Pleasant Prairie Renaissance School
Center in Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
To provide a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment that is an extension of home. A place where children encounter a variety of experiences that encourage exploration and collaboration; where children can express individuality, and be protagonists in their education.
To provide appropriate emergent curriculum and challenge learning experiences that ensure proper academic, physical, and emotional growth, and help children to become competent learners, researchers, and communicators.
To provide an environment where parents are active partners in their childrens’ education.
- Child Ages:
- 6 weeks - 11 years
- Rates:
- $$$
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday - Friday: 6:30AM - 6:00PM
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The Creative Curriculum at Pleasant Prairie starts during infancy and grows with each child through kindergarten. There are 38 goals and objectives that encompass the activites and materials that are planned each week. We focus on monthly themes or projects that are based on the children’s interests and needs and relevant to their lives. The four components that are essential to the Creative Curriculum at Pleasant Prairie are the environment, how children develop and learn, the teacher’s role, and family involvement.
The Creative Curriculum offers teachers the guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive to children. A carefully organized, well-equipped, positive environment is the foundation for the Creative Curriculum. The classrooms are divided into well defined interest areas that are clearly labeled and fully accessible to children. These areas include, dramatic play, block and building, manipulatives, science, math, sensory, writing, and literacy. The variety of materials available in these areas creates the potential for enhanced learning and valuable teaching experiences.
There are four main areas of child development: social emotional, physical, cognitive, and language. These areas are closely related and overlap as one area affects and is influenced by development in others. Understanding that each child is unique and develops differently allows teachers to plan and respond to children in a way that makes them feel comfortable.
Teachers’ observations of children allows them to have a better understanding of their interests, knowledge, and behaviors. Observations are organized and documented to determine individual children’s strengths and areas of improvement. Teachers will use a variety of teaching stratgies throughout the day including child-directed learning, teacher-directed learning, teacher-child interactions, large group instruction, and small group instruction. Projects and themes are reflective of the group of children being taught. These themes are based on interests, needs, and relevance to their everyday life.
Each child has a portfolio in which their progress throughout the school year is documented. The portfolio contains samples of the child’s work and play through photographs, art work, discussions and other projects. This portfolio also contains a parent journal in which the teachers will write at least once a week something unique about each child.
The family’s involvment in the school is critical to the daily operation of our school. Parents are encouraged to visit the school anytime during open hours. Parents are given many opportunities to participate in their child’s education. They can volunteer in the classroom, attend family events, donate materials or items, and most importantly share information at parent teacher conferences regarding their child.
