kidz go eco

kidz go eco Nature-Based, Reggio Inspired program, serving ages 3-5, since 2009 in the City of S**o, Maine. Welcome Families!

Our CULTURE for achievement is to create a NATURE school so welcoming, so inviting that every CHILD who walks through our doors has an amazing experience. Our facility is an NATURE BASED and REGGIO INSPIRED program. We create, design, connect, investigate, and explore beautiful ENVIRONMENTS where we provoke each child's interests. As eco-educators we thrive on helping each child practice good citi

zenship, CONSERVATION literacy, and KINDERGARTEN readiness. kidz go eco nature school has goals of the Early Childhood Curriculum which include developing self-esteem, motor skills, creativity, self-mastery, and autonomy; helping the child with gradual separation; and developing skills in language and communication, socialization, logical and sequential thinking, literacy, and mathematical concepts. As integral components of each Early Childhood classroom, learning centers offer developmentally appropriate opportunities for children to interact with each other, with materials, and with concepts and ideas. These centers include block building, nature tables, provocations, dramatic play, outdoor classrooms & investigations, science, STEAM, wildlife and botany identification, conservation, music, manipulatives, sensory motor, art, library, language arts, math and cooking. Large and small group activities also include story time, movement, music and library.

🌲 Orienation Day and Nature Play Day is TODAY! If you’re a new parent or family who would like to see the school or if y...
08/22/2026

🌲 Orienation Day and Nature Play Day is TODAY! If you’re a new parent or family who would like to see the school or if you’re considering enrolling we would love to meet and greet your family today as well! If your child is just beginning, or stepping up to Explorer classroom for the school year- everyone is welcome! Bring the grandparents to!

🌿 Today, Saturday, August 2nd, 2026 we’ll be welcoming all our new children and families to a Nature Play Day which is a 2hr PLAY session from 10:00am-12:00pm to welcome your child. Children will have the opportunity to meet and greet their nature educators and to have some time to get acclimated before their FIRST big day!

🌲We’’ll have some lovely outdoor activities, nature trail tours, and most importantly feeling a sense of belonging as your child begins a new school year.

🌳 Again, welcome and we’re looking forward to another preschool year and below is some helpful information and updates to better prepare your child and family for September!

⭐️If parents have any questions please reach out to our Co-Director Ms. Liz at [email protected] or our Education Director Ms. Michelle at [email protected].

08/21/2026

Ms. Michelle and her family are on the last stretch before Orientation Day tomorrow! We’re looking forward to meeting, greeting our families on August 22, 2026 from 10 AM to 12:00 PM!

08/21/2026

“There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.” - Maria Montessori

Happy Friday from Nature 2!

This week, the “Little Timbers” became geologists and explored everything gems, crystals, fossils, and rocks. We read the story “Let’s Go Rock Collecting,” designed gemstone trails; explored the size, shape, and colors of unique crystals and rocks through magnifying lenses, and we even learned that volcanoes are capable of creating rocks!

A highlight of the week was our special visit from Hillary of the Center for Wildlife. She taught us about birds of prey and gave us the opportunity to meet three of the center’s bird of prey residents! We met Maple the American Kestrel, Rusty the Red-Shouldered Hawk, and Nyx the Saw-Whet Owl. Did you know saw-whet owls have such strong hearing abilities that they are able to hear a heartbeat?

We hope everyone has a fabulous weekend, and we hope to see families visit this Saturday, August 22nd for Orientation Day! Next week, we will be diving more into “Beaks and Talons!”

We wanted to share with our KGE Community that Ms. Addison who was our college Intern from Endicott College in Beverly-...
08/20/2026

We wanted to share with our KGE Community that Ms. Addison who was our college Intern from Endicott College in Beverly- her LAST day was today! She did an outstanding job and her dedication and commitment was admired by all of us! We’re truly going to miss her and she was a tremendous support to our program.

