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212 Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. · Saturday and Sunday: ClosedMonday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Applications open in January

Our rooms

Two rooms to belong to, and one to make in

A preschool classroom with a play kitchen, a dress-up rack and a rug beside a big window

The twos room

For children who are two, in a room of their own with two teachers. Mornings are slow and short: a few materials at a time, a long stretch outside and a teacher at every table who writes down what children say and do.

  • Ages 2 to 3, half day, three mornings or school day

  • Clay, water, big paper and fabric within reach

  • Tuition depends on the schedule: see how tuition works

How tuition works
A classroom with a wall of windows, a long low table, small stools and baskets of plain materials

The studio room

For threes and fours together, so older children lead and younger ones watch and join in. A project lives on the long low tables for weeks, and children come back to it each morning.

  • Ages 3 to 5, half day or school day

  • A long table, stools and baskets of plain materials

  • Lunch from home on school days

See the programs
A wooden table with pinecones, shells and baskets of sticks, a plant shelf and a window

The atelier

A room of its own, between the twos room and the studio room. Kyoko sets out the shelves each morning, and both rooms visit through the day: clay, wire, paper, paint and a table of found things.

  • Open to both rooms, with a teacher at the tables

  • Documentation panels hang on its walls

  • Bring clothes that can get paint on them

The atelier in photos

Meet the rooms on a tour

Tours run on weekday mornings. You are welcome to bring your child.