Woodland Parent Nursery School (WPNS) is a parent-run cooperative preschool, established in 1956. Under the direction of Brenda Di Gregorio (Preschool Program) and Kim Hammons (Parents and Tots), we participate in our children`s school experience.  As co-op parents, we are responsible for managing the school, maintaining the building and grounds, and co-teaching our children.

Parents work in the classroom 1 day per month, for every 1 day per week our child attends.  In the classroom, we facilitate art, cooking, and imaginative play activities as well as set-up and take-down each day.

We promote:

• Self-confidence
• Awareness of others
• Positive expression of emotion and needs

We try:

• Cooperation
• Sharing
• Turn Taking
• Problem Solving

We learn through:

• Messy Art
• Dramatic Play
• Favorite Stories
• Puzzles and Blocks
• Textures (playdough, gloop, etc.)
• Music, Songs, and Fingerplays
• Outdoor Play
• Water and Sand Play
• Making New Friends