Bethlehem Children's School

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Bethlehem Children's School Progressive, caring, nurturing education producing successful, creative, independent thinkers.

Bethlehem Children's School is an independent, nature-based early learning center that fosters a lifelong love of learning through close-knit community, child-led exploration, fresh air, and muddy boots galore. Offering independent holistic education Pre-K-5th Grade, with an environmental education focus and strong academic program, for the greater Capital Region of New York.

We had an amazingly successful fall work day this weekend! Thank you so much to our students, alumni, parents, and board...
10/19/2026

We had an amazingly successful fall work day this weekend! Thank you so much to our students, alumni, parents, and board members who showed up … that was the FASTEST mulch has ever been moved! And a huge thank you to the Bethlehem Central Boys Volleyball modified team for your hard work! Many hands make light work, and many strong arms make FAST work, even for heavy jobs. We’re so grateful to be part of such a supportive community — we couldn’t do it without you! 💚💪🏼

We’ve started harvesting sunchokes and we have SO MANY! Would you like some to plant or eat? Shoot us a message if you’r...
10/16/2026

We’ve started harvesting sunchokes and we have SO MANY! Would you like some to plant or eat? Shoot us a message if you’re local and we’ll hook you up! 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼


It’s and we were lucky to have a visit from our friends at Slingerlands Fire Department, especially our favorite, Mr. ...
10/09/2026

It’s and we were lucky to have a visit from our friends at Slingerlands Fire Department, especially our favorite, Mr. Ken! Thank you so much for showing us your cool truck, teaching us about fire safety, and working so hard to keep us all safe. When we hear a siren at school we say “thank you to the helpers!” … it’s always nice to get to say thank you face-to-face! ❤️🚒🧯🧑🏼‍🚒👩🏽‍🚒👨🏻‍🚒

Gifts from the garden … not only was this sunflower amazing and impressive to look at (it topped out over ten feet tall!...
09/29/2026

Gifts from the garden … not only was this sunflower amazing and impressive to look at (it topped out over ten feet tall!!!), but now that it’s dried it’s an amazing sensory bin tool, too! Strengthening little hands and giving fun, real-world opportunities to practice fine motor skills. Some of the seeds will end up in artwork, some in feeders for our animal friends, and some we’ll save to plant next year! The gift that keeps on giving 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Big excitement at school today — this monarch butterfly emerged from his chrysalis and hung out for a few hours while hi...
09/23/2026

Big excitement at school today — this monarch butterfly emerged from his chrysalis and hung out for a few hours while his wings dried! Monarchs go through a few generations over the summer, but this guy and his pals who are born around now are the generation that fly all the way to Mexico for the winter — and fly back in the spring! Good thing we have lots of native fall-blooming flowers around so they can take a couple of days to fuel up on nectar before heading to the skies! Fly safe, mariposa! Enjoy Mexico! Hasta primavera! 🧡🤍🧡🖤🧡

Hooray for Bodies in Motion class! Specials started up this week, and our hearts are pumping! All of our students go to ...
09/16/2026

Hooray for Bodies in Motion class! Specials started up this week, and our hearts are pumping! All of our students go to seven specials over the course of the week: Library, Art, Music, STEAM, Bodies in Motion, Growing, and Friday Celebrations. Plus we get bonus visits from Happy Scherer and the most fantastic furry friends around! Specials are a great supplement to the learning happening in our classrooms and a whole lot of fun. Is it too early to start training for the Turkey Trot?!

What a fantastic first day! Playing with old friends, meeting new ones, practicing finding cubbies and walking together,...
09/10/2026

What a fantastic first day! Playing with old friends, meeting new ones, practicing finding cubbies and walking together, whipping up a few mud pies, and, of course, splashing in puddles. This is BCS after all! We’re off to a great start and so excited about the year ahead!

Teachers love being in the classroom, especially when they get to be students! We are so grateful to local artist and ar...
09/04/2026

Teachers love being in the classroom, especially when they get to be students! We are so grateful to local artist and art educator Scrap Wrenn, who led an amazing session teaching all of us more about process art. Best of all? She brought a treasure trove of materials and our teachers got a chance to experiment and create. Thank you, Scrap! We can’t wait to do more artistic exploration and bring some of these amazing ideas into our classrooms!

Our youngest learners are especially fortunate because along with her own art work and teaching the next generation of art educators, Scrap also runs Trailblazers, our caregiver-and-me toddler program. Check out more information on Trailblazers here: https://bethlehemchildrensschool.org/trailblazers/

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our popsicle socials today, and thank you to our Community Roots Committee...
08/30/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our popsicle socials today, and thank you to our Community Roots Committee for hosting! It was lovely to see so many happy smiley (sticky!) faces, old and new. Countdown to the first day of school is officially on, and this sneak peek has us so excited! How long until we’re all together again?! ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜

We’re hiring afterschool staff! Flexible schedules and a chance to work with some of the greatest kiddos around! Contact...
08/24/2026

We’re hiring afterschool staff! Flexible schedules and a chance to work with some of the greatest kiddos around! Contact Sam for more information!

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12 Fisher Boulevard
Slingerlands, NY
12159

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