๐ŸŒŸ Grades Kโ€“2 Enrollment Open 2025โ€“2026

Sunshine
Sprouts
Academy

Where little minds bloom,
big dreams take root, and
every day is an adventure! ๐ŸŒฑ

340+
Happy Students
28
Expert Teachers
15
Years of Joy
97%
Parent Satisfaction
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A Place Where Every Child Shines

Sunshine Sprouts Academy is a nurturing, award-winning kindergarten community where curiosity is celebrated and learning feels like play.

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Our Mission
Foster holistic development through play-based learning, creativity, and social-emotional growth in every child aged 4โ€“8.
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Learning Format
Project-based, hands-on curriculum blending outdoor exploration, creative arts, early literacy, and STEM discovery.
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Our Philosophy
Child-led inquiry with expert guidance. We meet every child where they are and celebrate each unique path of growth.
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Accreditation
Nationally accredited by NAEYC with a 5-star Quality Rating. Recognized as a Top 10 Early Childhood School three years running.
๐ŸŽ“ Built for Grades Kโ€“2
We serve children ages 4โ€“8 with full-day, half-day, and extended care programs. Our low 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio ensures every child receives the individual attention they deserve โ€” not just academically, but emotionally and socially.
๐Ÿง’ Who Is This For?
Ages 4โ€“8 Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 First-Time Learners Gifted Kids Special Needs ESL Students

4 Powerful Learning Tracks

Each track is designed around real-world problem-solving, sparking wonder and building foundational skills for life.

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STEM Explorers
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math for little inventors
  • Nature Science & Life Cycles
  • Block Coding & Robotics Basics
  • Math Manipulatives & Number Sense
  • Engineering Design Challenges
  • Weather & Earth Science
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Creative Arts Lab
Expression, imagination & storytelling through art and music
  • Drawing, Painting & Mixed Media
  • Music & Rhythm Exploration
  • Drama & Puppet Theater
  • Digital Art & Photo Journals
  • Dance & Movement
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Literacy & Language
Reading, writing, and communication that opens the world
  • Phonics & Early Reading
  • Storytelling & Journaling
  • Bilingual Language Program
  • Library & Book Club
  • Public Speaking Circles
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World & Wellness
Social-emotional learning, empathy, and global citizenship
  • Mindfulness & Feelings Classes
  • Community Helpers & Roles
  • Cultural Celebrations
  • Outdoor Nature Play
  • Nutrition & Healthy Habits

Meet Our Amazing Teachers

Passionate educators from leading institutions, bringing real-world expertise and endless enthusiasm to every classroom.

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Ms. Sarah Bloom
Lead STEM Teacher
๐Ÿ›๏ธ MIT Alumni
Early childhood STEM, robotics, and inquiry-based science education with 10 years experience.
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Mr. David Chen
Literacy Specialist
๐Ÿ“š Columbia Ed.
Phonics, bilingual literacy, and early reading development. Published author of 3 children's books.
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Ms. Luna Morales
Creative Arts Lead
๐ŸŽญ RISD Graduate
Visual arts, music therapy, and drama education. Former Sesame Street curriculum designer.
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Mr. James Park
Wellness Coach
๐ŸŒฟ Stanford SEL Lab
Social-emotional learning, mindfulness for kids, and trauma-informed teaching practices.
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Ms. Priya Nair
Coding & Tech
๐Ÿ’ก Google for EDU
Block coding, computational thinking, and digital literacy for grades Kโ€“2. Google Certified Trainer.
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Mr. Tom Rivers
Nature Science
๐ŸŒฑ National Geographic
Outdoor education, ecology, and nature-based learning. NatGeo Young Explorer grantee.
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Ms. Amara Osei
Global Studies
๐ŸŒ UNICEF Education
Cultural studies, multilingual education, and global citizenship for early learners.
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Mr. Leo Santos
Music & Movement
๐ŸŽผ Berklee College
Orff-Schulwerk music, rhythm & movement, and early childhood music development.

School Leadership

Our dedicated administrative team ensures every child and family receives the care, support, and excellence they deserve.

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Dr. Helen Park
Principal
Ed.D from Harvard. 20 years leading award-winning early childhood programs. Champion of inclusive, joyful education for all children.
๐Ÿ† Principal of the Year
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Mr. Carlos Vega
Vice Principal
Curriculum development expert with background in Montessori and Reggio Emilia approaches. Oversees daily learning programs and teacher development.
๐Ÿ“š Curriculum Dir.
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Ms. Rita Kapoor
Student Wellness
Licensed child psychologist specializing in early childhood mental health. Leads the school's comprehensive social-emotional support program.
๐Ÿ’š Child Psychology
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Mr. Ben Foster
Operations Director
Manages admissions, facilities, and school technology. Former education nonprofit director. Passionate about creating safe, inspiring spaces for children.
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Ms. Zoe Williams
Community Relations
Bridges school and family partnerships. Organizes community events, parent workshops, and volunteer programs that make Sunshine Sprouts special.
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Every Week is An Adventure!

From seasonal celebrations to weekly clubs, our calendar is packed with experiences that make childhood magical.

