At SFPCC, we believe young children learn and grow best at their own pace. We try to instill a love and excitement for learning by exposing our children to a variety of experiences and activities appropriate to their individual needs. As they become ready to progress from one developmental stage to the next, we encourage them to feel pride in their own achievements and to appreciate the achievements of their peers. The result is individualized development in a group setting.

 

The primary goal in each of our eight classrooms is to foster social, emotional, cognitive, and intellectual growth. Our not-for-profit status allows us to keep class sizes intimate and maintain teacher-to-child ratios that exceed state requirements. Each class has a developmentally-based curriculum that enables teachers to incorporate their own approaches and creative abilities according to the needs and interests of their class.

 

The classroom community and the relationships that children build there are important. For this reason, children spend the entire school year in one class, and as the children grow throughout the year, the curriculum evolves and different equipment is used to meet changing developmental needs.

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