Now enrolling ages 1 to 5!

To create the world we want to live in, we must first imagine it

Our mission at Griffin House is to be a space where children can explore, express themselves, get curious, and be an important part of a community. 

Expert Instructors

Our teachers have varied backgrounds in education, music, the arts, and mindfulness to create an environment that’s home to curiosity and joy.

Our Space

Our school room is a cozy space with warm lighting, natural fibers, and room for large motor play.

Digital Detox

We provide a peaceful screen-free environment to help your children to be their most authentic selves. Removing the option for screen time encourages children to ground in nature, connect with one another, move through their emotions as they come up, and stay connected to the present moment.

Who We Are

  • Griffin House is a play based preschool with inspiration from the Montessori and Waldorf pedagogies. Our mission at Griffin House is to be a space where children can explore, express themselves, get curious and be an important part of a community. The curriculum and daily flow changes with the natural rhythm of the seasons. 

  • Our school room is a cozy space with warm lighting, natural fibers, & room for large motor play.

    We rotate toys quarterly to fit our seasonal curriculum. You will find that most of the toys and materials at Griffin House are low stimulation to encourage imaginative play. Our space is screen free to foster good attention spans and healthy brain development.

    Our nap room is still under construction, with visions of a calm cloud eutopia. 

    Best of all, we have a great big back yard with lots of room to explore and plenty of covered areas to stay dry during the rainy days!

  • Our curriculum will transition through four main segments; Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Each segment will contain weekly highlights pertaining to the respective season. 


    The children will learn with dirt under their finger nails about companion plants and the life cycles of bugs. They will learn to speak confidently in front of a group through talent shows and show & tells. Most of all they will learn healthy communication and cooperation through simply being together and caring for one another. 

    In Summer we will spend a week singing, and talking about camping. We will work as a team to pitch a tent in the back yard, pack exploring bags, make a map of the neighborhood and go for a hike! We will do some tasty sensory math with marshmallows and sing campfire songs. 

    Our detailed curriculum will be posted at the top of each season on Brightwheel.

    Music, motor development, art, phonics, healthy communication, and nature are through lines connecting the lessons & the seasons all year long. Our daily routine will be flexible to accommodate the children’s whimsy & the weather but the overarching flow of the day will follow a predictable pattern that the children can count on. 

    1 Welcome & settle

    2 Breakfast

    3 Circle time (calendar, weather, feelings check in, and the letter of the week.)

    4 Tinker toys & individual learning time.

    5 Lunch

    6 Outside time 

    7 Story time

    8 Nap/rest 

    9 Snack

    10 Free play / optional art time

    11 Music 

    12 Outside time / large motor play

    13 Any special events, ie; show & tell, talent show, birthday celebrations etc.