ABOUT
The Piper Philosophy
Developmental or Academic, right? Yes, that’s the hot question… but only part of it. In terms of an educational philosophy, we created a blended approach. Beginning with an emergent curriculum, children are gradually exposed to components of traditional education as they progress through the school. We think, we re-think, we create, and we listen. We do what makes sense, and promise never to become complacent. We’re so invested in our approach that we put it directly on our homepage. If you haven’t read that yet, click our logo above and go see.
The Piper philosophy, however, extends beyond the curriculum. We love what we do, and put our hearts into every detail. Our admin staff was carefully created with a beautiful blend of former parents, current parents, former teachers, a few experts in the community, and an all-star named Helen, who had thirty years on us before we even broke ground. As for our teachers, they are our village… the one it takes. And boy, are they amazing.
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Our Approach
With aspects of Reggio, Montessori, and traditional school readiness, our philosophy is to blend the best of each approach and adapt to meet the needs and path of each child.
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Ratios
We maintain a very low child-to-teacher ratio to ensure a quality learning experience and individual relationships. Ratios range from 5:1 to 7:1. We also have floaters to relieve teachers, so the kids don’t have too many new faces.
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Piper Years
The average tenure of Piper’s admin… and with a combined 217 years of teaching between them, you’re in good hands with well-versed educators.
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Linguistics
Languages spoken in our community. Between our teachers, parents, and even some of the little ones, we run the gamut.
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Outdoors
With multiple outdoor classrooms settings, we spend up to 40% of our day outside. A great way to recharge their vitamin D and playful minds.
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Classrooms
Parents being the first and classroom teachers the second, our thoughtfully-curated classrooms serve as the third teacher and designed to be reflective of your child’s learning.
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Community
Average number of minutes our parents hang out in the community room after drop-off. Work, chat, cook, nap. We built it. You should come.
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Life After Piper
Nearly every family we’ve had has made lifelong friends from their time at Piper. The others moved away… bummer.
But Wait… There’s More.
Enrichment
We offer many many classes full of music, messy art, studio art, dance, kidyasa, sign-language, gardening, woodshop, just to name a few. We’re always thinking and always adding. Have ideas? Bring it.
WeWork? Nah. Pre-Work.
Drop off your kid and get to work. Come take advantage of our grown-ups only community room, loaded up with snacks, coffee, and pretty quick wifi. What better place to finalize an acquisition, commiserate over tantrums, or chill and nap, than around a bunch of preschoolers?
Coffee
Worth mentioning twice.
Inspired Outdoors
Curated spaces with signature water features and loads of greenery.
Come early. Stay late. We got you.
Convenient pick-up and drop-off options.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Instagram
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