THE GREEN SCHOOL
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Benefits to children who spend time on the farm:
Increases vitamin D levels | Improves health, eyesight, attention span, creativity, and social skills
 Decreases hyperactivity and depression | Crucial component for development of brain and intellect | Strengthens the immune system | Human Animal Connection

Pre-K


Ages 4-5yrs
3 day program (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) | 5 day program (Monday - Friday)
Full Day: 8:30am - 3:00pm 
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(Head Teacher & Assistant Teacher)
Students divided into small groups, which allows for individualized attention.

A Multi-Cultural Journey through a Farm Based Curriculum!
Pre-K builds on curiosity with more intentional learning while keeping play at the heart of the day. Children explore early literacy and math through nature-inspired activities like storytelling, early writing, counting, patterning and hands-on science. Through collaborative projects and guided routines, students build social-emotional skills such as flexibility, problem-solving, teamwork, and growing independence, while learning to stay engaged for longer periods of time.

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Entering each day with a walk through the apple orchard, children step into a magical, nature-rich setting designed to nurture the whole child. Surrounded by fresh air, animals, and open green spaces, they learn through meaningful, hands-on experiences that integrate science, language arts, and math into daily activities such as gardening, cooking, art, and caring for our farm animals. We believe in exploring each child’s different learning styles and interests, making it a priority each day so that all students feel supported.

We build future global citizens by discovering the world around us through an international and multi-cultural curriculum.
The journey begins in our own backyard, travels through our neighborhood, and then to the world around us. A multi-cultural curriculum allows for discovery and exploration. By learning from different cultures, students develop their individual and global awareness and build essential lifelong tolerance and acceptance skills. The final voyage for our Pre-Kindergarteners is to blast off to Kindergarten, ready and prepared. 

Our program embraces play-based learning, recognizing play as the foundation of cognitive growth, creativity, and problem-solving. With a teacher and assistant teachers supporting  small classes, we are able to offer individualized attention, honor diverse learning styles, and encourage curiosity, independence, and joyful engagement.

Social–emotional development is woven into every part of the day. Through animal care, cooperative projects, outdoor exploration, and our creative art studio, children learn empathy, responsibility, self-regulation, and confidence. Students continue to strengthen key life skills that include kindness to our planet and all living things. Our goal is to help students become self-reliant and develop a strong self-image. Students benefit from a mixed age group with our 3yr old Nursery buddies, growing through peer learning, leading, following and participating cooperative work and play.

Grounded in sustainability and environmental stewardship, our green curriculum teaches children how to recycle, compost, conserve energy, and understand where food comes from. They plant and harvest vegetables, explore different habitats, and develop healthy relationships with nature. Our eco-friendly barn, powered by solar panels, models real-world sustainability in action. Nothing goes to waste on the farm, and each item is incorporated into a project or a learning opportunity.

As a farm-based school, we believe deeply in connecting children to land, animals, and seasonal rhythms. They learn naturally as they feed animals, pick apples, observe weather patterns, and participate in the life of our gardens. Children connect with the environment and learn the importance of sustainability while participating in our composting and recycling program. Each day they feed leftovers to our chickens while eggs are brought back to our kitchen. In the kitchen we use math and fine motor skills while baking a healthy, organic treat. In the spring, compost goes into our garden, seeds are planted, we tend and nurture then look forward to harvest time. Our ‘outdoor classroom’ proves to be a key element in The Green School’s philosophy of learning through discovery.

A vital part of our philosophy is “paying it forward.” For each student enrolled, we sponsor another child’s education in Thailand through our charity organization, Mari’s Children, fostering global awareness, kindness, and gratitude.

Admissions: For application and to schedule a tour, email us by clicking here.

What our parents have to say... (click for testimonials) 

Our Farm Animals:
Our Horses (Socz and Thumper), Our Goats (Ocean, Moon, Oreo, Brownie), Our Sheep (Didi, Chocolate and Chip), Our Pigs (Spotty, Jackson, and Barney)
Our Miniature Horse and Donkey (EO and Coco), Our Bunnies (Snuggles, Snickers, Marbles, and Lopsy) and all the hens in our chicken coop!
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Phone: 631-237-1148 | Mailing Address: PO Box 457 Sagaponack, NY 11962 | Email: [email protected]
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • OUR TEAM
    • HISTORY & FOUNDER
    • OUR MISSION
    • ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS
    • PAYING IT FORWARD
    • PRESS
    • RELATED RESEARCH
  • PRESCHOOL
    • AGE 2: Pre-Nursery
    • AGE 3: Nursery
    • AGE 4: Pre-K
    • AGE 5: Kindergarten
    • School Holidays 2025-26
  • PLAYGROUP
  • WEEKENDS
  • CAMP
    • Saturday Camp
    • Holiday Camp
    • Summer Camp
    • Farm Apprentice 9 - 12 yrs
  • RIDING LESSONS
  • AFTER SCHOOL
  • COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Family Workshops
  • Calendar
  • REGISTER HERE
  • Gallery