Our Mission and Philosophy
Mission
At our little red schoolhouse in Rowayton, children
experience an education founded on principles similar to those of the Bank
Street School for Children. Our mission is to educate the whole child -- the
entire emotional, social, physical, and intellectual being -- while at the same
time, the child's integrity as learner, leader, and classmate is valued and
reinforced.
Philosophy
At CCNS, we believe children gain confidence and become
lifelong learners when their curiosities are peaked and their individual
interests are nurtured. Children grow and develop as they explore exciting,
well planned, open ended learning opportunities for imaginative play, art
exploration, scientific discovery, social interaction, writing, music,
movement, literacy, cooking, math and outdoor fun.
As stated in the preamble to our By-laws:
“We, the parents and teachers of young children, unite to build the Community Cooperative Nursery School, Inc. We hold the following purposes as fundamental to our school:
• To provide a living experience in democracy for our children, with a varied inter-racial, multi-cultural student body, with mutual respect for individual contribution and with a healthy emphasis upon cooperative group life.
• To provide a secure, relaxed, happy and creative atmosphere in which the individual child, each according to his or her own capacities and with evident emotional satisfaction, can expand his or her eagerness to learn, can build an elementary knowledge of the immediate environment, develop the physical and intellectual skills appropriate to young individual needs and can mature socially among peers.
• To provide adequate materials and equipment, trained guidance and a well-balanced and flexible program that will ensure an optimal learning experience.
• To provide good health and safety standards.
• To provide for us, as parents and teachers, a growing understanding of our children, and to provide guidance in our care of our children. To this end we are formed into a nonprofit cooperative where, by fundraising and scholarships and by planned parent work in and for the nursery, a low tuition school with high educational standards can be made accessible for families of widely ranged incomes, regardless of race, color, creed, religion or national origin.”
