Our Curriculum and Approach

Curriculum:

Our teachers work from a solid grounding in child development, educational philosophy, and knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices.  As well-prepared professionals, they are in a position to maximize the educational opportunities that arise in every interaction throughout the day together.

Through observation and documentation, with tape recordings and photographs, we strive to stay attuned to the children’s thought processes and level of understanding.  In what has been likened to a game of catch, the skillful teacher “catches” the child’s ideas, then tosses new learning opportunities back to challenge growth of skills and deeper thinking.  It is a form of continuous assessment of teaching and learning. 

Our goal is to foster the development of each child’s many kinds of intelligence: not only linguistic and mathematical but also musical, visual-spatial, physical, scientific, and social.

Approach:

We seek to foster the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of each unique child through individual hands-on learning, engagement with real experiences in the Laramie community, and participation with others in short and long-term projects and investigations based on shared interests.

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