Engaging Schools, 23 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, US

HistoryWe are a family cooperative, started by a small group of individuals who felt strongly about being integrated with their child's first preschool experience. We have grown to become a strong community based program, with a highly skilled and professional team of teachers at its core. Parents are a key part of the organizational structure of our school. Newtowne is the place it is today due to the work of many volunteer families throughout the years. We focus on home-to-school connections, our parent's energy and perspectives as critical to this close knit community.SpecialtiesNewtowne School is a Reggio Emilia-inspired parent cooperative preschool for children ages 22 months to 5 years. At Newtowne, experienced teachers work closely with families to create a nurturing, play-based learning environment that fosters joy and meaning for young children. Our rich, developmentally appropriate play-based curriculum is inspired by the progressive educational tradition of Reggio Emilia. We believe that children are not empty vessels waiting to be filled with adult-given knowledge, but are constructors of their own learning and experience. The teacher's role in such an environment is to facilitate, guide, observe, support, and inspire children. This principle of