Now enrolling Kindergarten - 3rd grade for the Fall of 2007,
and growing to K - 6 in 2009.
Dragonfly Elementary School is built around a science and nature-based curriculum.
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We emphasize:
- an awareness of our responsibilities as human beings on the planet earth
- non-violent problem solving through social interaction
- independent learners by using open ended activities and interactive investigations in an academic context
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We believe that our collective future depends upon our integration of culture, community, creativity, and ecology.
Using the best educational
strategies, including but not limited to Montessori materials and techniques, constructivist centers, hands-on science,
Everyday Math, "Growing Readers," Handwriting Without Tears, and expeditionary learning, we will assist children in building a
strong conceptual scaffold to hold and enlarge their understanding of the world.
We understand that our ability to learn and grow is rooted in our personal health, and we utilize a variety of body awareness
methods (yoga, educational kinesiology, music and dance) to ground children in their bodies. We value non-competitive and
competitive games as ways to increase our understanding of others and to work with others as members of a team.
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Dragonfly Elementary School does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, or religion.
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Webmother: Mara Statnekov
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