Yearly Schedule

The 2009-2010 school year starts on September 9th and ends on June 25th. While we are closed for major holidays, we are open during the Brookline Public School vacations in February and April.

A Typical Day

Each day at Clinton Path includes free play time and directed activities planned by the teaching team. As children arrive they are greeted by teachers and encouraged to try out table materials which might include an art project, manipulatives, clay, sand or water tables. They can also head over to the dramatic play area, paint at the easel, build with blocks or use whatever might be out on the rug that day. Free play extends for almost 90 minutes giving the children ample time to explore any area for as long as they need to.

After cleaning up, we meet together for calendar time followed by a snack (provided by the school). After snack, we divide into two small groups for yoga and movement games. We then all gather for stories followed by outdoor time in our wonderful backyard space. The morning ends with singing and dancing.

Our lunch begins at 12:30. We encourage parents of children not signed up for extended day to bring lunch and join us until 1:00 when lunch time is over. This is a wonderful time to talk to us and meet other parents. Note that if some child has allergies, we ask all parents to pack lunches which avoid those allergens.

Our extended day program is a rich combination of language, math, stories, gross motor play and rest followed by board games. Extended day is a lovely way for the children to have more personal time with their teachers and peers as it is limited to only nine children each day.

The Daily Schedule

8:30 Arrival
8:30 – 10:00 Free play, then clean up
10:00 – 10:30 Bathroom and Calendar Time
10:30 – 10:45 Snack Time
10:45 – 11:00 Looking at Books and Play with Puzzles
11:00 – 11:20 Small Circle Time, then Group Stories
11:20 – 12:15 Outside play
12:15 – 12:30 Music and Dancing
12:30 Dismissal
12:30 – 1:00 Lunch (Optional. Parents are Welcome)

Extended Day

1:00 – 3:00 Quiet Play, Interactive stories, Gross Motor Games, Language Games, Rest, and Board Games
3:00 Extended Day Pick up