French preschool is an introduction to French for young learners and will focus on vocabulary and basic French conversation. No previous knowledge is required.

Each “Letter of the Week” class will focus on one letter of the alphabet. Learners will be encouraged to practice saying and recognizing the letter and it’s sound.

In Daily Circle Time, we greet our classmates with a Welcome Song, then we learn about the days of the week, months of the year, the seasons, and the weather.

Playdough helps young children develop fine muscle control in their hands in a way that stimulates the imagination and calms the senses. All you need is a few common household ingredients (flour, salt, water, oil, lemon juice and food colouring) and you’re ready to play!

Let’s Draw! is an opportunity for young children to flex their creative muscles and practice drawing.

Sensory snow play is a time for young learners to play with snow and experience its sensory qualities such as texture and temperature.

Forest Explorers is part of the “Explorers” series Ocean, Jungle, and Forest. The Explorers series classes are dynamic oral storytelling classes where learners actively participate in the story creation. It’s an excellent introduction to science and geography concepts while encouraging imagination and creative participation

Jungle Explorers is part of the “Explorers” series Ocean, Jungle, and Forest. The Explorers series classes are dynamic oral storytelling classes where learners actively participate in the story creation. It’s an excellent introduction to science and geography concepts while encouraging imagination and creative participation

Unicorns are a fun way for us to engage young learners in a conversation about individuality and uniqueness through imagination and whimsy.

Life is can be overwhelming, busy and stressful at any age, even for our littles! Mindfulness can help us focus, find calm and learn ways to cope with stress. Introducing learners to mindfulness at an early age better equips them for the years ahead. This mindfulness class will introduce the concepts of mindfulness to young learners in simple but practical hands-on ways.

There’s something about bubbles that we just can’t get enough of! Bubbles… so simple, a pocket of air enclosed in a thin film of soapy water, yet so fascinating and exciting! Bubbles introduce learners to concepts of solutions, gas, air, pressure, elasticity, soap films, liquids, and surface tension but honestly, we love the so much because they’re fun and messy!

Supplies needed:

• Medium size pan or bucket for bubble solution
• 1/2 cup Dishwashing soap
• 2 cups water
• 2 TSP sugar
• Variety of supplies as bubble wands – a piece of wire or pipe cleaner bent into a hoop, a small plastic bottle with the end cut off, an old sock etc.

Bring out your green! St. Patrick’s Day—observed every March 17—is packed with parades, good luck charms, and all things green. The event started as a religious holiday, but over time it’s become a celebration of Irish culture.

Supplies needed:

• Shamrock template
• Green tissue or construction paper (can use a variety of shades or choose just one) need approx 1 sheet
• Glue
• Scissors

Learners will be encouraged to write or trace the letters in their name. Families can choose to use any materials they wish for this class.

If learners are not yet familiar with letters and proper letter formation families are encouraged to download and print their child’s name placemat from the NLA family resource folder.

The love of a family is a beautiful thing! In this class, learners will have the opportunity to make a craft just for mom or those they love just like a mom.

Supplies needed:

• Mother’s Day Craft printout (from NLA parent resources)
• Washable tempera paint
• Pencil, coloured pencils, crayons, or markers

The craft printout can be printed on paper or, if available in your area, on canvas.

The love of a family is a beautiful thing! In this class, learners will have the opportunity to make a craft just for their parents or those they love just like a parent.

Supplies needed:

• Parent’s Day Craft printout (from NLA parent resources)
• Washable tempera paint
• Pencil, coloured pencils, crayons, or markers

The craft printout can be printed on paper or, if available in your area, on canvas.

The love of a family is a beautiful thing! In this class, learners will have the opportunity to make a craft just for dad or those they love just like a dad.

Supplies needed:

• Father’s Day Craft printout (from NLA parent resources)
• Washable tempera paint
• Pencil, coloured pencils, crayons, or markers

The craft printout can be printed on paper or, if available in your area, on canvas.

Let’s paint together using our fingers, brushes or sponges.  This class will focus on the process of painting using various paint mediums and tools. This type of painting is great to do on a large roll of paper, which could be used as wrapping paper once it’s 
dry. 

Supplies:

• washable paint,
• roll of paper or large pieces of paper, 
  paint brushes and or sponge brushes.

Collect your recyclables from around the house and let’s craft! This open ended crafting class is all about individual creativity and imagination using recycled materials.

Supplies Needed:

Any safe to use recylable materials (could include TP or paper towel rolls, old scraps of cloth or paper, plastic containers of various size and shape)
Glue
Tape
scissors
Paints
Markers
Googly eyes
There are no set supplies for this class but rather it provides learners the opportunity to let their imagination run free, using materials readily available to them.

In this fun and unusual painting class, learners will use forks, not paintbrushes, to create their fuzzy baby chick masterpieces!

Supplies needed:

• Plain white paper
• Yellow acrylic paint
• Glue
• Googly eyes
• Orange construction paper or felt.
• Black marker

The study of weather can be quite fascinating! In this class, we will cover the basics of weather and seasons. Some of the topics covered will be daily weather, related terminology, and seasons.