Early Childhood (PreK)
We nurture each child to
explore fearlessly.
WE ENCOURAGE GIRLS TO ASK QUESTIONS, TAKE RISKS AND BLAZE THEIR OWN TRAILS.
As the first New Orleans academy inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, we work one-on-one with each girl to encourage exploration and self-expression.
As young girls develop, our teachers continuously adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of each child and introduce increasingly complex concepts. Our highly interactive approach builds each girl’s courage, social-emotional resiliency and appreciation of others.
QUICK FACTS
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
100%
of Ursuline girls learn Spanish through speaking, music and puppetry (starting at age 1)
INSPIRED BY REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH
Our early childhood program places curiosity at the center as students investigate the world around them.
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER
Girls learn to flex their imaginations and explore who they are—in maker spaces, reading nooks, art stations and a black box theater.
OUTDOOR DISCOVERY
Girls investigate nature's textures, structures and interrelationships in our sustainable garden.
ARTS
100% of Ursuline girls do guided art experiences.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish instruction through speaking and puppetry begins at age 3.
KREWE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
Each Mardi Gras season, the Krewe of Early Childhood creates floats and forms a band and dance team to parade around campus.
PERFORM
roles of various responsibilities — from botanist to reporter to meteorologist.
CREATE
art in the style of Pablo Picasso's cubism and Alma Woodsey Thomas' pointillism.
UNDERSTAND
the math and science behind baking, using measuring tools, and working with real ingredients.
MEET
a published author, learn how a book is made and write their own books.
OBSERVE
a licensed hairstylist cut hair and ask questions about the profession.
CONDUCT
science experiments that turn liquids into solids by freezing water.
