About Us and Background
Vision
We envision a community of learners – partners, professionals, and children –which supports and enriches the foundations of each child’s development and influences the future of early childhood education.
Organization
A Board of Directors consisting primarily of parents and members of the business community governs our preschool. The By-Laws, meeting agendas, and minutes of each meeting are available in the preschool office for your inspection at any time. You are also welcome to attend our Board meetings, which are held here at school once a month. Please ask in the office for the date of the next scheduled meeting.
The Renaissance Montessori Academy opened in early August of 1995 after an intense six-month effort by a task force of parents whose children would be attending The Renaissance School, a Douglas County charter school, which opened at the same time. The purpose was to provide a quality preschool and kindergarten program ,for siblings of children enrolled in the elementary school, to generate extra income with which to support the elementary school, and to create a program that would provide a unique transition for children who would eventually be attending The Renaissance School.
From that foundation, we have become a special community of learners exploring the world together. An element of this development lies in the RCDC Educational Association made up of every parent and employee of the school. Participation of the parents in the Renaissance Preschool and Kindergarten programs are just as essential to the vitality of the school as the interaction of the children and the teachers. Each parent and staff member brings to the school diverse talents, experiences, and abilities that add to our strength. Together we share the responsibilities that stem from being part of a community of learners.
Parents are encouraged to be active in special events, field trips, work in the school, discussions of educational and developmental issues, and development of our vision of the future. As we learn to implement more of the Reggio Emilia philosophical practices, we are trying to bring parents into the classroom to help document the discoveries of the children and make them more visible.
We try to have at least one meeting early in the year to discuss our philosophy of child development and several others to celebrate the achievements of our children. These are advertised in advance. Please help us to plan other discussions of interest to you and meet other parents. According to the bylaws of Renaissance Montessori Academy a representative of this community is a member of the Board of Directors.
The day-to-day operations of the preschool are handled by the Center Director and, in his or her absence, by the Assistant Director. Please feel free to stop by with any questions you may have, or just to visit. We enjoy our daily time with parents!
