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Spring Hollow Community Learning Center 4207 Arno Road, Franklin TN 37064 ph. 615.794.9343 |
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Curriculum Our curriculum creates an atmosphere of acceptance and support, which develops and enhances the child's self-esteem, self-discipline, identity, and acceptance toward others. It follows the Reggio Emilia approach that curriculum is developed from the emerging interests of the children as they interact with their environment. To extend upon the goals of their Reggio Emilia inspirations to foster social development, Spring Hollow uses the tools of the Green Circle Curriulum. One proven benefit of the Reggio Emilia approach is that learning situations are created by the child's interaction with the environment, challenging the child both intellectually and emotionally. This unique curriculum calls for documentation of the child's experiences by teachers and parents through mediums such as photography and observation note taking. Documentation is a tool for child and teacher collaboration to refine reflections and foster knowledge growth. Spring Hollow's Teachers The first teacher is the child. Children learn from themselves and their peers. Children have a natural ability to be autonomous, intelligent, kind, and creative. Children have the right to make choices, create, discover, explore and invent. The second teacher is the environment. The environment is beautiful, inviting, and reciprocates knowledge. The third teacher is the adult. Teachers and parents encourage the child's natural evolution of learning and are equal learning partners in the research process of knowledge growth. Parents Spring Hollow Community Learning Center relies on the collaboration of its parents to provide exceptional educational service tailored to the needs of individual children and families. Parents show their dedication to the child and to learning through participating in the curriculum, volunteering in the classroom, and providing material support. To learn more about our curriculum, please read the following: Exploring Spring Hollow Inspirations Visible and Not So Visible Differences by Katherine Ratliff Moon, Director The Hundred Languages of Children by Loris Malaguzzi (translated by Lella Gandini) Unrestrained Art Dr. Katherine Ratliff Moon, Director Green Circle page explains the curriculum's history and instructions. Links page has many sites to learn more about Reggio Emilia approach. |
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