Mission Statement

Our mission is to cultivate a vibrant learning community where every student and family belongs. We are dedicated to fostering an environment of peace, respect, and empathy. Through innovative problem-solving, collaborative learning, and connection with nature, we empower students to become thoughtful, responsible individuals who contribute positively to the world around them.

Core Beliefs

We believe relationships are at the heart of education and we demonstrate this with:

  • small class sizes (max 16 students per class)

  • meaningful family-school partnership opportunities

  • integrating students’ interests, cultures, families, and funds of knowledge into the curriculum

We believe in authentic learning opportunities that allow children to critically engage with the world around them, and we demonstrate this by:

  • incorporating service-learning and connections with the larger community

  • providing indoor and outdoor classrooms that promote collaboration and social development with intentionally limited technology

  • fostering a love of learning through developmentally appropriate, hands-on experiences

Community

Connections

We our proud of the rich resources available in our community and dedicated to establishing and maintaining relationships to benefit our students. Some of our current community connections include:

  • Nutritional Sciences @ OSU: Faculty and grad students will offer youth cooking classes

  • Human Development and Family Science @ OSU: Family Financial Planning faculty and Early Childhood Education teacher candidates will offer financial literacy classes

  • Recreational Therapy @ OSU: Faculty will offer warm water therapy

  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic @ OSU: Faculty is participating in planning a dyslexia friendly classroom environment

  • Orton-Gillingham Services: Early Childhood Education Faculty from OSU currently completing Orton-Gillingham Association Level training will provide dyslexia services with oversight from Orton-Gillingham Fellow

We are always looking for new community connections. If you have have ideas for collaborating, please reach out through the contact page. Thank you.