Grades 2 to 3

Kerry Berry Lab: Foundations

A positive first experience with washing, teeth, clean clothes, hair and nail basics, sleep, and everyday care. Students learn self-care as something they get to do for themselves, never as a correction.

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Schedule8 weeks, one 45-minute session each week

Hands-on learning2 Workshop Days, 90 minutes each, in weeks 3 and 6

Investment$9,500All-inclusive

Group sizeUp to 25 students. Larger classes run as two sections.

Illustrative NYC student activity for grades 2 to 3 — AI-generated student scene, not a photograph of program participants.

The frame

Foundational habits without shame language or attention to what other people notice.

This tier begins with no assumptions about what students learned before. Every concept is taught as new material and practiced at the right level for this age.

Washing, teeth, hands, coughs, and clean clothes
Nail and hair basics
Sleep and a repeatable daily routine

Safety and privacy

Student Dignity Is Non-Negotiable

We teach skills without evaluating a student’s body, appearance, or home routine.

Firm boundaries

No touching, examinations, or applying products to students.
No personal questions, public hygiene discussions, or requests to disclose private concerns.
No sexuality discussion, private-area demonstrations, or public cycle questions.
No photography without written school authorization.

Teaching tools

Mannequin heads, props, charts, and ingredient cards.
Scent strips and product containers for label and texture education.
Fictional scenarios and routine-building activities.
Age-appropriate science and self-care instruction.

School staff are present. We follow school policies and address allergy and consent requirements where applicable; family communication is included when the school requires it.

What students experience

Four anchors across the program.

Each element protects privacy, builds reflection, and gives students a concrete way to see their own progress.

The sealed note

Week 1 to week 8

Students write or draw about their current routine and how taking care of themselves feels. Open prompts provide no suggested answers. The school stores each sealed envelope and returns it unopened in week 8. Only the student opens and reads their note.

The Daily Check

Weeks 6 to 8 · Three picture checkpoints

Before school, after arriving home, and before bed. Students mark their own picture card. A missed-day guide helps them restart. Cards stay private: never collected, graded, read aloud, displayed or made competitive.

The Family Session

Week 6 · 90 minutes

Children and adults make the week 3 product side by side. The child shares what they made and learned without being asked to teach the adult. A school adult is paired quietly in advance when a family member cannot attend.

The Showcase

Week 8

Students open their own notes and look back at three weeks of private practice. Each names one skill they now know. Families are invited. Certificates, routine cards and family restock lists go home.

School-ready delivery

Plan the details together.

Supervision

A school adult is present for every session. Kerry-Ann is never alone with students.

Consent and safety

Family information, consent where applicable, allergies, and materials are reviewed with the school before hands-on learning.

Private practice

No student is asked to discuss their body, routine, or home in front of the group. Private tools stay private.

School policies

Facilitators teach personal-care skills within the school’s policies. Individual concerns follow the school’s established support process.

Funding options to discuss with your school

Ask your budget team about enrichment, health education, or social-emotional learning and engagement funding. For the Family Session in week 6, ask the school’s Title I compliance office whether parent and family engagement funds are an appropriate source for that portion of the program.

Eligibility is not guaranteed. The school determines allowable costs and approvals. Using separate funding sources also requires separate accounting and approval processes.

Federal Title I parent and family engagement guidance

Who delivers the program

Led by Kerry-Ann McLaren.

Kerry-Ann McLaren, founder of Kerry Berry, leads and is present at every session. Kerry Berry holds active NYC DOE vendor approval and carries business insurance, with a certificate of insurance available on request. Background clearance documentation is provided to the school before week 1. Any guest instructor is named in advance and clears the same background process.

For grades 2 to 3

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