Philosophy & Goals
Our classroom is structured to provide children with a rich environment from which to explore and investigate. This is an educational program that emphasizes social interaction and academic learning.
Children will learn through play and new experiences in a fun, nurturing, safe and developmentally appropriate environment. Parents will learn and experience parenting and teaching skills.Family Commitment
Working in a cooperative preschool setting allows families to be actively involved in their child’s education. This is a wonderfully enriching experience for your family, but it is also a big responsibility and requires a serious commitment on your part.
The only paid positions at this school are the teachers. Family members perform all of the other jobs that help this preschool run successfully; the Scholarship fund and classroom improvements rely solely on the fundraising efforts of co-op families.
Cooperative preschools are not right for every family. Please read carefully the list of expectations below and consider whether you and your family can make this commitment. It seems like a lot of work (and it is!) but if you can do it, you will be rewarded by joining a community of friends and neighbors, you will get a chance to watch your child learn and grow, and you will get good training for how to be an active parent in your child’s education for years to come.
As a cooperative preschool parent, you have aggreed to:
- Choose or be assigned a school job and be responsible for carrying this out for the duration of the school year.
- Attend the Parent Orientation and mandatory monthly class meetings.
- Work in the classroom once a week.
- Participate in fundraising activities to support the school.
- Help maintain the school’s facilities and equipment by participating in one weekend clean up and the annual classroom year-end clean up.