Stitching Sprouts
The Stitching Sprouts Cohort is a structured yet playful environment where young learners build strong foundations in reading, math fluency, writing skills, and curiosity. Instruction is multisensory, movement rich, and tailored to each child’s skill level. Students learn through hands on exploration that nurtures confidence and independence. Each day blends steady routines with joyful discovery, so children feel secure while stretching into new skills. Our goal is to help every student grow academically while developing a genuine love of learning.
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Personalized Learning Plans
Every Stitching Sprout begins with a learning plan crafted just for them; shaped by their interests, strengths, and areas of growth. Teachers use skill checklists in reading, writing, math, and life skills to understand exactly where each child is developmentally; then design instruction that meets them at their level. A Sprout may work at different grade levels in different subjects because learning never moves in a straight line. The curriculum is flexible, individualized, and paced to match each child’s readiness, so early success leads to long term confidence. Families receive monthly updates, biannual conferences, and mastery notes that highlight growth while keeping everyone on the same page.
Early Reading and Foundational Literacy
Foundational literacy grows through direct teaching, hands-on practice, and daily exposure to rich language. Instruction is multi-sensory and movement-based using structured reading approaches that help students decode, blend, spell, and build fluency with accuracy. As students gain confidence, they explore books they enjoy during quiet reading time every afternoon. Teachers confer individually with students to monitor comprehension, oral reading, and vocabulary development. Writing begins with simple sentences, labeling, journaling, and early stories, giving children a strong start as communicators.
Math Fluency and Number Sense
The goal in early math is strong number sense and automaticity with basic facts. Students practice addition, subtraction, and eventually multiplication through games, hands-on activities, manipulatives, and real-world situations. Movement, stories, and play help young learners grasp big ideas like place value, time, money, and measurement. Progress is guided by individualized checklists, so each child receives targeted instruction at the level that fits them best. Math is woven into daily activities and becomes a natural part of how students see patterns and solve problems.
Science and Social Studies Discovery
Science and social studies give Stitching Sprouts essential background knowledge, a key ingredient for stronger reading comprehension. Units follow themes so students can explore big ideas with hands on experiences, experiments, primary sources, stories, and discussion. Social studies introduce geography, cultures, community roles, and early history. Science focuses on observing, questioning, predicting, and investigating the natural world. Students demonstrate their understanding through drawing, building, simple reports, creative projects, and conversations about what they notice. These subjects nurture curiosity and help children make sense of the world around them.
Daily Routines and Community Culture
Young learners thrive in steady routines supported by warmth, clarity, and care. Stitching Sprouts begin their mornings with movements such as stretches, yoga, or calming exercises to prepare their bodies and brains. Academic blocks are intentionally short with a fifteen-minute whole class break every forty-five minutes because play, rest, and social time help learning settle into long term memory. Students enjoy lunch, outdoor recess, and a daily quiet reading routine after a short meditation or calming activity. Throughout the day teachers model kindness, responsibility, and cooperation, and the Sprouts community welcomes families of every background, belief, and nationality. A child should never have to alter who they are to be welcome at school and learn.
Social Growth and Independence Skills
The Stitching Sprouts years are ideal for building early independence. Students learn how to follow routines, care for materials, transition between activities, and manage small responsibilities with guidance. Teachers coach students in problem solving, emotional regulation, and communicating needs respectfully. Play-based social learning teaches children how to share space, work with peers, negotiate challenges, and celebrate each other’s successes. These habits build the confidence and readiness students need to grow into more independent learners in the years ahead.
We start by listening; then we design a learning plan that fits your child.
We start by listening; then we design a learning plan that fits your child.