Natural Bridges Children's Center's Mission, Philosophy & Pedagogy
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Natural Bridges Children’s Center's is an educational preschool program that fosters children's social emotional, physical, & cognitive growth.  It is our view that through strong child teacher connections, built on trust and mutual respect, the foundations that nurture all children’s future academic and life success is built. 

It is NBCC's mission is to inspire children's learning, create close community, and to build bridges that connect our diversity. Our educators aim to provide intentional and enriching learning experiences that scaffold children's interests and spark curiosity's.  It is also NBCC's goal to cultivate children's healthy growth mindsets and to deepen neural pathway development. 

NBCC's educational philosophies are rooted in the neuroscience of the young brain, and our teachers stay current through trainings, workshops, and readings. Along with staying abreast of current brain research and child development, we have also taken our favorite philosophies from some of the greatest theorists in the field of early childhood education, including the works of John Dewey (who believed that children learn by doing), Lev Vygotsky (who observed the benefits of adult scaffolding), and Maria Montesorri (who spoke to the value of beauty and order in environments).

To summarize how we apply all of our philosophies into our daily teaching practices, our process can be streamlined to this:

• we prioritize dialogue to build unique connections with each child,
  
• we observe children's developmental milestones,
  
• we offer interest based learning stations which aid in each child's development,
  
• we document children's growth for home/school connections and communications, and
  
• we tailor curriculum that builds on children's interests & which targets their developmental needs.
  

Our highly individualized system has proven effective in heightening children's positive experiences towards learning and in them feeling confident in themselves and with others. 

Our educators understand how a quality early education experience directly relates to a child's successful transition into kindergarten and everyone at Natural Bridges Children's Center takes to heart, the importance of a collaborative partnership with families in order to lay these strong foundations.​

​Inspiring Children - Creating Community - Building Bridges​