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The Earth School Story
The Earth School Story
In 1992, teachers in Manhattan’s East Village founded the Earth School on a dream: to create a peaceful, nurturing place to stimulate learning in all realms of child development intellectual, social, emotional and physical. Visit the Earth School today and see how that dream has flourished. Today it is a diverse yet close-knit community of over 160 children in 3K through 5th Grade with a teaching staff dedicated to the founding values of hands-on exploration, an arts-rich curriculum, responsible stewardship of the Earth’s resources, harmonious resolution of conflict, and parent-teacher partnership.
Our Vision & Mission Statements
Our Vision & Mission Statements
Our vision statement:
At the Earth School, the staff, families and community partners work together to nuture joyful, empowered, life-long learners who are committed to social justice and envirornmental stewardship.
The Earth School is a place to grow.
Our mission:
The staff, families, and support agencies that comprise the Earth School community nurture the development of our students through our ongoing collaboration and our deep commitment to knowing each child through her unique strengths and interests.
We work to be a place where children and adults from diverse backgrounds come together to celebrate our differences, to appreciate our common humanity, and to contribute to our community. Our mission is to support children's inherent love of learning through curriculum that is active, playful, socially conscious, and rigorous.
The Earth School's educational program is designed to support children's academic achievement and to encourage their commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflict and the preservation of the earth's resources.
Our Approach
Our Approach
At the Earth School we believe in the progressive idea that children have different styles of learning and flourish when their individual abilities are nurtured. While working rigorously in literacy and math, Earthlings are encouraged to explore, experiment, and even sometimes make a mess in the pursuit of learning.
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