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October 31, 2025
Halloween Parade & Costume Show
Kids dress up as their favorite characters for our campus-wide parade, spooky crafts, and a pumpkin-carving contest with families!
๐ŸŽญ Celebration
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November 15, 2025
Little Scientists Fair
Students present their own science experiments to parents and judges. Prizes awarded for creativity, process, and most surprising result!
๐Ÿ† Competition
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Every Friday
Forest School Friday
Weekly outdoor nature immersion in our school garden and local park. Building, exploring, and discovering the living world around us.
๐ŸŒฟ Weekly
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December 12, 2025
Winter Art Showcase
Our annual gallery opening featuring artwork made by every student across all grades โ€” paintings, sculptures, digital art, and more!
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March 20, 2026
Spring Theater Performance
Kids write, direct, and star in their own short plays! This year's theme: "Heroes of the Planet." Full costumes, sets, and a live audience.
๐ŸŽฌ Performance
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Every Tuesday
Family Learning Cafรฉ
Parents join their children in the classroom for interactive learning sessions โ€” cooking math, storytelling, and nature projects together.
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A Day Full of Wonder

Every day is thoughtfully designed to balance learning, play, rest, and creativity โ€” exactly what young minds need.

8:00 โ€“ 8:30 AM
Morning Arrival & Welcome Circle
Greetings, morning songs, attendance, and sharing our mood of the day.
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8:30 โ€“ 9:30 AM
Literacy Block โ€” Phonics & Reading Aloud
Letter sounds, blending, and shared reading with Ms. Bloom's reading corner.
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9:30 โ€“ 10:30 AM
STEM Discovery Lab
Hands-on experiment: building bridges with pasta and marshmallows!
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10:30 โ€“ 11:00 AM
Outdoor Snack & Free Play
Fresh air, healthy snacks, and open play in the garden.
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11:00 AM โ€“ 12:00 PM
Math Manipulatives โ€” Counting & Patterns
Using blocks, beads, and real objects to explore number sense and patterns.
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12:00 โ€“ 12:45 PM
Lunch & Rest Time
Nutritious school lunch, quiet reading or rest for 15 minutes.
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12:45 โ€“ 1:45 PM
Creative Arts โ€” Painting Studio
Watercolor exploration with Ms. Morales โ€” this week's theme is "My Dream Garden."
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1:45 โ€“ 2:30 PM
World & Wellness โ€” Feelings Circle
Identifying emotions, breathing exercises, and gratitude practice with Mr. Park.
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2:30 โ€“ 3:00 PM
Dismissal & Parent Pick-Up
Daily report shared with families. Extended care available until 6 PM.
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8:00 โ€“ 8:30 AM
Morning Circle & Show & Tell
Students bring a favorite object and present it to the class, building confidence and vocabulary.
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8:30 โ€“ 9:30 AM
Family Learning Cafรฉ โ€” Math Games
Parents join the classroom for interactive counting games and number puzzles.
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9:30 โ€“ 10:30 AM
Bilingual Language โ€” Spanish Immersion
Singing, storytelling, and games in Spanish with Ms. Morales.
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10:30 โ€“ 11:00 AM
Snack & Garden Time
Visiting the school vegetable garden, watering plants, and observing growth.
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11:00 AM โ€“ 12:00 PM
Block Coding โ€” Scratch Jr. Lab
Creating simple animations and games on tablets with Ms. Nair.
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12:00 โ€“ 12:45 PM
Lunch & Story Nap
Lunch followed by an audiobook storytime โ€” this week: "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds.
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12:45 โ€“ 1:45 PM
Music & Rhythm with Mr. Santos
Orff instruments, beat patterns, and our Tuesday Song of the Week performance.
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1:45 โ€“ 2:30 PM
Writing Workshop โ€” My Story Journal
Students write or draw their daily story โ€” developing narrative thinking and fine motor skills.
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2:30 โ€“ 3:00 PM
Dismissal & Afternoon Clubs Sign-Up
Students choose next week's afternoon enrichment clubs.
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8:00 โ€“ 8:30 AM
Morning Movement & Yoga
Gentle stretching and breathing exercises to energize the mind and body for learning.
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8:30 โ€“ 10:00 AM
Project-Based Learning Block
Long-form project time โ€” this month: "Building Our Dream City" engineering challenge.
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10:00 โ€“ 10:30 AM
Snack & Outdoor Free Play
Unstructured outdoor play โ€” climbing, sand pit, and social games.
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10:30 โ€“ 11:30 AM
Literacy โ€” Author's Workshop
Children write and illustrate their own mini-books to be published in the school library!
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11:30 AM โ€“ 12:00 PM
Library & Silent Reading Time
Free choice reading in our cozy library corner with bean bags and reading nooks.
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12:00 โ€“ 1:00 PM
Cooking Math Lunch Program
Once a month, students help prepare part of their lunch โ€” counting, measuring, and mixing!
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1:00 โ€“ 2:00 PM
Drama & Theater Workshop
Improvisation games, character creation, and rehearsal for the Spring Performance.
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2:00 โ€“ 3:00 PM
Reflection & Dismissal
Class reflection circle: what did we learn today? What are we grateful for?
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8:00 โ€“ 8:30 AM
Good Morning Circle โ€” World News for Kids
Age-appropriate current events discussion โ€” building awareness and empathy.
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8:30 โ€“ 9:30 AM
Nature Science Lab โ€” Life Cycles
Observing our classroom caterpillar habitat and recording changes in science journals.
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9:30 โ€“ 10:30 AM
Math Games & Problem Solving
Board games, logic puzzles, and collaborative math challenges in small groups.
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10:30 โ€“ 11:00 AM
Snack & Mindfulness Break
Breathing exercises, calming music, and quiet reflection with Mr. Park.
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11:00 AM โ€“ 12:00 PM
Cultural Celebrations โ€” Global Kitchen
Learning about cultures through food, music, and art. This week: Japan & origami!
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12:00 โ€“ 12:45 PM
Lunch Break
Lunch + 15 min quiet time or audiobook choice.
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12:45 โ€“ 2:00 PM
Robotics Club & Coding Challenge
Programming Bee-Bots to solve mazes โ€” collaborative problem-solving at its finest.
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2:00 โ€“ 3:00 PM
Portfolio Review & Parent Share
Students select their best work this week to add to their learning portfolio.
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8:00 โ€“ 9:30 AM
Forest School Friday โ€” Nature Walk
Our favorite day! Exploring the school nature trail, collecting specimens, and free outdoor investigation.
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9:30 โ€“ 10:30 AM
Friday Literacy Celebration
Students share their Author's Workshop books with the class. Big applause for every author!
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10:30 โ€“ 11:00 AM
Snack & Field Day Games
Weekly outdoor team games and cooperative play โ€” sack races, tug of war, relay races!
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11:00 AM โ€“ 12:00 PM
Friday Art Free Studio
Open art time โ€” students choose their medium and create freely. Pure creative expression!
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12:00 โ€“ 12:45 PM
Friday Feast Lunch
Special weekly menu voted on by students. This week: pizza & fruit rainbow!
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12:45 โ€“ 1:45 PM
Reflection Assembly โ€” Weekly Highlights
All-school assembly! Student shoutouts, Star of the Week awards, and next week's sneak peek.
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1:45 โ€“ 3:00 PM
Friday Fun โ€” Board Games & Free Choice
Student-choice free time: legos, puzzles, music jam, or outdoor play. A perfect end to the week!
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Our Champions Shine Bright

