A Reggio Emilia Preschool for ages 2.5-5 years - Coming Soon
Welcome to Sagewood Schoolhouse
Whether your child has grown with us through the Infant Collective or is joining Sagewood for the first time, the Schoolhouse is where early learning expands through curiosity, connection, and hands-on exploration. Rooted in the Reggio Emilia philosophy, our Schoolhouse honors the image of the child as capable, curious, and full of potential.
Children are grouped into two gentle developmental stages that reflect where they are on their learning journey:
Songbirds (ages 2.5–3.5)
Songbirds are stepping into early preschool readiness. At this stage, children begin to communicate with more complexity and express themselves through many of the “hundred languages” — art, music, movement, storytelling, building, dramatic play, and conversation. Their days are filled with sensory-rich materials, open-ended invitations, early collaboration, and joyful discovery. Songbirds thrive in environments where their voices, ideas, and emerging independence are honored.
Skylarks (ages 4–5)
Skylarks are confident, curious learners stretching into longer investigations, deeper friendships, and meaningful project-based work. They explore big ideas, collaborate in groups, negotiate, problem-solve, and use advanced communication to express their thinking. Kindergarten preparation happens naturally through hands-on exploration — never worksheets — as children strengthen reasoning, independence, empathy, and a sense of themselves as capable contributors. Skylarks are preparing to “take flight,” grounded in confidence and connection.
From first flutter to full flight, Reggio guides the way
What It Means to Be Reggio-Inspired at Sagewood
- The environment is the third teacher: beautifully prepared, intentional, and responsive
- Learning emerges from children’s interests and questions
- Teachers are co-learners and researchers alongside the children
- Documentation makes learning visible and meaningful
- Collaboration and community shape the classroom culture
- Nature, beauty, and real materials inspire curiosity and focus
Whether arriving from the Infant Collective or joining new to Sagewood, every child enters a Schoolhouse that sees them as a thinker, a communicator, and a joyful participant in their own learning.