Our program is committed to enhancing
social development and fostering harmonious relationships. This commitment
is reflected in the limitation of group size and teacher-child ratio. With
a small group of children under their care, the teachers can devote time
to on-going individual and group dynamics. The teacher also becomes
familiar with each individual child, and discovers how she might
facilitate his/her ability to function effectively within a group.
Social interaction forms an integral part
of our curriculum. A difficulty that arises between individual children is
not considered as an obstacle to the learning process, but the very heart
of it. Teachers dedicate time to facilitate problem solving and peaceful
conflict resolution. By modeling skills and techniques, as well as
encouraging children to analyze the problematic situation itself, teachers
endeavor to empower the children to resolve their future difficulties on
their own.
The school's commitment to the ideals and practices of anti-bias
education, which form an essential component in the curriculum and
physical setting, also directly affects the social setting. Following
anti-bias guidelines, the staff dedicates itself to awakening the
children's awareness of, and appreciation for, the similarities and
differences which characterize human beings as individuals, as families,
as societies, as cultures.
