10/04/2026
Join us for activities planned as part of Food Day, the nationwide movement for healthier, affordable, and sustainable food. Parents will be able to participate in activities with their children outdoors.
Our Annual Food Day Celebration is schedlued for Friday October 16th this year!
The goals of encouraging children to eat “real food” locally grown when possible, fit right into Food Day goals and Learning Circle Preschool’s use of the Early Sprouts curriculum, a “seed to table” gardening and nutrition curriculum first developed at Keene State College in New Hampshire. Components of the Early Sprouts curriculum address research that indicates young children are reluctant to try new foods unless they have multiple exposures that include a variety of experiences, including sensory exploration, tasting, and cooking. In a 24-week sequence of classroom activities using six common vegetables, children participate in sensory exploration, observations, and investigations of the vegetables and the plants from which they come. They help cook simple recipes at school, share them at snack, and then share those same recipes with their families at home.
On the 16th of October, learning centers will be set up on the school’s playground (weather permitting)beginning at 9:30 a.m. including gardening, arts, science activities, and reading books relating to gardening and harvest themes. The focus of each activity will be on healthy food choices, where food comes from, investigating the science of some familiar vegetables, and planting.
Interested in our programs for the 2027-2028 academic school year? Come look at classrooms and talk about the program, then join families on the playground for Food Day activities.
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