Waldorf Kindergarten and LifeWays Center

 

Welcome!
_______________________________________________________

 

Spindlewood is a Maine preschool and kindergarten serving Lincolnville and the surrounding area.  Located on 50 private wooded acres, Spindlewood Kindergarten offers two exceptional early childhood education programs for children 3 - 6 years old. 

 

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we offer a multi-age Waldorf Kindergarten for up to 17 children from 8:30 - 3:00  that consists of two time periods.  There is a morning session that ends at 12:30 each day and there is an option for children continue for the afternoon session until 3:00.  On Thursday and Friday, there is a morning kindergarten with a smaller class of up to 9 children from 8:30 - 12:30 each day.

 

The Kindergarten is a place where children acquire the essential foundations for later life.  The curriculum includes free creative play, movement, language, sensory experiences, rhythmic-musical-artistic activities, a playful exploration of nature whether in our woods or stream, in the garden or with our animals. These elements provide a foundation for elementary school learning in such areas as mathematical-scientific thinking, literacy and linguistic capacity, artistic ability and media competency. In addition, the activities develop authenticity, independence, ethical values, social awareness, resilience, and health.   

 

Spindlewood's kinder cottage is located on a little traveled road.  You'll find it just past the frog pond, behind John and Matthew Silverio’s architectural studio.  Also on the property are Susan and John's family home, flower and vegetable gardens, and a barn that is currently home to two wooly sheep, four hens, and two barn cats.  It is an extraordinarily peaceful and natural setting that invites children to explore and interact with the natural world at their own developmental pace.

Spindlewood is a Maine preschool that welcomes children and families of any race, religion, color, and national or ethnic origin and it is recognized by the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America as a fully developed Waldorf program.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
"If a young child has been able in his play....to give up his whole living being to the world around him...he will be able in the serious tasks of later life, to devote himself with confidence and power to the service of the world."

-Rudolf Steiner, Founder of Waldorf Education
________________________________________________________________________________________________________