Our Philosophy
We believe that playing is learning.
When children are given a chance to play with abstract concepts in a developmentally appropriate way, they can start to understand them on a deeper level.
We aim to define ideas like gratitude, mindfulness, and persistence in simple terms and give children the chance to engage with them in an inviting group setting.
Through our lessons, children are equipped with tools to live life with more patience, empathy, and perspective.
Our goal is to
teach children to:
Start to be introspective
Communicate effectively
Be aware of their feelings and body
Know how to calm themselves down
Strengthen social skills and friendships
Become “lifelong learners”
How do we do it?
For younger ages, classes are styled as “play based yoga.” Tactics include movement, stories, songs, and games. We make silly sounds and play as we define concepts that will help shape their minds for the rest of their life.
As students get older, we still use play, stories, songs, and movement, but in a different, more age appropriate way. We begin to lean more into group discussion, tailoring topics to the groups’ or individuals’ needs.
Intentional Design
Wildflowers classes are intentionally designed with lessons to last a lifetime.
Classes are designed with set “intentions” in the lesson planning. Intentions include ideas like gratitude, persistence, patience, acceptance, and more.
Teaching with intentions is based off of the Intentions Curriculum created by educators Annabelle Baylin and Karen Levenberg.
List of Class Intentions:
Persistence - Keep trying and don’t give up, even when it’s hard
Openness - Giving people or things a try, even when you’re not sure
Strong & Loving - Giving big messages in a kind way
Generosity - Giving and not wanting anything back
Equity - Giving people what they need to do their best
Creativity - Using your ideas to create something new or change something
Patience - You have to wait, and that’s okay
Gratitude - Being happy with what you have or what happens
Integrity - Doing the right thing, even if no one is watching and no one asked
Acceptance - Being okay with people, things, or what happens
Friendship - Caring for another person and for the community you’re a part of
Resilience - Knowing that in the end, things will be okay