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Causes: Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Literacy
Mission: To bring children together with excitement for learning. * to create a "success-based" environment which emphasizes achievements rather than failures. * to create an individual learning plan that is challenging and requires every student to strive toward excellence in all areas. * to present books and reading skills in an engaging way; to develop children with "book fever"-an insatiable desire to read. * to present a huge variety of mathematical experiences so that students gain a real understanding of these concepts rather than a focus on simply "filling in the right answers. " * to weave art and music experiences into the everyday life of the classroom. * to teach children peaceful, cooperative ways to handle conflicts. * to develop the students' ability to understand and express their emotions and to empathize with others. * to help children recognize and reject gender stereotypes in our environment; to consciously provide opportunities for both girls and boys to experience a
Programs: A private, non-profit, nonreligious, alternative school which offers education to children ages 5-8 in two classes maintaining a low student-to-teacher ratio and creating an academic program expressly for each student.