Rachel J. Franz, MEd, is the Director of Education and founding Lead Teacher at Tiny Trees Preschool. She is a founding member of NAEYC’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC). Going outside for a walk or to a local park to play are great ways to help your...
Rachel J. Franz, MEd, is the Director of Education and founding Lead Teacher at Tiny Trees Preschool. She is a founding member of NAEYC’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC). It’s midweek at a park on Beacon Hill, in Seattle’s south end. It’s rainy, and only a...
Dear Tiny Trees Community, I joined the Tiny Trees Preschool Board of Directors because its innovative approach to early education (outdoor preschool) is a powerful new approach for meeting our community’s biggest challenges and connecting more children with life-changing opportunities. We’re seeking a new Executive Director,...
"Beautiful is sparkly. And a beautiful dress. And a lot of pink." Unprovoked, 3 year-old H already believes that her clothes will make her beautiful, that appearance is king, and that beautiful is only possible when she conforms to those ideals. I remember hearing it even in my...
Dear Tiny Trees Community, We are sad to inform you that Adana Protonentis has submitted her resignation, effective immediately, due to a difficult personal matter which has made it untenable for her to remain in her role as Executive Director at this time. As with many of...
During the wind storm on Friday, December 14th, around 40 families gathered for our Kindergarten Readiness Night at Amara. The evening featured an overview of the Kindergarten enrollment process, a panel about the transition, and a chance for Q & A. Kindergarten! The transition to Kindergarten...
Are you applying for the 2019-20 school year? Did you miss the fall tours? If your answer was yes for one or both questions, please join us for our Classroom Tours and Info Nights! This is your opportunity to experience an outdoor classroom, meet our exceptional staff, and learn...
Have a listen to this recent HiMama podcast episode that features Tiny Trees Preschool! Our very own Director of Education, Rachel Franz, talks with HiMama co-founder and CEO Ron Spreeuwenberg about place-based education and the Tiny Trees philosophy for getting young kids outside, and supporting a...
Are you passionate about social justice, education and the environment? Interested in serving on a nonprofit Board in Seattle? Tiny Trees Preschool makes high-quality early learning affordable for working families via 12 outdoor classrooms in Seattle and King County Parks, enabling children to reap the many...
Tiny Trees Preschool is looking for its next Executive Director: someone deeply committed to affordable, high-quality early learning opportunities for all children and passionate about an emergent education model where children learn by exploring and playing in nature. At Tiny Trees, there are no preschool buildings - the...