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Paideia’s curriculum reflects our understanding of how students learn, the variation among them, as well as our belief that curiosity and enthusiasm for learning are inherent and often contagious.
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We want our students to engage fully in athletics. We want them to take a risk, try a new sport, discover their strengths, and experience the highs and lows of competition.
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The culture of teaching and learning at Paideia is both personal and individualized. We strive to greet and teach each child personally, understand children individually and encourage them to develop mindful of their own relative strengths and weaknesses, interests and dispositions.
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“I love that my kids always register joy when they see me at school, but never surprise; I belong there. It's so wonderful that Paideia is a school where my presence is welcomed, and that to my children, it's a given. Paideia is an extension of home.”
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Learning not to Jump off the Structure, and other essential lessons of growing up
Picture Books: An Open Book to Talk about Race
Calling a Snow Day
Reading Aloud, a Nourishing Tradition With No Age Limit
Beyond Mayfield
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Learning not to Jump off the Structure, and other essential lessons of growing up
Picture Books: An Open Book to Talk about Race
Calling a Snow Day
Reading Aloud, a Nourishing Tradition With No Age Limit
Beyond Mayfield