As we approach the end of our 7th year at Escuela, we celebrate our strong teaching team. Martha, Natalia, Lupita and Ana continue to love, challenge, and stimulate the curiosity of the 44 children entrusted to us by their Sayulita families. Our Montessori-based approach means they are not the "sage on the stage." They actively engage with the children as they learn through doing and working together. Each teacher is currently enrolled in an online course that will lead to a Guia Montessori certification. Ana says, "What I'm learning, I apply in class the next day."
What words come to your mind as you scroll through these photos of our amazing teachers? Discovering nature... Ensuring healthy meals... Experimenting... Creating awe...
Local Press Recognizes Escuela with Donation
Recently, the local Sayulita press recognized Escuela with these words:
"We are so happy this month to be donating to La Escuela Cooperativa, an incredible preschool defying regular school traditions and standards in Sayulita! This forward thinking school follows a Montessori inspired approach, helping children become independent thinkers, feeding their creativity and natural intelligence."
Pozole & Day of the Dead
Sometimes the team works outside the classroom. In October, they collaborated with the parents to raise money for the school by selling pozole on the plaza during Day of the Dead festivities. Other times, the parents come to school after work to learn about the Montessori approach.
One parent said, " So this is what it's like. They all work together!"
Thumb Prints & Wishes
Make a wish and seal it with a thumb print.
Our mural says it best: Believe in Yourself and in Your Imagination
WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE ARE CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL FAMILIES. WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
Please join us and the community to support local students. Our tuition-free school is only possible through individuals like you who believe that early access to education and creating a family-based community around school is significant. We welcome all donations. You can support one child for a year with a donation of $1500 USD. For $450 USD, you will be sending a child to the English Language after-school program. Please visit our website at http://www.escuelasayulita.org to see other options that will help us keep our promise to the families of Sayulita.
La Escuela Cooperativa de Sayulita is a collaboration of local families and educators to create an innovative pre-school for 3-5 year old children.
La Escuela builds on the natural curiosity of our students to develop a love of learning. We follow a Montessori-style approach: to help children learn independently, retaining the curiosity, creativity and intelligence with which they were born.
Each classroom is considered the “children’s house.” The teachers prepare and maintain the physical, intellectual, and social/emotional environment within which the children will work and play. This all works together to create an environment where the kids, parents and staff feel connected and invested.
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