Educational Philosophy

We also believe that it is important to teach young children in an open classroom learning environment where the emphasis isn’t on rote instruction, but on the quality and consistency of the engagement young children experience with a particular task, either determined by them or by an adult. The curriculum, classroom teacher, parents and volunteers should all work in tandem to address the development of the whole child, including their social emotional, physical, cognitive, language, literacy, mathematics and other areas involving the exploration of science, technology and social studies.

To help children thrive academically starting in kindergarten, learning must go beyond memorizing facts, completing worksheets and learning how to perform basic tasks. Emphasis should be placed on helping children develop the foundational knowledge, skills and behaviors they will need to solve problems, create new ideas, improve upon existing ones and apply what they have learned in new situations. The depth of understanding children will acquire can lead to a greater love for learning, an ability to develop innovative solutions to problems and the capacity to create new knowledge.