The Early Childhood (EC) program celebrates the uniqueness of each child. Our nurturing environment teaches responsibility, respect, values and independence.

Joined August 2017
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Reading the “Very Hungry Caterpillar” and helping to tell the story. #EC2 #earlyliteracy #welovereading #oldiebutgoodie #beautifulbutterfly
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Schechter EC4 Inspired by the art work of Italian artist Giuseppe Penone. #Reggioinspired #emergentleaning #CtELDS #weloveart @SSDS_Hartford @Andrea_SSDS
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Is it summer yet? What would you do with all these beautiful shells? #EC2 #shellprovocation #dreamingofthebeach #reggioemilia #openended
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Miss Claudia visited the 3 EC classes today! #dental-hygienist #healthyteeth #brushyourteeth #floss #goodybags @Andrea_SSDS @SSDS_Hartford
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Experimenting in EC4! Ooblik is cornstarch mixed with water & food coloring. How much water do we use? How do we make it thinner? Thicker? Is it a liquid, a solid, or both? #Science #sensoryplay #investigating #exploring #problemsolving #cause&effect @SSDS_Hartford @Andrea_SSDS
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Do you think Kandinsky would like these pizzas? Making a circle snack inspired by our favorite artist. #EC2 #circlesareeverywhere #edibleart #artisyummy #reggioemilia
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Investing kaleidoscopes. Connecting them to our work with colors and circles. We are using our muscles to articulate each one and learning how to look in the eye piece to see the beautiful colors and shapes. #EC2 #earlyscience #earlyart #circlesareeverywhere #reggioprovocation
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Our EC4 Puzzle Project Culmination event- sharing our work with our parents. #ReggioEmilia #projectwork #parentsaspartners #beingcreative #somuchlearning @Andrea_SSDS @SSDS_Hartford
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Have you ever used a plate to paint? We continue to be inspired by Kandinsky’s circles as we find many ways to make circles. #EC2 #littlekandinskys #wepaint #circlesareeverywhere #reggio #artiststudy
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Enjoying some community drumming during our music class. #EC2 #wemakemusic #ratatattat #buildingcommunity
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Taking care of planet Earth in Early Childhood. Making pirate ships, puppets, spider webs and more using recycled materials. #EarthDay#Creativearts#Recycling #Savingtheearth @SSDS_Hartford @Andrea_SSDS
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Ready for Morning Meeting. #ordinarymoments #EC2 #bokertov
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Taking time to enjoy the ordinary moments of smelling the first flowers of spring. #EC2 #ordinarymoments #springishere #reggioemilia
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