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Primavera School, Inc. is a non-sectarian private school with a legacy of a long and proud tradition of thoughtful school practice and commitment to preparing children for the future as lifelong learners by encouraging high academic standards across a progressive and nature-based curriculum that attends to the whole child. Primavera demonstrates productive and meaningful interactions among families and between teachers and students within multi-aged small classroom settings.
Primavera School was established in the belief that the greatest gift we can give our children is:
Our curriculum from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade is structured to provide a positive educational experience for each individual child. We believe that students learn best by doing. The curriculum fosters high academic achievement by fostering a balanced “whole-child” approach—intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially.
The staff at Primavera care about each child and support children and families with a curriculum that encourages exploration, interaction, experimentation, creativity, and critical thinking.
Primavera is an independent non-profit corporation, operated by a Board of Directors made up largely of parents. Over the years we have evolved in structure, but our philosophy has remained the same.
First, we believe that learning is the most important of human endeavors. Schools must be structured to teach the way children learn best, by direct experience and interaction with the real world. Schools must strive to enhance the child’s natural desire to learn by providing structure, encouragement, and success.
Second, we see schools as an extension of the family. Parents should have an active role in their child’s life at school and be informed as to what they are learning and how they learn best. The content, quality, direction, and pace of the child’s day are the concern of the parents and teachers alike. Good schools serve to strengthen family life, which in turn fosters healthy children. Good schools, like families, are interested in educating the “whole child,” keeping them healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. We invite much parent participation within the Primavera community of learners.
Third, we see children as the hope of the future. We owe them every opportunity to grow up in a safe and accepting environment where they can feel good about themselves and the rest of mankind. Research has consistently pointed to early experience, and particularly early education in the foundational years, as the most reliable predictor of adult competence and social adjustment.
Special programs are an integral part of the Primavera experience. We involve all of our students in outside activities and field trips. Extended day outings, and occasional overnight trips, are taken to places of interest in and around Prescott, Arizona, and even neighboring states. Physical education is a regular and valued part of our curriculum. Foreign language (French, Spanish, and sign language), music, art, and technology are integrated components of our preschool through 8th grade curriculum. These experiences enrich the learning of Primavera students.
Primavera is committed to high-quality early childhood education at an affordable cost. Admissions and hiring policies are non-discriminatory. We believe that all children should have access to developmentally-based, enriched, “whole-child” education in a safe and healthy environment.
Learn more about the Whole Child curriculum at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development website http://www.wholechildeducation.org
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Our curriculum is structured to provide a positive educational experience for each individual child. We believe that students learn best by doing.
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