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At Miami Jewish Montessori they believe that true learning can only take place when a meaningful relationship between a child and their teachers is established. Therefore, their educational model is predicated on creating a connection between the child and their learning environment, peers, and teachers.

OPERATE PRESCHOOLS AND PROVIDE PARENT SUPPORT AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN IMPOVERISHED NEIGHBORHOODS TO STRENGTHEN THE SPIRITUAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC LIVES OF FAMILIES

Our school is providing the highest quality French/language immersion program and environment for the children to succeed. The school and the teachers will foster a loving environment and offer a safe and stimulating space for the kids to learn and blossom.

ECDC has always believed that each child should be treated as an individual and has the opportunity to develop at his or her own pace with our low teacher/child ratios. The classroom environment promotes our philosophy that children learn through play with many independent choices available through the day. We have many self-directed activities as well as large and small group activities. We believe that the process of learning is more important than the product. Children are encouraged and supported by our trained staff as they play and learn. Having our graduates well prepared for kindergarten is an important goal at ECDC. goals and objectives our classes are child centered with activities designed to meet each child’s developmental needs. The goal of ecdc is to foster social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth in a nurturing and secure environment. Our program has three different cornerstones: • learn through play: we believe that all preschool children learn best through play. Each child is treated as an individual and has the opportunity to develop at his or her own pace. Our classroom environment reflects this philosophy with many independent choices available through the day. At ecdc, the process of learning is more important than the product. • parent involvement: the most effective education results from a partnership between parents and teachers. For this reason, ecdc was established in 1977 in sherborn as a parent cooperative. Parents spend time in the classroom interacting with their child and the teachers. The minimum time requirement is quite modest, between 4 and 7 times per year in the classroom as your child’s “guest. ” there are additional opportunities for parents who are interested, and additional involvement is welcomed. • qualified and committed staff: qualified, committed, caring and enthusiastic teachers are the cornerstone of an effective early education program. A certified early childhood educator directs ecdc, and all of our teachers have or are working toward early childhood certification. We support continuing early childhood education for our teachers.

The Foundation exist to promote and inspire reading and literacy, while honoring the legacy and memory of a teacher by the name of Joseph Riley Armstead, III, His passion for the success of children and reading is carried forward through book donations to children and scholarships offered in his name.

It is our mission to provide the highest quality childcare for young children, to support parents (guardians) with their responsibility to educate and care for their children in safe and positive learning environments and to support the development of teachers and researchers dedicated to scholarship for inclusion, peaceful problem-solving and communal happiness.