Preschool
Hanna Perkins Preschool is a 5-day preschool for children ages 3-6. Preschool classes run 9:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. and include lunch prepared each day in our on-site kitchen with organic and locally-grown foods.
Educational model:
- Small classes with a 6:1 student-teacher ratio, providing ample time for teachers to work with and understand children individually
- Teachers with extensive training based on emergent practices, ongoing research and a 60-year record of success
- Use of childhood development specialists as part of the educational team – providing more resources dedicated to each child
- Respect for each child as an individual with unique strengths and weaknesses, and a curriculum tailored to his or her specific needs
- Language and writing skills are built into all aspects of the curriculum, frequently using teacher- and children-made books
- Numbers and math are taught using concrete materials, allowing the children to discover math concepts as they explore the wide variety of manipulatives provided
- Social studies, science and art are taught using an emergent-curriculum approach
- Focus on helping children identify their feelings and put them into words
- Emphasis on teacher and peer relationships as a foundation to learning
- Encouragement for each child to explore and master a variety of skill sets, while making limits and boundaries explicit so children develop their own inner controls
- Practices that empower children to resolve differences with others in cooperative and constructive ways
The best way to experience our programs is by visiting. Please contact Barbara Streeter, our Educational Director, at 216.929.0194 or Email to learn more and to schedule a tour.