A day at Lichen
A day, from the door to pickup
Morning programs go home at noon. The school day carries on with lunch, quiet time and an afternoon in the studio.
Step 1: 8:30 Arrival and meeting
An adult greets each child at the door. The group gathers to say what they would like to work on and what they are wondering about.
Step 2: 9:00 Projects
Children work in the studio, the main room and the yard, each place with a teacher beside them. The same project can carry on for several days.
Step 3: 10:15 Snack and the yard
Snack is at a table with a teacher, then outdoors for as long as the weather allows.
Step 4: 12:00 Lunch
Morning children go home. School-day children eat lunch from home with a teacher at the table.
Step 5: 12:45 Quiet time and stories
Rest on a cushion or look at books in the reading nook. Children who do not rest are welcome to draw quietly.
Step 6: 1:30 Afternoon studio and pickup
A longer stretch in the studio, a last look at the panels and pickup at the door at 2:30.
Outdoors
The yard and the walk to the water
On most mornings the children and two teachers walk the trail at the edge of the yard. They bring back what they find to the studio, and it often turns into the next day's project.
Visit
Come to the studio on a Tuesday or Thursday morning
A tour takes about 45 minutes. You see the studio, the room and the yard on a real morning, and we answer whatever you ask.