About Us
Our History
The school is a Co-op, which makes it a little different from traditional schools. Our program is specifically designed to allow the first school experience to be exceptional, low-cost, and family-focused. Parents work together to make our school great, and families our community for life.
SCPC has small class sizes with a small teacher-to-child ratio. We also provide an opportunity for parents to participate in their child’s first school experience and to meet other families with young children.
Our Mission
We believe that a child’s work is their play. Young children learn best by doing. Learning isn’t just repeating what someone else says; it requires active thinking and creative experimenting, while benefiting from the participation and support of parents. Children need to manipulate blocks, try on dress-ups, interact with each other, squish Play-Doh, finger paint, cut-and-paste, and try a variety of other activities to be successful learners. Play provides the foundation for a lifetime of learning.
Our Curriculum
All our classes follow The Creative Curriculum for Preschool by Dodge, Colker and Heroman. “The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is remarkably comprehensive, offering a valuable overview of the theories and research behind the Curriculum, and integrating new developments in the field. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is indeed one of the most useful tools in our profession, offering ’the big picture’ and a range of specific, practical strategies.” – Margie Carter, early childhood college instructor, author, consultant.