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About Little Sprouts Preschool

At D70 Little Sprouts, we prioritize the development of our youngest students through a play-based curriculum that focuses on early learning skills.

Our program prepares children for kindergarten while fostering self-confidence and a love for learning. Our exceptional educational team consists of highly qualified teachers in early education, special education, and English Language instruction and specialized professionals, psychologists,  social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists who collaborate to support all students.

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Clinical research psychologist who has been been researching the personality traits of highly sensitive people (HSP) since 1991. She is widely viewed as the world's leading authority on the topic. Author of mulitple books about HSPs and sensory processing sensitivity, dating back to 1996. Aron and her husband Arthur Aron, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at SUNY/Stony Brook, co-developed the HSP Scale, by which SPS is measured.

Read More about FLT/FAN Event Apr. 16: Spirituality Through a Highly Sensitive Lens: An Objective Look at Meditation Methods and Enlightenment
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Dahl is a scientist at UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds and Chief Contemplative Officer at the center’s affiliated non-profit, Healthy Minds Innovations. He is a leading expert on mindfulness, meditation, and the science of wellbeing. Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison. He is best-known for his research on emotion and the brain, and is a friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama.

Read More about FLT/FAN Event Apr. 8: Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving
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Legendary New York City visual artist, filmmaker, DJ, MC. Member of the Brooklyn-based graffiti group the Fabulous 5, regular guest on Glenn O'Brien's TV Party show, close friends with Jean-Michel Basquiat, and name-checked in Blondie's 1981 mega-hit Rapture (""Fab 5 Freddy told me everybody's fly ..."). Freddy was the first host of Yo! MTV Raps!

Read More about FLT/FAN Event Mar. 19: Everybody's Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture
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Join Rebecca Jenkins for an in-person discussion on navigating parent anxiety.  

Learning Together Live is designed to provide families with an authentic window into learning in D70. Through student voice, real classroom stories, and thoughtful dialogue, this series will highlight instructional innovation, celebrate daily learning, and create space for listening and shared purpose around student growth and success.

The first Learning Together Live topic will focus on parenting anxiety, a timely and relevant conversation for many families today. This topic was discussed during a recent Families Learning Together/FAN event featuring author Meredith Elkins, who wrote the book Parenting Axieties, Breaking the Cycle of Worrying and Raising Resilient Kids. We will address the real questions and challenges families face as they support their children academically, socially, and emotionally.

Read More about Learning Together Live Event March 18: Navigating Parent Anxiety - Together

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