The Harley School: Nursery & Lower School Virtual Information Session - 12pm-1pm
*The event has already taken place on this date: Wed, 03/27/2024
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Our school is a caring, close-knit community where students find their place, ignite their passions, find the joy in learning, and are prepared for success in our ever-evolving world.
We help students learn to dig deep into the process of growing while uncovering what makes them thrive as learners. They are motivated to become people who explore with confidence, value imagination, and tackle challenges.
Our academic program is designed to leverage and encourage the development of traits in a young person’s mind, including: critical thinking, an enduring drive toward genuine understanding, and the ability to risk “mistakes” to fuel growth. Through a curriculum that emphasizes hands-on and project-based learning, our approach encourages students to value multiple perspectives and rise to complex challenges.
At Harley, our attention to individual students and families starts early in the admission process. We meet with you and your child to get to know you, to understand your goals, answer your questions, and determine your child’s readiness for our program. Harley offers a rolling admission process. We encourage interested families to apply throughout the academic year.
Harley Highlights
- Hands-on, experiential learning
- Year-round program with our summer option
- Extended day before and after care
- Spanish, swimming, creative arts and music, gross-motor activities
- Discovery and outdoor play
- Small class sizes, allowing faculty to build deep connections with students
- Experienced, vibrant educators who understand and are passionate about children as learners
- Thoughtful, structured schedule
Healthy lunches and snacks are included (gluten-free, allergen-free and diet-sensitive options available)
About Our Faculty
The average tenure of our Nursery faculty is 11 years. They are trained to create safe, joyful, and engaging classroom and school communities. Their emphasis is on helping students develop academic, social, and emotional skills in a learning environment that is developmentally responsive to their strengths and needs. Each Nursery classroom has two teachers.
Children are activators of their own learning. They thrive when new opportunities and topics are provided and gain confidence from meaningful practice to move from exploration to mastery. Nursery maximizes discoveries with other children and guidance from trusted teachers. The social-emotional components of early childhood include:
- sense of self-feeling good about themselves and what they can do.
- social skills-getting along in life with others.
- emotional skills-recognizing, expressing, and managing a wide range of feelings.
Being in a supportive community allows students to learn from each other. As Nursery students’ language, thinking, and planning capabilities increase, they are better able to wait for things they want, to negotiate solutions to everyday problems, and make decisions for themselves.
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