Preschool · Ages 1.5–5
Where small minds grow with heart.
Making socially, emotionally and intellectually competent minds before your next big school.
Loved by founding families
“My daughter started asking thoughtful questions at dinner.”
1 : 6adult–child ratio
Dailymindfulness practice
2 hrsoutdoors, every day
Weeklygrowth reports on the app
Parent stories
Hear it from the families.
Short, unscripted videos recorded by Ripple parents — what changed, what surprised them, what their child says at dinner.
“My daughter started asking thoughtful questions at dinner. The weekly notes from her teachers make me feel like a partner — not a parent on the outside.”
A. Parent · child 3.5 yrs
“Ripple feels different. Calm, intentional, and unmistakably aimed at the years ahead. He runs in every morning.”
R. Parent · child 4 yrs
“The mindful parenting workshops have changed how we speak at home. That alone has been worth it.”
S. Parent · child 2.5 yrs
“An intelligent mind solves problems and an emotionally and socially competent one overcomes life challenges. You need both.”
Our story
A school built for the years before the big years.
Started by educators and child-development specialists, Ripple is a quiet, deliberate runway into the schools your child will go on to. We focus on the things great primaries assume children already have — and the things test prep can't teach.
Montessori · HighScope · Reggio
Blended frameworks
4 domains
Growth tracked weekly
The best way to know Ripple is a slow Saturday morning with us.
A day at RippleSlow mornings. Big ideas.
Slow mornings. Big ideas.
Long afternoons outdoors.
A rhythm that respects how young children actually learn — through repetition, calm, and small bursts of curiosity.
- 8:30
Soft landing
Free play, a calm welcome, and a circle of hellos.
- 9:15
Morning meeting
Songs, the weather, and what today is about.
- 9:45
Studio time
Project-based learning across art, language, and number.
- 11:00
Outdoors
Garden, sand, water, and movement — every day, weather allowing.
- 12:00
Family lunch
Slow, served family-style. We eat together.
- 12:45
Quiet hour
Stories, rest, and stillness. Mindfulness practiced gently.
- 2:00
Studio time II
Open-ended exploration in small groups.
- 3:15
Closing circle
A song, a reflection, a goodbye.
See it in person
Walk the studios. Meet the educators. Watch a morning unfold.
MomentsDays at Ripple,
See more momentsDays at Ripple,
in quiet pictures.
Real photographs replace these placeholders as soon as the first cohort begins.
Journal
Writing about early years, mindfully.
The first posts will appear here once published from the admin.
Begin the ripple.
Seats are intentionally few. Tell us about your child and we’ll find a morning for you.