Childrens Mini College

The philosophy of Children’s Mini College is based on two main ideas. We respect and value children as unique individuals with their own special needs and feelings and we believe children thrive in an atmosphere of trust and safety.

The program is designed to meet the child’s social-emotional, intellectual and physical needs through a rich environment and skilled, nurturing teachers. Our goal is to provide children with an educational program that promotes the attitudes and skills for a positive attitude toward lifelong learning and to support the child’s primary teacher, their parents. This goal is designed around the importance of play.

Play encourages creativity, social skills and problem solving in the young child. Mini College provides opportunities for individual and group activities in the areas of art, music, cooking, science, make-believe, pre-reading and pre-math. The staff consists of skilled teachers that believe children learn naturally when they are challenged by their own curiosities. The teachers are trained observers and design their curriculum around the child’s interests. We value the importance of teacher participation in professional training workshops throughout the year to better their skills with children and parents. Parents are supported at Mini College in many ways. We provide opportunities throughout the year to meet and work with teachers and other parents at school meetings. Parents are encouraged to volunteer in the classroom and on field trips. Parents are informed about child development issues in monthly article in the newsletter and through the bi-annual parent teacher conferences.