Their goal is to provide an environment that best promotes all aspects of growth–social, emotional, physical and intellectual. Their program is based on the awareness that most children follow the same broad developmental pattern of growth, but that there is also a wide range of individual differences. Therefore, they rejoice in the individuality of each child and base their guidance on a child’s personal needs and stage of development, rather than having one set standard of expectations for all children. Their program uses the High Scope Philosophy along with a Creative Curriculum. High Scope is a positive thinking program that teaches children the social skills they need to feel good about themselves and make positive choices.

Teachers establish a safe and nurturing classroom environment where children can be happy and busy pursuing their interests. Adults observe and interact with children at their level to discover how each child thinks and reasons. They support children’s initiatives and developing abilities. Adults share control of all learning experiences with children. They encourage children to solve problems with materials, turn to one another for help, collaborate in creative activities, and learn how to resolve conflicts with one another through negotiation. To learn through active involvement with people, materials, events, and ideas. To become independent, responsible, and confident – ready for school and ready for life. To learn to plan many of their own activities, carry them out, and talk with other children and their teacher about what they have done and what they have learned.

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