Our School
Our philosophy is to foster positive self-esteem within each child and to enhance the joy of learning through creative play, discovery, and socialization. While a great deal of planning goes into the development of a core curriculum, the operative word for each day is flexibility, where practical adjustments are made to suit the evolving needs of our children. We offer a bilingual environment, with a French program that tailors activities fostering comprehension and language acquisition.
Parents play a key role
Curzon is a co-operative preschool in which parental involvement is required. Parents play a key role in the running of the school by accepting the following shared responsibilities:
Curzon is a co-operative preschool in which parental involvement is required. Parents play a key role in the running of the school by accepting the following shared responsibilities:
- Duty Days: Approximately once every 5 weeks for Curzon & once every 10 weeks for Mini-Curzon, one parent will come in for the morning to assist the teachers. Duty Days are special days for the Duty Child. They have additional responsibilities, including Show & Tell, Calendar, and Bunny Circle. These can be attended by parents, grandparents or caregivers.
- Participation in 2- general meetings per year.
- Responsible for one of our parent co-op jobs.
- Support in school fundraising activities.
Our classes
We keep the class size small, accepting 24 children for the Curzon program (age 3 to 5) and 10 children for the Mini Curzon program (age 2 to 3). We enjoy the use of four classrooms: a large main classroom, a gymnasium, another smaller classroom (used for yoga and special programs, including Mini Curzon), and a wonderful music room. This allows the teachers to work with smaller groups of children to enhance the learning environment.
We keep the class size small, accepting 24 children for the Curzon program (age 3 to 5) and 10 children for the Mini Curzon program (age 2 to 3). We enjoy the use of four classrooms: a large main classroom, a gymnasium, another smaller classroom (used for yoga and special programs, including Mini Curzon), and a wonderful music room. This allows the teachers to work with smaller groups of children to enhance the learning environment.
