Healthy breakfast time as children settle in.
  3. Morning Circle: This circle time is filled with connection, setting goals and intentions, and sparking curiosity.
  4. Outside Time: Intentional outside time for gross motor activities, fresh air, and natural science explorations.
  5. Morning Snack: Healthy snacks to help keep our energy up.
  6. Small Group: Children are invited to developmentally focused projects and investigations.
  7. Free Choice: Children can choose activities, materials, art mediums, and tools to engage with and test their ideas.
  8. Lunchtime: Whole-class social time focusing on conversation, self-help skills, and building healthy eating habits.
  9. Literacy: Developmentally focused small group time for hands-on, play-based explorations of reading and writing.
  10. Stretching and Exercise: This helps children experiment with breath, stillness, and self-regulation, while the physical poses assist in building gross and fine motor skills, coordination, balance, and strength.
  11. Rest/nap Time: Children can recharge and break from group experiences.
  12. Afternoon Snack: A quick meal to tide them over until arriving home.
  13. Structured Play & Games: Teachers play with the children to help them learn new skills.
  14. Pick-Up: Children say goodbye to teachers and each other and go home.

PonderSchool Simply Put

Enjoy pondering God daily.
It lets us give God our full attention.

Enjoy God’s creation.
It teaches us the outpouring of God’s generosity and love.

Enjoy pondering with friends and teachers. 
It allows us to cultivate calmness and develop resilience.

Enjoy learning together and helping others grow. 
It helps us to appreciate friendship, community, and positive relationships.

Enjoy being responsible.
It empowers us to take care of ourselves and others.

Enjoy being healthy.
It helps us to build good exercise and eating habits. 

Enjoy reading books.
Learning to read improves concentration and builds self-confidence and empathy.  

Enjoy art, music, and culture. 
It teaches us to express our feelings and appreciate diversity.