The School Environment

The day that children come to school is a very important step in their young lives. We want the change from home to school to be a happy one; children need to feel safe and secure in their new environment.

The beginning experiences for a child are the base on which later development hinges. In the preschool, a world planned for successful endeavor, the children may search out their own modes of expression. The Preschool is a large enough space for each child to find his/her own fulfillment. No one needs to be coerced into the pattern of another. Each child finds in the Preschool the following:

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• Mature expression of child love and unconditional self-acceptance

• A climate which promotes psychological and physical security, with little personal threat

• A group with which he/she can develop a sense of identification

• An atmosphere of approval for his/her efforts, with personal recognition

• Numerous opportunities to feel important and significant

• A chance to function independently, assume responsibility, make choices, and participate in making decisions

• A community that values the child as a child and provides real time and space for the essential work of early childhood, which is play.

Our Preschool facilities exist for the purpose of providing a rich living-learning environment with a balanced, yet flexible and spontaneous program.

The program includes both self-selected, self-directed activities, such as block building, book browsing, and different "centers;" and teacher-directed or group experiences like music and movement, games, and other relevant short lessons.