Canyon Creek Day School

We Believe . . .
A child never tires of learning. Yes he may tire of school. A child is born with internal motivation to learn. We must take advantage of this early. It is the school’s duty to see that this natural motivation is not destroyed but instead provides a new challenging learning situation each day. When a child is not learning we must find out why.

We Believe . . .
A child has an unbelievable intellectual curiosity and power to grasp new things. When we consider it he learned to understand and speak a language before reaching age three. We need to continually expose him to new ideas and new experiences. Each child will learn different things from different situations but all will learn something from each exposure. When each exposure is in game form and there is no pressure to “give back” the child is having fun playing. He is hardly conscious that he is being fed multitudes of information that will create a strong foundation for his future school years.

We Believe . . .
A child relates well to his peers and the world around him when he has learned and continues to practice Christian principles. With guidance he develops sympathy and empathy and a genuine concern for others. His character development should be a continuous joint effort by his home church and school.

We Believe . . .
A child is very important as an indivdual and it is of extreme importance that the child know this. He must learn to believe in himself. How he feels about himself will directly affect his learning. We want him to feel successful. We want him to be proud of his work. We want him to enjoy his friends and feel a part of the group. We want him to replace attitudes of “I can’t” and "I’m not good at . . . " with attitudes of “I’ll try” and “I’m good at that”. We want him to have a positive self-image so that he can use his talents and abilities to the fullest. We want him to believe that school is a warm loving happy safe place. We Believe . . .
A child is capable of learning more from infancy to seven years of age than at any other time in his life. It follows that one of the greatest gifts we can give our child is a preschool education at a top quality school.

We Believe . . .
A child likes some degree of organization and discipline. There is security in this – knowing what is expected and at what time. He likes rules to his games and someone to see that everybody plays fair. In this kind of atmosphere he can function to his own potential. In this kind of atmosphere he learns self-discipline which is fundamental to learning.