…to support children constructing their own knowledge through questioning, problem-solving, creativity and wonder.
We use childrens' interests and the ideas of developmentally appropriate practice to create a play-based, meaningful curriculum that involves the whole child.
What makes our school so special is the feeling of trust in the individual, each finding their own path through flexibility and freedom in order to know they're wonderful just the way they are.
We believe there is a force, spirit, inner self or whatever you want to call it, which guides us. We need to take the time to tune in to ourselves, find what really interests us and from there decide what to do. When we are following this inner guide, we will naturally be powerful, healthy, motivated, happy and caring for other people and our whole planet.
What we want as parents and educators is the chance for young children to grow up loving themselves and feeling like capable human beings. We feel this can best be accomplished by letting the children have the free will to make most of their own decisions; choosing their own path to learning.
We as adults must be patient, constantly dismiss our expectations, and value each child as the unique human being they are.
If our children are allowed to love themselves when they are small, they may just grow up to love the rest of the world too.
Through our program and in other open settings we have witnessed many young children in an open setting being excited by school while at the same time building their academic skills through encouragement to read and write about the things they are interested in. Continued exposure to various materials designed for exploration and open-ended discovery makes a child interested from within. With that kind of desire and a little help, learning comes naturally.
