The Renaissance School
An Early Childhood Collaborative

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The Renaissance School is a private preschool that provides a unique learning environment for children aged 2.9 to 5 years old. Located next to the Mark's Meadow Elementary School, at the edge of the UMass campus, the school serves as a teacher training site for the five college area. As an early childhood collaborative the school provides a supportive atmosphere where children, teachers and parents come together to discover and grow.

The Renaissance School was established as a private, non-secular preschool in September 2004. The school’s roots originate from the UMass Early Childhood Laboratory School, which closed in May 2004, after a seventy one year long history. The Renaissance School continues the laboratory school’s reputation for providing high quality, cutting edge practice in the field of early childhood education.

Inspired by the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy, emergent curricular studies are negotiated by the children and teachers and the "project approach" is implemented. Projects can be either long or short term, lasting just a few moments or weeks depending on interest and possibilities for in depth exploration. The curriculum aims to help children develop creativity, strong problem-solving abilities, and a rich sense of inquiry.

~Currently accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year~

The Renaissance School has an open enrollment policy.

Children can be accepted into our program at any time during the school year, as soon as they meet the 2.9 year old age requirement.

~Although we are closed for the summer, we are always available to schedule a tour of our preschool~

Give us a call or send an e-mail if you would like to schedule a visit to our preschool!

Tel: (413) 548-9696

e-mail: dottymeyer@gmail.com

Hope to see you soon!

 

Renaissance School
867 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: (413)-548-9696

For further information please call the school office

or e-mail Dotty Meyer, Director, at  dottymeyer@gmail.com

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The Renaissance School is an affiliate of Child Care Outlook.

 

Hours of Operation:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
9am to 12 pm.
September - May

 

 

Dotty Meyer
Director

This site was last updated on June 21, 2010

Site maintained by Valerie Langlois  vstasz@yahoo.com