 | Nursery
Our Nursery classrooms are wonderful places for a child's first school experience. We believe that play is the work of young children, and we provide a rich curriculum to engage each child on a social, emotional, physical, and cognitive level. We begin the year by building friendships. Children learn to separate from their parents through a gentle process of adjustment, and come to love the routines, risks, excitement, and independence of school. They engage their senses by playing with sand, water, and playdough, by painting at the easel and singing together. Children gain confidence with small and large motor skills by making wood sculptures, building with blocks and running, climbing, and playing on the playground.
Pre-Kindergarten
The Pre-Kindergarten classroom is an open and playful environment, where children move around freely and interact with each other. We believe that children learn best through a combination of play and teacher-directed activities, and we help children to develop friendships as they learn. We focus on the development of the whole individual, helping each child to develop language, social skills, and emotional readiness for kindergarten.
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As a supplement to the information above, please review the Early Childhood section of Year by Year, Your Poly Child: A Guide to Child Development for Poly Prep Lower School Parents (PDF).
Click here to read the Lower School publication "How to Have the Best School on the Planet (On the Rights and Responsibilities of Our Lower School Children)."
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| | Andrew Ayers
LS Learning Specialist |
Leonie Bolles
Associate Teacher, Nursery B |
Shirley Dayes
Associate Teacher, Pre-K A |
Matthew Durando
Lower School Physical Education and Athletics |
Anne Epstein
Head Teacher, Pre-KB |
Jean Fahy
Lower School Nurse |
Denise Fraifeld
Associate Teacher, Nursery A |
Shannon L. Hummel
Dance and Movement |
Stacy Hunter
Lower School Technology Coordinator |
Linda Peluso-Leibrock
Head Teacher, Nursery A |
Christine Peters
Lower School Educational Director |
Kristen Robb
Lower School Librarian |
Peter Soto
Lower School Physical Education |
Pamela Weinstein
Associate Teacher, Grade 2B; Co-Director, Lower School After-School Program |
Olugbala Williams
Head Teacher, Pre-K A |
Irwin Tawil
Head Teacher, Nursery B |
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