Tiny Towne Schoolhouse is a preschool and pre-kindergarten program offering a supportive and stimulating environment that is Reggio Inspired.
Our Tiny Towne Schoolhouse Coordinators have been fascinated with the Reggio Approach, and after numerous years of studying the approach, were fortunate to attend an in-depth study group in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in October of 2009. After experiencing first hand, the magical community of Reggio and their love for children, the Coordinators brought back that inspiration for the children and the teachers at Tiny Towne Schoolhouse.
We believe that it is essential for all children to have a “voice” with respect to the direction of their learning. Our teachers are co-learners and collaborators who facilitate learning by planning activities based on the interests of the children. We believe that family and community are a vital component of the program as partners, collaborators and advocates. We offer a variety of community partners for the children at Tiny Towne Schoolhouse.
All of our classes are mixed age for children aged 2.5 - 5 years old, giving families the flexibility to choose which days will work best for them. Mixed age classrooms foster social and emotional development in children, allowing for younger children to learn from their older peers, and older children to develop nurturing and leadership skills. We meet each child in the classroom at their level, nurturing their sense of confidence.
We provide a variety of play-based activities both structured and unstructured, designed to foster children’s social, emotional, language, cognitive, fine motor and gross motor development.
Our teachers focus on developing positive relationships with their students and fostering growth in all areas of early childhood development, creating well rounded early learners with strong kindergarten readiness skills.
What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is taught, rather, it is in large part due to the children’s own doing, as a consequence of their activities and our resources.
-Loris Malaguzzi
