- September 1 - 6:30-8:30- Back to School Potluck Dinner & Orientation- Parents & Staff Only
- September 7 - First Day of School
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"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." - Mary Lou Cook
Walk into a classroom at The Child's Primary School and you may see children spread out on the floor with Independent Work... 8th graders huddled around the computer editing a power point presentation... students challenging each other about the significance of an historical event... a weekly class meeting... a seventh grader reworking the prototype for her invention... a class brainstorming how they can support our current community outreach focus... a 3rd grader taking notes on 3x5 cards for his first big research report... a Kindergartner and 5th grader poring over an book on insects... TCPS classrooms are active laboratories for research, experimentation, and critical thinking. No wonder children and teachers love to be here.
A creative, expansive/full, and challenging program
- The arts, technology, Spanish, P.E., sports teams, after-school programs, Student Council, and community outreach
- In-depth learning
- Communication skills
Teaching the process of how to learn
- Breaking things down into meaningful smaller steps
- Research
- Critical thinking
- Recognition of different learning styles
- Providing a variety of opportunities to express and demonstrate learning
- Self evaluation
- How to be a student
Attention to individual needs
Social emotional program
- Safe environment to learn
- Diversity and tolerance
- Interpersonal relationships
Consistency and Community
- Small class size
- Cross-age activities
- Parent/family commitment and involvement
- Open, respectful, steady communication
