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Welcome to the Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
A K-5 Public School Academy

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Enrollment for
the 25'-26'
school year
is now open

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Core Values

Reggio-Emilia
is

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Each

community member

is whole, just as they are.  

Learning, wellness, nutrition, and access to

experiences and opportunities are

rights that all people have.

We have a responsibility to constantly ask,“what am I missing?”  “whose voice is missing?”“are we all here?” “are we all heard?” in order to elevate the voices of members of oppressed or marginalized groups.

Each person in our community belongs; this is  reflected in our interactions with one another,our physical space, our events and curricular choices.

We have responsibility to disrupt the

status quo and  seek equity, reject

oppression, and create social

justice.

EQUITY

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INSPIRATION


Each of us possesses
a unique combination of
100 languages
- for expressing, communicating, absorbing and experimenting with the world around them.  

The 100 languages must be honored and recognized in our experiences with one another.

Curiosity, creativity, and flexibility are necessary ingredients in the human condition.  

Children thrive where adults thrive and vice versa.  

Joy, fun, and celebration are essential to our
life together at school.

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CONNECTION

 

All of us
bloom by engaging with
one another, sharing roles and jobs,
and approaching our school
with collective responsibility.  

Each child has a network of relationships  at school that make it impossible for them to fail.

At the center of our system is the triad relationship between teacher/staff, children, and family- all of these are connected within the context of the environment and community.

Adults must build a safety net for children- our processes and procedures result in a systematic response  that meets each child’s social/emotional and academic needs

When we are in conflict, we must seek mutually
agreeable solutions and collaborate
to solve problems.
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POTENTIAL

 

Humans are born with
the need and the right to communicate,
interact, and use their energy and curiosity
to construct their learning.

Children have a voice that is sought, valued, and shapes the life of the school.

Children and adults can do hard things in order to grow, and can withstand ambiguity, cognitive struggle, and challenge in order to learn.  

Each person has limitless potential and we behave in ways that show that.  

The school’s charge is to provide a system of delivery resulting in all children learning at high levels, so that their life opportunities and access are expanded
through their experience here.
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