Atelier Kids

08/05/2025

Today is tomato time in our garden!🍅

Our garden has been a wonderful way to get the children engaged and excited about nature and food. They’ve been able to witness firsthand how a tiny seed transforms into something they can harvest and enjoy. This week, the toddlers loved picking, counting, and tasting the tomatoes, and they can’t wait to see what else is ready to grow!

07/28/2025

Every year, before graduation we invite the parents to join their
children in Sky for a nature hike at High Park. This cherished
tradition is another wonderful example of how our community gets
involved and gives parents a chance to see the class in their true
element.

It's a beautiful opportunity for the children to become the teachers,
confidently leading their families to explore favorite spots like
Castle Park and Grenadier Pond while sharing their discoveries and
knowledge. This experience builds their curiosity and demonstrates the
confidence they've developed throughout the year. As our Sky children
prepare to transition into kindergarten, they take with them their
rich experiences, boundless creativity, and deep love for nature,
foundations that will support their continued growth and learning
wherever their journey leads them.

07/25/2025

Our Forest class is deeply engaged in open-ended art sessions that nurture vital early development. We believe children are capable, creative explorers who learn best through hands-on discovery and self-expression.

These precious art-making moments support growth across multiple areas of learning. Small muscle coordination strengthens as little hands control paintbrushes and manipulate materials. Understanding flourishes through color mixing and texture exploration, while language blooms as children describe their creative process.

When children are immersed in purposeful play, development happens organically - just as nature intended.

09/13/2023

Last week we had our first Professional Development day of the year. Heather Jackson of the led us through a review of both our educator research and the daily research we’ve observed our children engage in as they work to make sense of their world.

We reflected on our progress this past year, and then set our intentions and research questions for the year ahead.

Our team also had the opportunity to further hone their skills with the medium of clay with a ceramics teacher, in our beautiful outdoor atelier.

Our educators finished the day feeling refreshed, inspired and focused. We are so grateful to our parent community for their continued commitment to our teams growth and development - we’re looking forward to another great year!

09/13/2023

09/01/2023

More photos from our incredible graduation party on the Toronto island! 🎓

09/01/2023

More photos from our incredible graduation party on the Toronto island!

08/31/2023

Last week we took 23 AK graduates that are heading to Kindergarten next week to the Jack Layton ferry terminal. Their faces lit up when they noticed that their parents, grandparents and siblings were already there to surprise them!

We took over the ferry and headed off for one last adventure to Centre Island. After a potluck picnic and testing out the splash pads, beach and play structures, we gathered as a group to share a few words and snap some pictures to help us reflect on our time together.

It is bittersweet bidding our eldest children farewell at the end of each year. We become so invested in their journeys, their skill development and passions. Their challenges and achievements. This was the perfect way to mark the milestone as a group and head off into the wide world with a bang. We are eternally grateful to our amazing parent community for their spirit and dedication and feel so lucky to have been their extended family these past few years.

Happy last day! 🧡🧡

08/23/2023

Clay-Based Explorations in our Meadow Classroom to foster Problem-Solving Skills!

During this activity, we delved into the concept of structural stability by raising questions behind constructing a tower and strategies for maintaining its balance.

Through hands-on experimentation, the young participants used wooden dowels as foundational supports. Through additions of small clay clumps, they observed firsthand the transformation of their structures into stable formations.

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