History
Fremont Community School (FCS) is a Waldorf-inspired nonprofit preschool that is dedicated to giving young children every opportunity to come together and learn in a vibrant, holistic environment. The social and emotional wellbeing of the children in our care is of the utmost importance to us and is essential for their future. It is our work to help them build the foundational knowledge to support the lifelong pursuit of mastering kindness. FCS has been serving families of preschool aged children from Wallingford, Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Ballard, University, and Greenlake neighborhoods.
Specialties
FCS's Orchard Preschool provides an outdoor, explorative play-based education program that emphasizes the emotional and physical development of children. This program is 100% outdoors, whatever the weather, in an expansive play area. It is in this dynamic environment that children learn and retain the most from their experience. Talking about the worm they just found while it wiggles in their hands teaches young children far more about worms than they could retain from a book. In our fully fenced garden play yard, children are allowed to climb, dig, run, and splash to their heart's content. Our