Mission Statement
Free Union Country School's purpose is to nurture in each child a love of learning within a community that respects childhood, models kindness, and encourages curiosity.
Core School Beliefs:
- Kindness, curiosity, and respect are fundamental
- Children learn best through active exploration and play
- Children thrive when they are celebrated and known in their community
- True learning in all areas – academic, social, physical, artistic – takes place when children are joyful and confident
- Each child learns in a unique way and it is our challenge to find it and encourage it
- Knowledgeable, creative, and caring teachers are indispensable
We accomplish the school purpose by:
- Honoring childhood and the unique ways children learn
- Knowing each student’s individual strengths and interests
- Modeling respect among adults and children alike
- Fostering awareness, embracing difference, and nurturing unity
- Encouraging students and teachers to share ideas and opinions
- Enhancing learning with teachers who are free to teach in creative and connecting ways
- Expanding classroom boundaries to utilize the rich, natural outdoor setting
So that our students are:
- Excited about learning and eager to come to school each day
- Prepared to think critically and meet academic challenges
- Able to make their learning personally meaningful
- Curious about the world around them
- Confident, self aware, and comfortable expressing themselves in public
- Kind, caring, socially mindful, and actively engaged in the world beyond themselves
Free Union Country School admits children between the ages of three and eleven who can benefit from a child-centered, multi-disciplinary academic school curriculum, offered without discrimination by race, religion, ethnic background, gender, or sexual orientation.
Philosophy
Free Union Country School, an independent preschool and elementary school, seeks to create a learning environment that stimulates children's inherent desire to learn about themselves and their world. The school views a strong working relationship among parents, teachers, and students as basic to the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of students. Teachers use a richly textured curriculum to create a variety of opportunities for active learning with the primary goals of stimulating critical thinking and increasing academic competence.
