Children develop through the integration of body, attention, language, emotion, and social experience.
The Embreier Arc brings these together in a single, structured learning rhythm.

Every session follows the same brain-friendly sequence — Move · Pause · Make · Belong — so children know what comes next without being told.
Structure creates safety. Safety makes learning available.

Within this rhythm:

• Movement comes first, to regulate the nervous system

• Stillness settles attention before focused work begins

• Learning happens through doing, not instruction

• Language is woven into activity, not taught in isolation

• The session closes with ritual and group connection
  

Challenge enters only once children are calm, oriented, and ready.

The Embreier Arc is grounded in developmental research and reflected in daily practice.

It draws on research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and contemporary developmental neuroscience.

Regulation through movement — Children settle through physical activity before being asked to focus.

Stillness before thinking — A pause follows movement so children can access language, problem-solving, and creative work.

Learning through action — Hands-on activities engage attention, persistence, and follow-through.

Monthly rotation — Activities repeat weekly across the month, allowing skills to deepen through familiarity while freeing attention for challenge.

Social learning in small groups — Children practise cooperation, leadership, and repair within a consistent peer group.

These principles are not taught to children. They are built into the sequence of the day.

Children who complete the Embreier Arc repeatedly show consistent patterns of growth.

Smoother transitions — Less resistance at drop-off, pickup, and bedtime. Children move between activities without negotiation.

Sustained attention — Longer focus without prompting. Children stay with tasks and return to them after interruption.

Emotional vocabulary — Naming feelings instead of acting them. Children tell you how they feel rather than showing it through behaviour.

Social confidence — Ease in groups, not performance. Children engage without seeking approval or avoiding attention.

These changes emerge over weeks, not sessions.
Structure creates safety. Safety enables growth. Growth compounds.

What We Don’t Do

We do not rush transitions, force participation, or manage behaviour through praise, criticism, threats, or rewards. Children are not corrected into calm or performance. Regulation is built into the sequence of the day, and expectations are held through structure, repetition, and presence. When children struggle, we adjust the environment and pace rather than trying to fix the child.

Every Embreier session is delivered by a trained educator held to a consistent standard.

Continuity The same educator leads the same group each week.

Selection Educators have direct experience with children aged 4–9 in structured group settings. Backgrounds include early childhood education, developmental psychology, or movement-based practice. All educators are fluent in English or French.

Training Before leading sessions, educators complete training in the Embreier Arc sequence and pacing; calm, regulation-first group leadership; observation without praise or correction; and transitions, language use, and guided choice.

Supervision Initial sessions are observed to ensure safe group management, calm pacing, and consistent delivery of the method.

Ongoing Review Quality is maintained through regular observation, shared reflection, and alignment with Embreier standards.

Small groups, constant adult supervision, and clear safety standards are maintained at every session.

Embreier environments are designed for safety through structure, not control.

Ratios & Continuity
Groups are limited to 6–8 children per educator. The same space, group, and educator are used each week. Transitions are slow, guided, and repeated.

Space & Materials
Materials are age-appropriate and intentionally limited. Environments are arranged for visibility and calm movement.
Sessions take place on-site at employer locations, removing additional commutes for families and keeping the day contained.

Educator Clearances
All educators meet Swiss child-safeguarding requirements and complete safeguarding and emergency-response training before leading sessions.