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Our Mission:

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The Mothership is a heart-based preschool with an organic learning environment that focuses on evoking the full essence of each child in order to nurture families and support our community. We do this through a curriculum that focuses on embracing the whole child and includes the arts, nature discovery, music, and mindfulness. As a result, our children feel seen, thrive in their learning environment, develop deep empathy and curiosity for the world around them, and use their creativity to solve problems.

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Discovering Essence

The Mothership offers a holistic early childhood program focused on the essence of the child. The role of the teacher is to detect the unseen, unspeakable, magical beauty in our little ones. We place each child’s uniqueness at the forefront of our interactions and value what they bring to our community.

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Our Curriculum

 
 
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nature discovery

We explore nature both inside and outside the classroom and learn from what nature has to teach us. We observe the weather daily and are curious about the changing seasons. We picnic, take discovery walks, create natural murals, and eat from our gardens.

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music and mindfulness

Music is a tool of regulation. As children experience a spectrum of emotions, music is a powerful way to guide them through awareness, acceptance, and action to help them navigate their ever-changing world.

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learning through the arts

Through activities with the arts, children learn to express the “mysterious” – their rapidly growing understandings, their thoughts, and their feelings.

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Inclusive Community

The Mothership is a shared space created to welcome all – this includes the families we serve, the children we teach, the various caregivers that support those families, and our staff. We want all to feel welcome and included in everything we do.

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Our Offerings

The Mothership endeavors to offer an enriching, playful, educational environment for children and the people who love them. Our space is buzzing with activities year round and we believe we have programs that will uniquely fit your families needs.

 

preschool

We offer a nine-month heart-based preschool for children ages 1 to 5 years. We are a play-based program and our curriculum embraces the whole child. Our hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with optional before and after care.

summer camps

Come play with us this summer. Each summer we offer weekly camps filled with art, music, creative play, and nature walks for children ages 2-6.

 
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I am really very grateful for the kindness, generosity, courage, and fun-lovingness you all have shown at the Mothership. We feel so fortunate.
— Caroline Yingling
 
The Mothership is truly an amazing and special place. Liz, Holly, and all the staff have created a magical place for young children to thrive.
— Betsy Vega
 

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schedule a tour

If you can’t make it to one of our open houses we’d be happy to schedule a private tour. We’d love to hear about your family and see if our program is a fit for your needs.

Make a Donation

Every dollar raised helps us continue to offer a curriculum that nurtures each child’s unique gifts and talents and helps us support our community.