Hanna Perkins School

• Hanna Perkins School is a private, non-profit play-based preschool and state-chartered kindergarten focused on healthy emotional development and emotional intelligence.
• Children learn all the academic fundamentals you'd expect. Plus they learn to manage themselves and the complex social situations of daily life while playing, learning and having fun in a nurturing environment of trust and mutual respect.

• School Motto: A partner with parents and educators to help children be their best selves.

Hanna Perkins School is a private, non-profit play-based preschool and state-chartered kindergarten focused on healthy emotional development and emotional intelligence. Children learn all theacademic fundamentals you'd expect. Plus they learn to manage themselves and the complex social situations of daily life while playing, learning and having fun in a nurturing environment of trust and mutual respect.
It's a school for all children:

• Those who aredeveloping typically;
• Those who are struggling with some aspect of development, from getting along with others to sitting still and completing activities to toilet mastery;
• Those who have experienced a major disruption such as adoption, divorce or extended serious illness in the family.

Parents seek out our school as much for themselves as for their children.Some want support and help in being a parent; others are looking for increased involvement in their child`s first school experience. Still others place a high value on the central role of emotional intelligence in preparing their young child for success both in school and life.

Hanna Perkins School offers a developmentally appropriate / emergent curriculum that promotes independence, self esteem, internal controls, and pleasure in learning.
Teachers work closely with parents and child development specialists to provide the foundation young children need to develop confidence, enjoy relationships and become life long learners.
Graduates of the kindergarten program are well prepared to excel in first grade in both public and private schools.

Details:

• 6:1 student-teacher ratio
• 5-day preschool and kindergarten for children ages 3-6.
• A toddler/parent program is also available.
• lasses run 9:30 a.m. 1 p.m.
• Includeslunch prepared each day in our on-site kitchen with organic and locally grown foods.
• Housed in the award-winning restoration of the former Malvern Elementary School, in one of Shaker Heights` beautiful residential neighborhoods.
• Spacious classrooms with plentiful natural light.
• Afull gym.
• Teaching garden.
• School and community playgrounds.
• Ample parking.

Operating for more than 70 tears, Hanna Perkins School seeks to build and fosteremotional intelligence.
The program is built on respect for the child as a complete individual, and on a deep understanding of early childhood development.