TriBeCa Community School is founded on the theories and principles of constructivism, social constructivism, and the highly regarded Reggio Emilia Approach to early childhood education. The school believes that children are born with a natural curiosity about the world, and that cultivating this curiosity with careful listening and support is the key to successful lifelong learning. At TriBeCa Community School, they seek to accomplish this by providing children with meaningful experiences for play and exploration, while nourishing their potential as individuals.
Consistent with this approach, the school aims to create conditions for learning that will benefit a child's "powers of thinking" by creating opportunities for self-expression and self-actualization. This is accomplished through a combination of principles and practices whose emphasis include problem-solving, collaboration, documentation of children's work, and the ongoing involvement of parents and community.
Through the use of painting, sculpting, music, science, storytelling, theater and other forms of self-expression, children are taught to give voice to their thoughts and ideas, as well as share their newfound discoveries and understandings.
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