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"We're on a mission to empower our students to grow into leaders, thinkers, and communicators."

Welcome to ISLAND FRIENDS. Our hours are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

During major holidays, we are closed. (Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, Easter, Thanksgiving, Indigenous Day, Martin Luther King Day, Veterans Day, Fourth of July & Labor Day).

ISLAND FRIENDS offers AMI Montessori education to assist a child's natural growth from birth to maturity. We also provide Waldorf-inspired play, which encourages children to live their lives with meaning, imagination, and love!

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ISLAND FRIENDS classroom layout is an open floor plan with plenty of natural light to give the ideal learning environment for children. We also provide child-size wood furniture.

Fun fact: Did you know that having child-sized furniture can foster a child's independence? Consider this: if items are their size, the children are less inclined to seek assistance when attempting to utilize them. When you put things within their grasp, you give them additional opportunities to explore their surroundings.

Happy Exploring!

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Classroom Schedule  Fill-In Template [Part 1] and Written Paper [Part 2] 2021

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Learning Center Spotlight (Silk Tent Building)

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Playsilks encourage creativity and the development of a child's imagination as a multipurpose, open-ended activity.

Through creative play, children learn originality, curiosity, problem-solving abilities, self-confidence, social etiquette, and emotional expressiveness. (Play silks: An essential toy for every playroom)

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Beaty, J. J. (2019). eight. In Preschool appropriate practices: Environment, curriculum, and development. Essay, Cengage.

Preschool A - community playthings. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2022, from https://www.communityplaythings.com/Inspiration/sample-classrooms/07-Preschool-A

Play silks: An essential toy for every playroom. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Toys. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2022, from https://somewhereovertherainbowtoys.com.au/blog/play-silks-an-essential-toy-for-every-playroom/

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Dramtic Play CenterSet-Up and  Activivty Cards Template Fill-In 2022

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Creative Art Center Activity Template Fill-In

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Apple Library Ctr. Design and 4 Book List Fill-In Template Document 2022 (2) - Jamie Adams

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Sept - June Curriculum Theme Fill-In Template 2021