Clifton School - Clairmont Site
Preschool in Atlanta, GA 30322
We at The Clifton School are moving into the future to enhance the positive and professional relationships within the Clifton community. Our mission is to cultivate a community which respects and nurtures the rights of the learner in an environment that fosters life-long learning through collaboration, compassion, creativity, wonder and curiosity.
We are committed to a mutually respectful, supportive, and relaxing way of working and being together to create the best possible learning environment for our children and their families
In our collaboration, we will:
recognize and nurture the stories, experiences and learning potential that enrich our image of the child provide an environment rich with materials that enable children to express their ideas and explore their experiences observe, listen, question and interact with the children, acting as research document the children’s work as it progresses recognize parents and include them as an integral part of the educational process provide a comfortable home-like environment filled with opportunities for communicating and relating learn more about the Reggio Philosophy through discussion, meeting, study and collaborationServices Provided: Accepts Subsidies, Summer Care
- Child Ages:
- 6 weeks - 8 years
- Rates:
- $
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning - NAEYC Accredited
- Vouchers:
- This provider accepts vouchers
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Children per Teacher:
- Infant: 4/1, Toddler: 5/1, Pre k: 8/1, Afterschool: -/-
- Hours of Operation:
- Months of Operation: Year Round
Days of Operation: M-F
Hours of Operation: 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
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Our hope for The Clifton School is to cultivate a community full of wonder, dreams and possibilities: a unique place where we value diversity and progressive education based on research.
This vision guides our beliefs about how children learn and give charity to our curriculum expectations
The Clifton curriculum is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to education which begins with a strong image of the child. Our curriculum uses a contextual, constructivist approach to education.
By contextual, we mean that children learn information in a meaningful way – in the context of their daily lives and current experiences.
Constructivism means that children build understanding from their relationships with others, previous experiences, and their environment. Learning does not proceed in a linear fashion, but spirals around as children revisit or return to concepts to reach a higher level of understanding from the material each time they experience it.
Our strong image of the child guides all of our curriculum decisions. We view children as strong, powerful, and capable of constructing knowledge. The foundation of our Reggio-inspired, contextual curriculum is empowering relationships, rich environments, and thoughtful planning based on the observations and interests of the children.
There is little room for improvisation or last-minute decision-making in this approach to curriculum. Instead, one of the many roles of the teachers is to continually question and reflect upon their work with young children. Both teachers and children learn through rich relationships and meaningful shared experiences.
“Curriculum” includes every aspect of the school experience, extending far beyond pure educational content to include many other areas, such as classroom management and discipline.
Teachers are expected to interact with children and create a culture of kindness in which children are respected at all times.
