Teaching Preschool Partners

The Studio is a place where children learn to think, make, and be together. Collaboration with materials is not just about what children create, it is about the connections they form with ideas, materials, and between one another. In the Studio materials become a shared language. As children work together, they develop social and cognitive skills: listening, adapting, and thinking alongside another person. Collaborative, materials-based inquiry supports language development, executive function, and deepens childrens’ creative thinking. When we offer children open-ended materials and the time to explore them together, we are creating the conditions for deep thinking, creative risk-taking, and genuine relationships in our classrooms.

Good news: Early bird pricing for our annual Early Learning Conference has been extended through June 7th!

Join us on June 23rd for a day of connection, reflection, and learning alongside educators and community members who believe in joyful, relationship-centered education.
Learn more and register through the link in our bio to secure your spot!

At our May Teacher Collaboration Event we gathered at Wildflower Outdoor Learning Center, a program thoughtfully shaped through years of visioning, relationship building, and care for children and families.

Inspired by the Green School, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia approaches, Wildflower invites children to spend their days outdoors: climbing, building, imagining, resting, creating, and moving in close relationship with the natural world. Every part of the environment reflects an intentional belief that children deserve beauty, freedom, connection, and time.

Together, we reflected on the relationship between nature and regulation, and what it means to build responsive environments that truly listen to children’s bodies, emotions, and needs. We also discussed the importance of community and democratic participation: home visits, family gatherings, shared decision making, and the ways strong relationships help shape a culture of belonging.

Thank you Madeline and Meg for welcoming us into your space and sharing your story with such openness and generosity.

Exciting news: This year, we’re sharing something new at the conference, our new TPP curriculum resource, Invitation to Explore.

Rooted in open-ended materials, playful inquiry, and thoughtful provocation, this resource is designed to support educators in creating meaningful invitations that center children’s thinking and curiosity.
As part of our launch, conference participants can add Invitation to Explore to their registration at a special 20% discount ($40) through June 1st.

Available exclusively to conference attendees (for now).

More details and registration at the link in bio, we can’t wait to share this with you!