Old South Preschool is a weekday, non-religious early education program in Boston’s Copley Square serving children ages 2 through 5. The school uses an emergent, play-centered curriculum and offers flexible scheduling for families.
Old South Preschool is a weekday, non-religious early education program located on the third floor of Old South Church in Copley Square that serves approximately 40 children ages 2–5. The program operates during the academic year and provides flexible, price-adjusted scheduling options for families.
The program follows emergent curriculum principles and emphasizes play-centered, experiential learning. Teachers act as facilitators and scaffold children’s learning while projects and activities are guided by the children’s interests. Classes regularly extend learning outside the building through neighborhood walks and visits to local libraries, playgrounds, markets and cultural sites.
Classroom spaces include areas for art, dramatic play, a science center, a book corner and indoor gross-motor activity. The school maintains routines for meals, rest on cots, and clean-up that support self-help skills; children are encouraged to practice table manners and simple environmental habits like composting and recycling. Small teaching teams and opportunities for mentoring and professional collaboration are part of the school’s staffing structure.
A warm classroom for the youngest learners that follows the preschool’s emergent curriculum; teacher-to-child ratios are reported as four children per teacher and routines support social development, exploration, toilet-learning and outdoor neighborhood excursions.
A classroom for children generally ages 3–4 that uses emergent curriculum and more extensive classroom routines, including meeting time, free-choice centers and regular outdoor excursions tied to current interests.
The oldest classroom, for children turning 4–5, focused on child-initiated learning within emergent curriculum practices and frequent neighborhood travel; the class is described as accommodating up to 14 students each day.
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