At Young Child Science Discovery Center we believe that children learn best through child directed interaction in a carefully prepared environment. We believe that children learn through hands-on experience, and that academics must be grounded in concrete, real, child intiated activities.
The inherent joy and wonder of early childhood are every child's filter for interpreting and internalizing experiences. We believe that as a developmentally appropriate school we need to allow the children to learn and discover at an individual pace, without weighting one developmental achievement as more important than another.
Self-respect is the cornerstone of positive social interaction. Children need to develop a solid self image in order to appropriately handle stressful situations. Teachers need to guide children in order to help them express strong emotions appropriately during conflict situations, successes, and child perceived failures.
We believe that a school environment is dynamic, and regularly changing thematic curriculum should be utilized throughout all learning centers to enhance children's interests.
School needs to be enjoyable and pleasant for children, teachers, and families. The classroom environment should foster parent interaction with children at school; not just a "drop and go" utilitarian style environment.
We believe that we are obligated by our profession to provide an environment which enables and encourages children to love school.
