Eden Prairie Montessori’s Summer Program

Did you know that Eden Prairie Montessori offers

YEAR-ROUND education and care for your child?

Every year from June-August we have our Summer Session!

Montessori education continues to be our main focus, preventing a gap in learning over the summer months, but we like to infuse some more fun into the program to celebrate summer and the warmer weather. Our Summer Session is filled with exciting activities for kids to explore Science, Art, Music, Nature, Language, and More!

Some of these activities are academic, some are pure enjoyment, and the children always take something from them. Our summer program includes activities such as:

• Field Trips
• Science Camp
• Art Camp
• Nature Studies
• Water Days
• Outdoor learning opportunities

This year, your children can look forward to the Thematic Weeks focusing on community, culture, authors, space, theatre, etc. Some Theme Weeks we have planned include:

• Animals Week
• Cultural Week
• Color Week
• Community Helpers Week
• Health Week
• Engineering Week
• Spirit Week
• Art Week

Get ready for some super fun and educational Field Trips to:

• Minnesota Children’s Museum
• Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland
• Richardson Nature Center
• The Llama Farm
• Miller Park
• Theatre production of How I Became a Pirate
• And a day with Bruce the Bug Guy!

The 2018 Summer Calendar is here for North Campus! Click on the link below to see all the fun we have planned:

North Campus Summer 2018 Calendar

South Campus coming soon!

Our staff believes that summer preschool in Eden Prairie is not just about fun and learning, but about how children explore and develop new skills. Our summer program supports the Montessori method of learning, meaning your preschooler will enjoy structured, multi-sensory materials for exploratory learning and development.

Contact us today to schedule a tour and learn more about our SUMMER child care program in Eden Prairie!

Looking for some summer activity ideas of your own?
Here are a few of our favorites geared towards preschool age children….

HAVE A PICNIC 

– practical life –

A picnic is not only a fun experience to have with your family, it can also be very educational. The work that goes into a picnic incorporates many Montessori related skills. Have your child prepare the food. They can wash and cut the fruits and vegetables, and transfer them to bowls. They can make the sandwiches. Have the children be in charge pouring the drinks and laying out the picnic blanket.
Use this as an opportunity to talk about/focus on courtesy and manners, and the importance of saying please and thank you.

GARDENING

– care of environment –

It is vital to teach children to care for our environment. Gardening fosters a love and appreciation for nature, as well as develops the atheistic sense. Children can help plant, water, weed, and pick the fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Gardening is a wonderful way for children to connect with nature and nurture living things. It provides learning opportunities when studying parts of seeds, flowers and plants. Children love to dig in the dirt and get great exercise while doing so.If you don’t have the room for a large garden, a small flower bed or herb garden will do the trick. It is amazing to see a seed become a plant.
Use gardening tools that are real, not plastic toys, and the right size for the height of the child.

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PAINTING SEASHELLS

– nature art –

This is a simple painting art project involving seashells,watercolor or finger paints, and a paintbrush. Toddlers can work on holding the paint brush in his one hand and steadying the seashell in the other hand. After the seashells are painted, children can enjoy washing them clean in a bucket of soapy water. This Montessori practical life activity encourages the development of fine motor muscles with the fun sensation of using soapy water and a dish brush for scrubbing. It also re-enforces the concept of cleaning up.

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FAMILY ACTIVITIES-

• Ride bikes
• Fly kites
• Find a scenic location to feed ducks or other birds.
• Play outside with water using a sprinkler, hose, slip and slide, small pool, or water balloons.
• Toss a Frisbee together.
• Volunteer as a family.
• Hang out at the park. Look for walking trails and local playgrounds where your kids can explore and have fun.
• Take the whole family fishing.
• Spend the day at the lake, local swimming pool or the beach.

Contact us today to schedule a tour and learn more about our SUMMER child care program in Eden Prairie! For over 20 years, our attentive staff has been creating fun, student-centered summer daycare learning experiences for Eden Prairie children.

To learn more about our summer program, book a tour by contacting a member of our staff at 952-777-3606. We look forwarding to showing you a better type of summer camp.