Perry School

Bleecker Playground reopened this weekend after a year of renovation. I’ve been a part of this park’s story since 2001 — as a founder, a neighbor, a friend. Today we brought KIN to the park — free play, live music, painting, puppets, scarves.

And we’re just getting started.

This June, we’re coming back with free KIN Camp pop-ups at Bleecker Playground. Parachute, projects, music, movement — everything KIN, outside, in the neighborhood we love.

Details drop tonight. Space is limited and registration is required — every child needs to be signed up to join the parachute and activities.

Always free. Always open. Link in bio to register.

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🌈 The playground is back!

Join us tomorrow for a FREE KIN Play Date at the newly reopened Bleecker Playground in the West Village.

We’ll be bringing the music, bubbles, movement games, rainbow parachute, and plenty of opportunities to connect, play, and explore together.

🗓 Sunday⏰ 11:00 AM & 11:30 AM📍 Bleecker Playground

This event is free, but registration is required. Reserve your spot through the link in our bio or stories.

Look for the blue KIN bike and the big rainbow parachute inside the playground.

Because childhood happens best in community. 💚

Learning begins in a relationship.

“Relationships are the first curriculum.
Children learn the world through connection — to people, place, and belonging.”

At KIN, we believe learning begins with connection.

It begins with trust.
With eye contact.
With rhythm.
With conversation.
With feeling safe enough to explore.

The neighborhood becomes part of the curriculum.
The classroom becomes a community.
And relationships become the foundation from which children grow.

music. movement. belonging.

— Dawn Lesley Stewart
Founder, KIN by Perry School
The Stewart Method

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“Where downtown childhood begins.”

25 years in the Village… and still showing up to the park with a guitar, a little magic, and a vision for childhood rooted in connection. 🤍

Tomorrow we’re bringing KIN into the parks for a special Mother’s Day Pop-Up Play Date with music, movement, community, and a simple Reggio-inspired flower making activity for little ones and their grownups.

Come meet us under the trees.
Bring a blanket, a friend, and your little one.

🌿 FREE KIN Play Dates
📍Washington Square Park
10:00–11:00 AM

📍Madison Square Park Playground
11:15 AM–12:30 PM

Hosted by Dawn Lesley Stewart
Founder of KIN + Perry School
West Village • Since 2001

DM “KIN PLAYDATES” for details 🌿

Join us in the park for a FREE Mother’s Day Play date with KIN 🌸

We’ll be making beautiful Reggio-inspired flowers with toddlers and little ones while enjoying music, movement, and community together outdoors.

Washington Square Park
10:00–11:00 AM

Madison Square Park
11:15–12:30 PM

Free to join.
RSVP through the QR code.

Bring a blanket, a friend, and your little one. 🤍

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FREE play dates in the park.
Music. Movement. Play. Connection.

Join KIN by Perry School this spring for gentle outdoor gatherings designed for babies, toddlers & their grownups in the heart of the West Village.

Come as you are.
Meet other families.
Sing, move, explore & connect.

DM to join us. 🌿

KIN isn’t just a name.
It’s the point of it all.

Before the learning.
Before the milestones.
Before the outcomes parents are chasing—

Children need to feel like they belong.

That they are known.
That they are capable.
That they are part of something.

That’s what we build first.

Because when a child feels connected,
everything else comes faster—
language, confidence, independence, friendships.

This is where it begins.

📍West Village
✨ Classes • Pathways • Preschool

DM KIN to start.