welcome to a year of wonder
Right now, it’s high summer at Green Gables.
The land turns green and wild, alive with butterflies and birdsong, where fairies hide in garden nooks. A Waldorf-inspired play school in Golden, Colorado.
Our world changes with the seasons.
You’re seeing it in high summer — wander the rest of the year:
Nº 01 · The Almanac · high summer
Every season has its own work, colour, and wonder.
Our days and weeks follow the greater rhythm of the year — we celebrate it in our songs, our stories, and the small jobs that fill little hands.
this season at the school
What little hands are doing now
- garden harvest
- creek play
- fairy nooks
- nature art
Photographed on the grounds — the frame changes with the season, just like the school.
“Rhythm is essential to our days, weeks and year — a natural flow that carries the children along, from outward play to inward quiet.”
The Green Gables Way
Nº 02 · The Rhythm
The shape of a morning.
Each day a gentle arc from outward play to inward quiet and back again — transitions happen seemingly without effort.
Free Play
Outdoors, rain or shine
Circle
Songs & movement
Snack
Wholesome & organic
Story
Puppet plays & tales
Farm Life
Tending our animals
Nº 03 · The Programs
Find your child’s place.
Two ways to belong at Green Gables — each a nurturing rhythm of play and work, story and song.
Nº 04 · The Cast
Friends, companions, and the best teachers of care.
A small working farm of named animals — the gentlest lessons a child could ask for.
Nº 05 · The Teacher
The heart of it all is Ms. Rachel.
A nationally certified Waldorf teacher who approaches early childhood from a nurturing, therapeutic and restorative place. She is, in the words of one parent, “a treasure to all the children and parents lucky enough to have her.”
Each day she guides the children through play and work, story and song — a warm, steady presence weaving a rich and gentle curriculum.
Nº 06 · From our families
Loved by parents.
“I can't imagine a better place for my children.”
“From the cozy, magical setting to the kind, attuned adults — we could not ask for a better preschool experience.”
“Ms. Rachel honors each child's unique spirit. Green Gables focuses on togetherness, nature, and the wondrous spirit of children.”
Now enrolling
Whatever the season, come visit.
Tours are held year-round. Come feel the rhythm of a Green Gables morning — meet Ms. Rachel, walk the gardens, say hello to Earl.
call us · 303.278.1380