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Founded by a group of parents in 1964, Hobson School has been providing a play-based education of the highest quality for young children and creating a supportive community in which children, families and educators flourish.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
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Relationships Matter
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Warm, genuine, trusted relationships between teachers and children are essential to learning. We aim to help children develop a sense of belonging where others care about them and they care about others. We respect each individual child and cultivate his/her unique promise and potential.
Play is Learning
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We believe that an important part of preschool is to provide an experience-based environment where children have opportunities that support their creativity and expand their understanding of the world around them. Through this active learning process, young children learn about the physical world as well as about themselves in relation to other children and adults.
Nature Nurtures
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Childhood is a time to experience the boundless joy and wonder of the natural world and it is critical to healthy growth and development. Children engage in outdoor nature play every day, year-round, in Hobson’s wooded setting. Hobson’s outdoor classroom is rich with opportunities for nature-based learning which extends to the indoor classroom as well.
Our Curriculum
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Hobson School is focused on teaching the whole child with a balanced emphasis based on social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth. The intent of Hobson’s program is to develop confident learners. We achieve this by encouraging a sense of wonder and curiosity through playful exploration.
Our director and teachers have a deep understanding of early childhood development and the experience needed to guide young children in the learning process. Hobson’s curriculum is based on well-researched teaching practices that support the unique way that young children learn. Using a play-based emergent curriculum, children choose what they do each day and their interests serve as the foundation for everything we explore together.
