Charleston's Independent School Directory 2018-19

www.CharlestonsPrivateSchools.com | www.CharlestonSchoolDirectory.com | www.ed.sc.gov ISD INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TheTools to Live and Learn Preschool of the Arts C habad, one of the largest Jewish religious organizations in the world, places tremendous emphasis on education beginning from childhood and continuing throughout one’s life. The Preschool of the Arts at the Center for Jewish Life opened in 2016 and offers a holistic and collaborative inquiry-based curricula program of specific learning tools and skills for our youngest residents. The preschool follows the Reggio Emilia approach, defined as using “Symbolic languages such as painting, sculpting and drama in everyday life. It was developed after World War II by psychologist Loris Malaguzzi and parents in the villages around Reggio Emilia, Italy, and derives its name from the city.” Acknowledging focus on the relationship of the fine arts to nature, science, math, music and communal interaction for children ranging in age from 18 months to 5 years in a nondenominational setting, Executive Director Rachel Lessard advised “Our preschool’s mission is to evoke wonder, creativity and joy.” Lessard continued, “The Preschool of the Arts was founded on the principle that children have an intrinsic desire to explore and are inherently capable and competent learners. … Children learn best when they are guided through the process of building meaningful understandings in a diverse community where their ideas and questions are honored and valued.” Lessard concluded, “Children are able to learn, grow, ask deep questions and express themselves through art and consistent interaction with nature, all through this intentional community school.” The Preschool of the Arts is located at Chabad of Charleston and the Low Country, tended by Rabbi Yossi Refson, at 477 Mathias Ferry Road in Mount Pleasant. For more information, visit www. preschooloftheartscharleston.com or call 843-884-2323. By Eileen Casey Now Enrolling for Fall 2018! Located in Mount Pleasant, and housed within the Charleston Center for Jewish Life, our Reggio Emilia program encourages children through visual arts, music, language, environmental awareness, and an organic approach to learning. Ages 18 Months – 5 Years PRESCHOOL OF THE ARTS CHARLESTON 477 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 | 843.884.2323 www.preschooloftheartscharleston.com PRESCHOOL OF THE ARTS C E N T E R F O R J E W I S H L I F E “Evoking wonder, creativity, and joy!”