Parker, CO
Renaissance Child Development Center

"PHILOSOPHY
We are creating a high quality preschool program incorporating what we consider to be the best of the
Montessori methods and philosophies from Reggio Emilia, Italy. Our purpose is:
To provide a nurturing atmosphere in which children learn to have respect for others and for
themselves.
To meet each child's physical needs while encouraging independence in self care.
To encourage curiosity within each child, giving her/him room to discover, to explore, and to
grow in independent thought.
To be supportive of parents by encouraging involvement in the school and maintaining open
and honest communication with the use of tact and discretion.
We believe that each child should be encouraged to become an independent, enthusiastic, life-long
learner. By having a wide variety of activities and materials in his environment , a child will develop
his or her own natural desire to learn and can work within his or her own pace.
Preschool education lays the foundations for the future. Early Childhood Education should be about
learning to observe, to thoughtfully follow a process to a conclusion. It should be learning to control
mental and muscular energy in order to reach the child's goal. At Renaissance Montessori Academy,
Early Childhood Education is learning critical thinking through creative exploration of worlds that
intrigue a child - and a teacher. It is the exploration of ideas and abilities. It is learning the languages
of clay, paint, sculpture, drama and movement that allow a person of any age to explain to another
what has been observed and understood. It is revisiting old concepts and revising them with new
information. It is being respected as an intelligent partner in learning. At Renaissance Montessori
Academy, we are creating relationships, not only between people, but also we are finding the
relationships between things, within thoughts, and holistically with the environment.
At Renaissance Montessori Academy, we maintain high standards for teaching the children in a
developmentally appropriate manner. We are much more than a Montessori school, or a school
interpreting Reggio Emilio practices. We are Renaissance.
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Excerpted from the preschool's website

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