Here’s a little about Addison:

🌲♥️ My name is Addison and I am going into my Junior year at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. I am majoring in Psychology and am passionate about working with children. I am from South Portland, Maine, and have always loved the outdoors and engaging in activities such as hiking and going to the beach. My passion for working with children and being outdoors made Kidz Go Eco a perfect fit for me! I am excited to spend the summer learning from the Eco Educators and learning about the mission of Kidz Go Eco!

🌲♥️ Addison’s comments and farewell….

There are not enough words to express how thankful I am for my summer at KGE! I truly enjoyed building relationships with the students and being part of such an amazing team. I am excited to continue my studies of psychology abroad in Athens, Greece next semester and am hopeful to return to KGE next summer!

“BEST WISHES ADDISON FROM ALL OF US AT KIDZ GO ECO!”

08/20/2026

“With many leaves in the trees, there are many worthwhile realities; within every changing season.” ~ Russ Bassett, “Majestic Beauty”

Happy Thursday from Nature 1! Our Wabanaki Festival Week was so exciting! We learned about how Wabanaki people carve their own tools before getting a chance to try it out using bars of soap. We heard about different types of houses they used to live in and tried out building our own Wigwams using clay and different things we found in the forest. We also read a wonderful book called “Kunu’s Basket” by Lee DeCora Francis about a young Penobscot boy who is learning about his family’s tradition of basket weaving and then we tried out weaving some baskets ourselves. An extra special thank you to the Center for Wildlife for coming back to us with an incredible Birds of Prey presentation! We hope everyone has a phenomenal weekend and we’ll see you on Monday!

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“The senses, being explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge. Our apparatus for educating the senses offers the ...
08/19/2026

“The senses, being explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge. Our apparatus for educating the senses offers the child a key to guide his explorations of the world…” - Montessori, M. (1988). The Absorbent Mind. Oxford: Clio Press. p. 167

In Nature 2, “Little Timbers” use magnifying glasses and tweezers to explore rocks and crystals of various shapes, sizes, and colors.

All of us at KGE want to take a moment to wish Ms. Maddy and very happy birthday! ✨ Thank you for bringing so much patie...
08/19/2026

All of us at KGE want to take a moment to wish Ms. Maddy and very happy birthday! ✨

Thank you for bringing so much patience and kindness to the classroom and kge community every single day. Wishing you a year ahead filled with all your favorite things! 🌲💚

“I’ve never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.” —Abby Wambach Children enjoy carving too...
08/18/2026

“I’ve never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.”
—Abby Wambach

Children enjoy carving tools out of soap in order to honor Wabanaki culture during our Wabanaki Culture Week.


⭐️ MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ⭐️ WE HAVE A FEW SPACES OPEN IN OUR 2-3 YEAR OLD PROGRAM SO IF YOUR FAMILY IS INTERESTED ORIENTA...
08/17/2026

⭐️ MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ⭐️ WE HAVE A FEW SPACES OPEN IN OUR 2-3 YEAR OLD PROGRAM SO IF YOUR FAMILY IS INTERESTED ORIENTATION DAY IS THIS WEEKEND! ⭐️

🌲 Orienation Day and Nature Play Day is this Saturday, August 22nd from 10:00am-12:00pm! If your child is just beginning, or stepping up to Explorer classroom for the school year- everyone is welcome! Bring the grandparents to!

🌿 On Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 we’ll be welcoming all our new children and families to a Nature Play Day which is a 2hr PLAY session from 10:00am-12:00pm to welcome your child. Children will have the opportunity to meet and greet their nature educators and to have some time to get acclimated before their FIRST big day!

🌲We’’ll have some lovely outdoor activities, nature trail tours, and most importantly feeling a sense of belonging as your child begins a new school year.

🌳 Again, welcome and we’re looking forward to another preschool year and below is some helpful information and updates to better prepare your child and family for September!

⭐️If parents have any questions please reach out to our Co-Director Ms. Liz at [email protected] or our Education Director Ms. Michelle at [email protected].

Address

80 Flag Pond Road
S**o, ME
04072

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12075719444

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