During the preschool years, development happens fast, and no two children in a classroom are in exactly the same place at the same time. Even among children born in the same year, there can be meaningful differences in language, independence, social skills, physical development and interests. In that sense, every early childhood classroom is a mixed-age—and mixed-stage—learning environment.

Join Jade Francis, Learning & Curriculum Manager at Vivvi, for a conversation about how mixed-age learning classrooms can help young children build new skills, deepen their own learning and grow more confident and independent. We’ll explore what mixed-age learning looks like in practice, whether a classroom spans a single birth year or multiple ages, and how skilled teachers create experiences that meet each child where they are while giving them opportunities to learn from one another.