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San Francisco, CA
Haight-Ashbury Cooperative Nursery School

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: Cole Valley ·  Telephone: (415) 661-9204

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
• Application &
  Admissions
• Kindergarten
  Placement&Tips

General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

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Director's Comments

We do have some structure in the day - it's mandatory for all children to come in at snack time and lunch time and we have a brief focus activity before the children eat (sing a song, learn sign language, go over safety rules, etc). We have a more focused time after snack where we tell news, sing songs, listen to stories, but the children are not required to attend.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (5.0)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence
Awareness of others’ feelings
Cooperation with other children

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language		-	-	-	n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-		-	-	n/a
Storybook reading	-	-		-	n/a
Emerging literacy skills		-	-	-	n/a
Cognitive Development					n/a
Math and number sense		-	-	-	Yes
Time & space		-	-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world		-	-	-	Yes
Music	-		-	-	Yes
Visual arts	-		-	-	Yes
Physical activity		-	-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught					n/a

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Director's Comments

Though the kids normally choose what they want to do at school, there are projects and activities that are set up and planned before the kids arrive so that there's always an appealing selection and variety. The environment invites exploration and participation.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
They get tons and tons in all the above despite 'free play' -- in fact 'free play is a bit misleading --as tons of fun activities are laid out to choose from.