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2024 Annual Appeal

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Dear Woodside Families and Friends, We are celebrating our 23rd year at Woodside! With many thanks to our vested, hard-working teachers and for the contributions of many whohave helped us in our work in this…

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January 2024 Newsletter

Welcome back! This time of year is a favorite as it allows for deeper explorations and more opportunities to connect. We have found the children eager to return, easy to engage, and excited to see…

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December 2023 Newsletter

Celebrating the Holidays at Woodside It is the time of year that we as parents, teachers, and adults yearn to create a holiday season filled with love, laughter, awe, and wonder. It is easy to…

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2021 Annual Appeal

Collage: Children exploring numbers with Montessori toys, girls with teacher in the out door sand kitchen, boys filling toy trunks with sand

Dear Woodside Families and Friends, We are grateful to have begun our 20th year at Woodside! Our first day was on 9/11. We thought that such an experience could never be repeated. We continued after…

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2020 Annual Appeal

Dear Woodside Families and Friends, We are grateful to have begun our 19th year at Woodside! Our first day was on 9/11. We thought that such an experience could never be repeated. We continued after…

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Preliminary Re-Opening Plan

It is a demanding task to find the balance of keeping people safe, of adhering to the EEC guidelines, and of continuing to provide a daily routine that respects the way children learn and allows them…

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School Closure in response to COVID-19

Update 4/6: Amazingly, three weeks have already disappeared. The longest 3 weeks any of us have ever experienced. We’ve all heard the beginning is the hardest, routines can help, and enjoy each moment of connection….

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January 2020 Newsletter

Dear Woodside Families,Happy New Year!  We are pleased to be back with the children as we begin a New Year! We appreciate your understanding about how important it is for all of us to have time…

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2019 Annual Appeal: Imagine what next year could bring

Children building a roadway for zoo animal toys

Dear Woodside Friends, We are amazed that we have already begun our 18th year together at Woodside!  We have continued to grow and become more established, thanks to our vested, hard-working teachers, and because of…

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November/December 2020 Newsletter

Dear Woodside Families, As the season of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and holiday celebration begins, we appreciate the opportunity to reflect on our time together and all that we have been able to accomplish already with your…

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October 2019 Newsletter

Dear Woodside Families, It is already October! The weeks have disappeared quickly yet much has been accomplished. The children are learning important skills to become more independent and to develop new friendships. Many have benefited…

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September 2019 Newsletter

Dear Woodside Families, Welcome! As we begin a new school year, we remember each of the past 18 years since we began, and all that we have experienced. Time disappears too quickly, and yet, each…

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Woodside Bookshelf

Check out our recommended reading list, with selections to help and entertain both parents and children.

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Our Favorite Things

We've compiled a list of some of our favorite teaching aids, toys, games and more that both inspire curiosity and are just a whole lot of fun.

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