Morning Garden Parent-Child Program

The Azalea Mountain Morning Garden is a Parent-Child Program for families with young children who are looking for community and connection in their parenting journey. The parent-child group offers a wonderful bridge between the child’s early life at home and their future entry into school.

Our program is led by Maria Allen and Cody Hughey who bring a wealth of experience working with young children. The program offers a supportive environment for parents to explore the joys and challenges of raising young children, to learn simple adult crafts, stories and songs and to joyfully observe young children in movement, play and social interaction.

Ms. Maria

Maria taught at the Winterberry Waldorf-Method Charter school in Alaska and holds a degree in Waldorf Early Childhood Education. She is currently the music teacher at Azalea Mountain and lead teacher at Dandelion Hill. One morning a week parents and children will come together with Miss Maria to share in a cozy morning of cooking, toy making or seasonal crafts. The morning also includes the comforting rhythm of circle time, a healthy snack and a time for discussion on parenting topics.

Ms. Cody

Cody has been caring for children since she was a child herself. As an only child, she sought out nurturing others from an early age. In 1999, she worked to facilitate a parent/child program in Atlanta. She moved to Boulder to gain residency and then earned a Master’s Degree in education from the University of Colorado at Boulder as part of a cohort of twenty two students working together through this two year, full time program, which honored the teacher as a facilitator for children’s learning, and brought a holistic, whole child approach to pedagogy, as well as art and music for the teacher. She taught third and fifth grade after moving back to Asheville for several years–ending with the birth of her daughter in 2007.

Since that time, she has been facilitating parent/child classes of music and yoga, as well as providing mentorship for a local children’s yoga teacher training. She has been a part of the Dandelion Hill Kindergarten community as a class parent and substitute since 2009, and joined Ms. Maria in teaching morning garden in Winter of 2011. Cody has completed the majority of the Foundation Studies coursework, has participated in several Waldorf trainings and workshops, and is working towards Waldorf teacher certification. Cody looks forward to growing the wonderful Morning Garden program at Azalea Mountain and deepening her role within the community.

2011-2012 Class Details:

Dates: Meets on Fridays

• Fall Session: Sept. 16 – Nov. 11, 2011 (no class Oct. 14)
• Winter Session: Jan 13 – Feb.17, 2012
• Spring Session: April 20 – June 1, 2012

–April 27 – no Morning Garden; parents are welcome to join the Needle Felting Fairy Tale Tapestries Workshop with Suzanne Down

Time: 9:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Location: Azalea Mountain School in West Asheville

Ages: Birth through 3 years 9 months (age at start of class)

Tuition: $175, plus one time $25 application fee

Additional Siblings:  Siblings are welcome to attend the class for an additional $50, if within the class age range. There is no additional fee for pre-walking infants when accompanying an older toddler.

Further class information will be sent to you upon acceptance into the program.

Please contact MorningGarden@azaleamountain.org or call 828.575.2557 for more information.

Download the application to register here:
AMC-MorningGardenParentChildClass

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The Azalea Mountain School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.