Three years. Three competitions. Three national victories that prove our little learners can take on the world.

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๐ŸŒŸ 1st Place National
NAEYC Little Inventors STEM Fair
2024 ยท Chicago, IL
Our Grade 1 team designed "SunBot" โ€” a solar-powered robot that waters plants automatically. Judges called it "brilliantly simple and genuinely useful."
๐ŸŒŸ Mia K. ๐ŸŒŸ Noah T. ๐ŸŒŸ Aisha R. ๐ŸŒŸ Leo P.
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๐Ÿฅˆ 2nd Place Regional
Young Authors Picture Book Award
2023 ยท State Competition
"The Rainbow Dragon Who Was Afraid of Colors" โ€” a self-illustrated picture book written by our kindergarten class. Published as a real book now in 12 school libraries!
โœ๏ธ Emma S. โœ๏ธ Jake M. โœ๏ธ Lily C.
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๐Ÿ… Grand Prize
Global Schools Kindness Challenge
2022 ยท UNESCO Program
Our "Kindness Ambassadors" program โ€” where every student performs 10 acts of kindness documented in video โ€” won the UNESCO Global Schools Kindness Grand Prize, reaching 40 countries.
๐Ÿ’› Whole School ๐Ÿ’› 340 Kids ๐Ÿ’› UNESCO Award

Our Community Speaks

Behind every glowing report card is a family who trusted us with their most precious person. Here's what our graduates, parents, and community partners say about life after Sunshine Sprouts.

๐Ÿซ By the Numbers
Grade 3 Reading Level Readiness 94%
Advanced to Gifted Program 41%
Parent Recommend to Friends 99%
๐ŸŒฑ Our Community
Sunshine Sprouts is more than a school โ€” it's a village. Our parent volunteers, alumni families, and community partners make every experience richer, every child more confident, and every classroom more alive.
1,200+
Alumni Families
85%
Volunteer Rate
50+
Partner Orgs
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My daughter Mia was incredibly shy in pre-K. After just one semester at Sunshine Sprouts, she was presenting her science project in front of 200 people at the fair. I wept. This school did what I thought was impossible.
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As a pediatric neurologist, I was skeptical of "play-based learning." After visiting three times and studying their outcomes data, I enrolled my son AND recommend Sunshine Sprouts to every parent in my practice. The neuroscience is sound.
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Our son Noah was diagnosed with ADHD before starting here. The team didn't just accommodate him โ€” they celebrated his energy. He's now in Grade 4, the top of his class, and still talks about his Sunshine Sprouts teachers as his heroes.

Ready to Join the Family?

Applications for the 2025โ€“2026 school year are now open. Limited seats available โ€” apply today to secure your child's spot!

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