Coaches Isley, Kelvin, and Heidi are teaming up to bring to life a new U Family offering!
Lil Footballers provides an opportunity for preschoolers to learn the game of soccer. This “all about the fun” class will introduce soccer basics as children, ages 3-5, experience being part of a team. Isley Brown is also the coach of Lil Hoopers basketball and U School substitute teacher. Kelvin Hughes is a U School parent and former semi-professional football player. Heidi Burns will also serve as assistant coach. We are very fortunate to have three incredible coaches with a combined wealth of knowledge in both early childhood and football!
We’re excited to announce that Lead Teacher of 3/4A and our resident mindfulness coach, Charlie Sutherland, has just launched a new and vastly expanded mindfulness program, to cultivate happier and more effective humans!
Workdays are an opportunity to gather as a community and work together to take care of our shared outdoor environment. Although this is not a childcare event, we appreciate any and all helping hands! Come when you want, do what you want, and leave when you want will be the approach for this work day.
Date:
Saturday, 11/26/24
Time:
10am – 2pm
Tasks:
This workday is all about removing leaves and spreading woodchips!
Lil Hoopers provides an opportunity for preschoolers to learn the game of basketball. This “all about the fun” class will introduce basketball basics as children ages 3-5 experience being part of a team. Lil Hoopers is coached by Isley Brown, who is a former Skyline High School basketball player. Isley is currently a student at Wayne Sate University and substitute teacher at the U School. He has previous experience as a child care staff member at AAPS Rec & Ed where he has also served as youth coach and referee. Isley has a passion for working with young children and coaching.
Every year, once the first weeks of school have settled, we invite everyone in for a lovely autumn party. Please join us!
The October Soirée is a gathering for our whole community—families, board members, community partners, supporters of the U School, and anyone interested in learning about us. This is not a children’s play event, but it is family friendly. Many families will find babysitters for the evening and many families will bring their children and head home early for bedtime. It is up to you. Regardless of your choice we look forward to spending some time together.
Come for some light food, beverages, company and conversation. Check out our school and find out what the children have been up to. Looking forward to seeing you there!
These are workshop-style gatherings of families, educators, and caregivers to discuss the full range of joys, trials, successes, and challenges we face in cultivating inspiring environments and experiences for children. These conversations emphasize the U School Lexicon as a platform for productive, truthful and useful discourse at your child’s level.
This year’s programming offers a series of three sessions covering some fundamental topics:
Every year, once the first weeks of school have settled, we invite everyone in for a lovely autumn party. Please join us!
The October Soirée is a gathering for our whole community—families, board members, community partners, supporters of the U School, and anyone interested in learning about us. This is not a children’s play event, but it is family friendly. Many families will find babysitters for the evening and many families will bring their children and head home early for bedtime. It is up to you. Regardless of your choice we look forward to spending some time together.
Come for some light food, beverages, company and conversation. Check out our school and find out what the children have been up to. Looking forward to seeing you there!
This book contains a vocabulary which keeps our daily conversations with children firmly anchored in the U School’s ideals. The Lexicon helps people understand how they can be powerful problem solvers, helps children and grown-ups communicate with less friction, and supports social-emotional development and executive function.
Happy, healthy, and inspired children make the world a better place.
What?
The U School is a “new-model” early childhood and family learning center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We offer an innovative educational experience for families with children ages 3-5 years old.
Mission
To offer a happy, healthy, and inspired early childhood learning environment that builds a positive sense of self in children and a connectedness to community.
