PACE Philosophy

Teachers: Paula McPheeters, Agripina Reyes

We believe every child is a unique, complex learner and a social being, who learns through the development of relationships with peers and adults. Every child is entitled to learning environments that support optimal development of the whole child, and opportunities to learn through active exploration. Every child learns through child-initiated, child-directed, teacher-supported play.

Filosofia del Programa PACE

Maestras: Paula McPheeters, Agripina Reyes

Nosotros creemos en que cada niño es un ser social unico y un aprediz complejo, que aprende por medio de sus relaciones con sus compañeros y adultos. Cada niño tiene el derecho de aprender en ambientes que apoyen su aprendizaje y su desarrollo óptimo y completo, y tambien la oportunidad para aprender por medio de la exploración activa. Cada niño aprende atravéz de juegos que son iniciados y dirigidos por el niño, y apoyados por el maestro.

drawing red roses in PACE classroom

"Tell me, and I'll forget.
Show me, and I may remember.
Involve me, and I'll understand."

- Native American Proverb

Ideas to chew on

What Paula is reading

Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
The Chicken Encyclopedia by Gail Damerow
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire
We Make the Road by Walking:
Conversations on Education and Social Change
by Myles Horton and Paolo Freire
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom
by bell hooks
What Matters? by Wendell Berry
The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table:
Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's
Most Beautiful Fruit by Amy Goldman