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At Village Preschool we believe that (a) Empathy skills can set children up for success in life and (b) Empathy is not a fixed trait and that it can be fostered, encouraged and cultivated at home and in the classroom.
At Village Preschool we use positive reinforcement to boost imagination, confidence and creative risk-taking.
At Village Preschool we are committed to cultivating critical thinking in our children.
At Village Preschool our goal is to ensure that our children develop a deeper honor and respect for their own families and cultures, as well as, the cultures and traditions of their fellow teachers and classmates.
We educate with a humanistic approach
Our Core Beliefs:
Every child is Creative and full of Potential.
We believe that each child is born curious. We provide a stimulating environment that uses this natural trait to create a lifelong love of learning.
We learn best when we’re engaged.
Children learn most deeply when they are following their natural curiosities. At Village Preschool learning is an active process, initiated by the child, not a transmission of pre-planned knowledge.
Relationships are Vital.
Learning is a social endeavor. At Village Preschool, we value and respect the role that our parents and the community play as teachers, and encourage active participation with other children.
At Village Preschool, Our Reggio Emilia inspired learning environment is designed to motivate children to become knowledge seekers, responsible citizens and lifelong learners.
Reggio Emilia Approach
The Reggio Emilia Approach is a research-based and child-centered early education philosophy founded on the premise that children are powerful and capable individuals with the ability and desire to construct their own knowledge.
The schools of Reggio Emilia began as a grassroots parent initiative. With the end of World War II, parents in Italy banded together and founded the town’s first pre-school. They had a vision for a new kind of school where children would be treated with respect and parents would be active participants in their education.
The core pedagogy calls for observing what children know, are curious about, and what challenges them. Children are allowed to explore and discover in a supportive and rich environment, where the curriculum is created around the children’s interests. International recognition of the Reggio preschools exploded in 1991 when a panel of experts commissioned by Newsweek magazine identified the Reggio Emilia preschools as one of the “best top ten schools in the world.”
STEM vs. STEAM: Making Room for the Arts
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
The bonding of the four pillars of STEM feeds upon one another. Science and math feed directly into technological and engineering applications. It’s not enough to teach each one individually, they are all included in a single acronym for a reason. You can’t build a rocket, car, a watch, or even a bicycle without an understanding and the application of principles from all these areas. STEM is fundamentally connected to everything in our society and it’s imperative that we help students see those connections.
The new element being championed today is ARTS. Those in favor of STEAM recognize the ability of the arts to expand the limits of STEM education and application. There is an added innovation and fearless creativity that a strong artistic foundation can provide.
Studies have also proven that students with a strong foundation in arts perform better academically as a whole.
The University of Florida found “on average, students who study the arts for 4 years in high school score 98 points higher on the SATs compared to those who study the same for half a year or less.” The conclusion went on to state that, “students who took up music appreciation scored 61 points higher on the verbal section and 42 points higher on the math section.”
Our STEAM goals at Village Preschool is to not only prepare young thinkers for their future, but to also enable them to become thoughtful, creative collaborators along the way.
Language Program
Reggio Emilia (French)
L’approche Reggio est une philosophie éducative orientée vers l’enseignement préscolaire et primaire. Il a été développé après la Seconde Guerre mondiale par le psychologue Loris Malaguzzi et ses parents dans la ville de Reggio Emilia en Italie.
L’approche de Reggio Emilia est une approche innovante et inspirante de la petite enfance qui évalue l’enfant comme fort, capable et résilient, riche en curiosité et en connaissances. Chaque enfant apporte avec lui une profonde curiosité potentielle et cette curiosité innée suscite son intérêt à connaître son monde et sa place dans celui-ci.
Ce projet éducatif global repose sur de nombreuses caractéristiques distinctives : la participation des familles, le travail collégial de tout le personnel, l’importance d’un environnement éducatif, la présence d’un espace et de la figure d’un enseignant, une cuisine au sein de l’école et une équipe pédagogique coordonnée. En se concentrant sur la centralité des centaines de langues qui appartiennent à chaque être humain, dans les espaces, les enfants se voient offrir quotidiennement des occasions de rencontrer de nombreux types de matériaux, de nombreux types de langues expressives, de nombreux points de vue ; travaillant activement avec les mains, les esprits et les émotions, dans un contexte qui valorise l’expressivité et la créativité de chaque enfant du groupe.
Reggio Emilia (Spanish)
El enfoque Reggio es una filosofía educativa que está orientada a la educación preescolar y primaria. Fue desarrollado después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial por el psicólogo Loris Malaguzzi y sus padres en el poblado Reggio Emilia en Italia.
El enfoque Reggio Emilia es un enfoque innovador e inspirador para la infancia temprana que evalúa al niño como fuerte, capaz y resiliente; rico en curiosidad y conocimiento. Cada niño trae consigo una curiosidad potencial profunda y esta curiosidad innata conduce su interés por conocer su mundo y su lugar en él.
Este proyecto educativo global está basado en numerosas características distintivas: la participación de las familias, el trabajo colegial de todo el personal, la importancia de un ambiente educativo, la presencia de un espacio y la figura de un docente, una cocina dentro de la escuela y un equipo pedagógico coordinado. Enfocándose en la centralidad de los cientos de lenguajes que pertenecen a cada ser humano, en los espacios se les ofrece a los niños oportunidades diarias de encontrarse con muchos tipos de materiales, muchos tipos de lenguajes expresivos, muchos puntos de vista; trabajando activamente con las manos, las mentes y las emociones, en un contexto que valora la expresividad y creatividad de cada niño en el grupo.
Reggio Emilia (Mandarin)
雷焦方法是一种面向学前和初等教育的教育哲学。它是由心理学家Loris Malaguzzi和他的父母在意大利雷焦艾米利亚镇开发的。
Reggio Emilia方法是一种创新和鼓舞人心的幼儿期方法，它评估儿童是否强大、有能力和有韧性；具有丰富的好奇心和知识。每个孩子都会带来深刻的潜在好奇心，这种与生俱来的好奇心促使他有兴趣了解自己的世界和他在其中的地位。
这个全球教育项目基于许多独特的特征：家庭参与、所有员工的合议工作、教育环境的重要性、空间和教师形象的存在、学校内的厨房和协调的教学团队。专注于属于每个人的数百种语言的中心地位，在空间中，儿童每天都有机会接触到许多类型的材料，许多类型的表达语言，许多观点；在重视群体中每个儿童的表达力和创造力的背景下，积极与手、思想和情感合作。