Children are naturally capable, self-motivated learners. Decades of research indicates play is the most effective way children learn. In our play-based, child-led program, children:

• Explore their own interests, and are therefore more motivated to learn and retain their discoveries

• Develop abstract and critical thinking skills

• Learn to solve problems and gain confidence in their abilities.

When a child is at play, she may:

• Naturally test and experiment with cause-and-effect theories

• Independently express her perceptions of social roles through reenactments

• Organically investigate mathematical principles through matching, sorting, creating patterns, and exploring special concepts

• Display current and developing skills and milestones.

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The role of teachers in our program:

• Facilitate and extend play, guiding children’s learning to support each child’s unique process of discovery

• Integrate children's ideas and interests into group projects and activities that may extend over several days or weeks

• Incorporate techniques from the field of Early Childhood Education (including those from the Reggio Emilia and Montessori philosophies) into the setup and guidance of the classroom

• Utilize their observations of children at play to create curriculum that is relevant to the child's interests and skills.