About Us

ARTS INTEGRATED

Our day is infused with artistic expression and inspiration. Singing, dancing, theater games, painting, drawing, ceramics, & more! Leave the mess to us.

NATURE BASED

We play outside every day, rain or shine. Our organic garden and nature play area give children hands-on opportunities to learn about our environment.

BILINGUAL SPANISH

Children learn two languages naturally, through play, stories, songs, and games. Our teachers make language learning fun and provide cultural experiences.

Emily Weisbard (They/them & she/her)- Owner and Lead Teacher
Emily has a Master of Arts in Education from Lewis & Clark College and nine years experience as a Spanish Immersion Elementary teacher in Vancouver Public Schools. Emily worked as a bilingual arts teacher for the Multnomah County Library, SCRAP (scrapcreativereuse.org), and for the Skill Share Studio, an all ages arts learning studio that they founded in 2008. Emily lived, studied, and worked in Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico, and Nicaragua for a combined total of 3 years, learning traditional arts, Spanish and Native Quichua language. They have a creative approach to life, infusing music, movement, and play into all aspects of learning. Emily draws on unique skills such as ukulele, puppetry, circus skills, organic gardening, permaculture, theater & clowning games to enrich and engage the classroom.

Sylvan is excited to share his home with los nuevos amigos de Mariposas Playschool. Singing, dancing, reading, and climbing are some of his favorite activities and he looks forward to sharing Spanish songs , digging in the garden, and making art together.

Ozzy is a smaller-sized Labradoodle. He considers himself a co-teacher and is extremely patient and tolerant. He loves kids of all ages and is hypoallergenic. He will be making frequent appearances and hopes to meet you soon!