Nuestro Jardín Academy is guided by these core set of beliefs.
"Our son had an fantastic time during his three-week long summer camp experience. He was engaged, eager to learn (and learned quite a bit!), and created amazing art and craft projects. After his first week he asked that we cancel other camps so he could return to Nuestro Jardin - rarely has he felt this way about a learning experience. Thanks for creating such a wonderful, creative learning environment!"
Elizabeth Nardi
At Nuestro Jardín, children are immersed in Spanish about 90% of the day. Our communicative approach encourages children to be speaking social Spanish from the very first day of school. In addition, the use of our environment (the 3rd teacher) and how children interact with materials, books, teachers, and peers foster Spanish acquisition and learning. Spanish is learned through music, games, movement, and with the exchange of children's ideas.
Our approach to early childhood education follows the Reggio Emilia philosophy with an emergent curriculum. We value the child as strong, resilient, and capable – rich with wonder and knowledge. Each child brings to the classroom deep curiosity and potential, and this curiosity drives their interest to understand the world and their place within it. Our themes and lessons emerge from the questions from our students and their specific needs. At Nuestro Jardín, we create environments that inspire creative thinking and invention.
Children deserve a loving and secure environment, one that promotes a sense of wonder and discovery in learning, one that inspires them.
Our role as teachers is to mentor and guide them, to observe and listen to their questions, stories, and ideas, to find what interests them and then provide opportunities for exploration and further investigation.
At Nuestro Jardín, we believe in the importance of raising cultural awareness in students, teaching diversity, and growing responsible global citizens. We help children understand, embrace, and respect differences and similarities among those in our community.
We also help children understand who they are in the context of their race, ethnic group, culture, language and familial history. Through dramatic and role-play activities, students are encouraged to express themselves within the context of their identity.
We take pride in our diverse community and we encourage our families to share their culture and heritage in the classroom.
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