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What is Progressive Ed?
What is Progressive Ed?
Mission Statement
Prairie Creek is a community school
Families, teachers, staff, and students collaborate to create a joyful and challenging climate for learning. We work to build an inclusive environment to which all belong. We embrace the experiences, identities, and perspectives that we all bring.
Prairie Creek is a child-centered school
Children discover their power in an experiential learning environment. We honor the whole child and attend to the well-being of each individual - socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. We strive to know children deeply and assure them of their value.
Prairie Creek is: Community
Parents, teachers, staff, and students cooperate with one another and with others outside the school to create a joyful and challenging climate for learning.
Child-centered
We help children discover the power and excitement of their minds, their feelings and their bodies, their relationships, their art. We assure children of their value, encourage their accomplishments, and respect their individual learning styles. We value diversity.
Prairie Creek is a progressive education school
We are committed to inquiry, innovation, and reflective practice. We support children in developing the skills and habits of mind that cultivate a lifelong love of learning. We share our philosophy and practice with others and learn from them.
Prairie Creek works to make the world a better place
We engage in democratic decision-making and problem-solving where children are empowered to speak their voice and effect change in pursuit of a just and compassionate world. We challenge and prepare one another to understand and actively resist racism and other societal injustices. We nurture a close connection with nature and promote environmental stewardship.
Progressive
We emphasize cooperation, promote self-reflection, support innovation, and value change. We share our philosophy and practice with others and learn from them.
Making the world a better place
We value justice, gender-fairness, and conflict resolution. We educate children to live as responsive, responsible members of their own communities, now and into the future.
