Samuel Morey Preschool
A Special Place for the Community
Utilizing the Rivendell District’s facilities, services, and curriculum goals, the Rivendell Early Childhood Program offers families a safe, nurturing environment through which their children can grow. RECP also helps prepare both students and parents for their roles as life-long learners. For children needing extra assistance, or with special needs, RECP provides expert guidance and services.
Engaged Learners
As part of our commitment to building children’s confidence and joy of learning, RECP has developed key learning components that guide our program and approach:
- Social/Emotional Development: Learning Self-regulation, Relationship building, Problem solving and Emotional well-being.
- Math and Science: Encouraging curiosity and eager exploration of the natural world and quantitative concepts.
- Language: Developing strong communicative and conversational skills.
- Writing: Creating the foundations of writing through fine motor skills, emergent writing, and multi-sensory strategies.
- Literacy: Demonstrating knowledge of books, letters, sounds and interactive read-aloud.
Program
RECP is a high quality, play based program. As part of the public school, RECP emphasizes the readiness skills that students need to make a successful transition to the Westshire and Samuel Morey kindergartens. Using the Vermont Framework for Early Learning Standards, we foster and track student progress using the Teaching Strategies Gold assessments, a tool recommended by the Vermont Department of Education.
“After a great deal of research and visiting many pre-schools I have found this one to be exemplary.”- RECP parent
- All Rivendell preschool classrooms have the highest accreditation ratings provided by Vermont's STARS Program (5 stars).
- Considered a “model” for preschool/child care.
- Staff trained in revised Vermont Early Learning Standards.
- Ongoing literacy and numeracy assessments for every child.
- Extensive opportunities for parent involvement.
Hours for the Samuel Morey Classroom
Serving the Towns of Fairlee and Orford
- 8:00 – 11:30 Morning Option
- 8:00 – 3:00 Full Day Option
- 8:00 - 5:30 Full Day Day option with After School Care
Follows School Calendar
Flexible scheduling to meet family needs
Sample Schedule
Morning
- 8:00 Arrival (Handwashing, Sign In, who is here?)
- 8:00-9:10 Free Play/ Choice Time
- 9:10-Clean up
- 9:20-9:40 Morning Meeting, Handwashing
- 9:40-10:00 Snack/Bathroom/ Handwashing
- 10:00-10:10 Music & Movement
- 10:10-10:30 Learning Circle/Story Time
- 10:30-11:00 Project
- 11:00 Recess
- 11:30 Goodbyes
Afternoon:
- 11:30-12:00 Recess
- 12:00- Wash Hands
- 12:05 Lunch
- 12:30 Bathroom/ Independent Reading
- 12:45-1:45 Rest/ Quiet Time
- 1:45 Bathroom/ Quiet Music
- 2:00 Choice Time
3:00 Dismissal
Aftercare:
- 3:00-3:30 Handwashing/Snack
- 3:30 Bathroom
- 3:45- Recess or Choice Time
- 5:00 Story
- 5:30 End of Day
Since 2015, due to changes in Vermont state law regarding early education, we offer free morning preschool to children enrolled in our program. To make preschool more accommodating for working families we also offer aftercare until 5:30.