Guiding Principles

• Active exploration is essential to learning.
• Learning is a social endeavor, an exchange of ideas which results in deeper conceptual understanding.
• Foundational skills and achievable challenges create the stepping stones to future learning.
• Learnig strategies must be developmentally appropriate, individualized, and personally meaningful.
• A positive and secure environment opens the door to true learning.

Program Goals/Outcomes

• Creating a safe, secure “neighborhood” community for all families.
• Preparing children for future academic success.
• Motivating and supporting staff to continue their progress towards excellence through continued education.
• Allowing children opportunities to fully participate in group settings while expressing their own unique individuality.
• Respecting and nurturing families in their efforts to raise caring and contributing members of society.
• Enjoying each other in our respective roles.