Enrichment Programs
We offer a host of enrichment programs throughout the school year to supplement our early education and extended care programs. These enrichment opportunities introduce your children to new experiences while in a safe and familiar environment. These programs are offered at no additional cost. There is some variation from year to year and programs are often added within a given year so check back often for updates!
2022-2023
Reading with Mrs. Williams: Henry Carter Hull children's librarian and former preschool teacher comes once a month to read to the children. She has a knack for bringing us books that become our new favorites!
Music with Sunny Train! Weekly music enrichment following the Music Together model mixed with original songs and movement for all ages.
Audrey Minto from Prolang LLC provides our Gray Barn friends weekly Spanish lessons.
Off Campus Field trips
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme: The Gray Barn children travel to the museum in the spring to paint by the river and enjoy lunch outside. We provide a real live yellow school bus for the trip which is very exciting for the children!
Meigs Point Nature Center, Madison. Little Barn children enjoy learning about all the wonderful flora and fauna featured at the center. This is often the children's first off campus field trip. Parents are encouraged to attend.
2020-2021
COVID has impacted our ability to offer enrichment program for the 2020-2021 school year. While the weather allowed we invited Sunny Train to provide music enrichment on the Big Barn lawn. Mr.’s Williams also visited for some physically distanced story times!
Reading with Mrs. Williams: Henry Carter Hull children's librarian and former preschool teacher comes once a month to read to the children. She has a knack for bringing us books that become our new favorites!
Music with Sunny Train! Weekly music enrichment following the Music Together model mixed with original songs and movement for all ages.
Off Campus Field trips
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme: The Gray Barn children travel to the museum in the spring to paint by the river and enjoy lunch outside. We provide a real live yellow school bus for the trip which is very exciting for the children!
Meigs Point Nature Center, Madison. Little Barn children enjoy learning about all the wonderful flora and fauna featured at the center. This is often the children's first off campus field trip. Parents are encouraged to attend.
2019-2020
Reading with Mrs. Williams: Henry Carter Hull children's librarian and former preschool teacher comes once a month to read to the children.
Yoga and Mindfulness with Amy deLucia-Ferri (RBCC alumni and mom of two Red Barn students): Specifically designed for young learners, this yoga program keeps the children moving while teaching relaxation and self-control.
Music with Sunny Train! Weekly music enrichment following the Music Together model mixed with original songs and movement for all ages.
Audrey Minto from Prolang LLC provides our Gray Barn friends weekly Spanish lessons.
2018-2019
Reading with Mrs. Williams: Henry Carter Hull children's librarian and former preschool teacher comes once a month to read to the children.
Yoga and Mindfulness with Amy deLucia-Ferri (RBCC alumni and mom of two Red Barn students): Specifically designed for young learners, this yoga program keeps the children moving while teaching relaxation and self-control.
Music with Sunny Train! Weekly music enrichment following the Music Together model mixed with original songs and movement for all ages.
Audrey Minto from Prolang LLC provides our Gray Barn friends weekly Spanish lessons.
2017-2018
Reading with Mrs. Williams: Henry Carter Hull children's librarian and former preschool teacher comes once a month to read to the children.
Yoga and Mindfulness with Amy deLucia-Ferri (RBCC alumni and mom of two Red Barn students): Specifically designed for young learners, this yoga program keeps the children moving while teaching relaxation and self-control.
Music with Miss Betsy: With an music education based at Yale school of Music, Miss Betsy brings a host of instruments and experiences for the children to try along with songs and movement.
Happy Feet Soccer Program: Coming once a month for each class this program give the children a new way to get moving. Using stories and the soccer ball, children are active participants in a tale spun by the instructor. Using basic soccer skills intermixed within the story, the children start learning basic moves and have fun!
John "Pop" Guelke: A life-long lover of music and instruments, Mr. Guelke Sr. comes to share his guitar collection or native American flutes.
2016-2017
Amy's Active Learning: Amy offers customized workshops to help get kids moving in a fun interactive way. Amy has helped us with our extended care program on early dismissal days.
Reading with Kara: Henry Carter Hull children's librarian and former preschool teacher comes once a month to read to the children. She has a knack for bringing us books that become our new favorites!
Yoga and Mindfulness with Amy deLucia-Ferri (RBCC alumni and mom of two Red Barn students): Specifically designed for young learners, this yoga program keeps the children moving while teaching relaxation and self-control.
Johnny Strings: Local musician and Red Barn parent comes once a month to play music and sing songs with the children.
John "Pop" Guelke: A life-long lover of music and instruments, Mr. Guelke Sr. comes to share his guitar collection or native American flutes.
With a Ph.D. in biology and a mom of two Red Barn students, Dr. Amy Cornell visits the Gray Barn once a month to facilitate STEAM activities based on our classroom studies.
