Wondery Art Lab: Preschool for Little Makers

A creative preschool experience for ages 3—5

2026/2027

Dates: Sept 21 - June 17

Days: Wednesdays & Fridays

Ages: 3-5 Years Old

Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm

Where: Wondery Art Studio

Program highlights:

  • 2 days/week in the art studio at Wondery Art + Adventure School

  • Play-based, interest-led learning

  • Emergent curriculum guided by children's curiosity

  • Small 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio

Wondery Art Lab

Wondery Art Lab is a play-based, art-centered preschool experience designed for curious, creative kids ages 3–5.

Two days a week, children are invited into our studio built for exploring, experimenting, making, and getting messy. Through paint, clay, collage, sensory materials, loose parts, building, movement, and imaginative play, children are free to follow their ideas and see where their creativity leads.

Rather than focusing on finished projects or everyone making the same thing, Art Lab celebrates the process of creating. Children are encouraged to experiment with materials, make choices, solve problems, take creative risks, and express themselves in their own way.

Our emergent curriculum follows children's natural curiosity, with loose monthly themes offering inspiration for new projects. Early literacy, math, science, fine motor development, and social-emotional skills are naturally woven into play and creative exploration throughout the day.

At Wondery, we believe young children learn best when they're given space to wonder, move, make a mess, ask questions, feel their feelings, and explore their world with caring adults alongside them.