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Collage Day School is an academically challenging, independent day school designed to educate children from three months old through fifth grade. We`ve blended the finest features from leading instructive approaches, to create a thoughtful, balanced program that provides the children we serve with the best social, emotional, physical and cognitive foundations possible.
We serve children in three communities of learning Early Childhood Development, Primary School and Elementary School.
We provide a rich, integrative curriculum that`s personalized for each student to encourage creative, independent thinking.
Our faculty and staff works passionately to foster a peaceful and productive work environment your child is sure to enjoy. We serve children from three months through fifth grade in three communities of learning Early Childhood Development, Primary School and Elementary School.
Our approach to education is not only thoughtful and balanced but
also developmentally appropriate and based on best learning
practices. We blend together a variety of educational approaches to
create a program that reflects our commitment to helping children
develop a strong foundation for happiness and success. The
following attributes will offer your child and family the best
experience possible:
Collage Day School provides a rich integrative curriculum that
is personalized to each child.
Every class is led by a state-certified lead teacher and
assistant teacher.
Lessons focus on teaching children through direct experience
and play.
Our faculty does not follow scripted lesson plans instead, they
bring the subject matter to students in a way that is engaging and
appropriate for the developmental stage of each student.
We teach students how to think, not what to think.
We give children the freedom to work at their own pace, whether
moving ahead or spending more time on a specific subject.
We enhance the wellbeing of the "whole child" through a variety
of enrichment classes lead by resource teachers.
Students learn everything from health and wellness to social
skills and creativity through classes that include physical
education, art, music, yoga, and more.
We offer a Gifted Program led by Gifted Endorsed/Certified
faculty for parents who seek an advanced curriculum for their
children.
Collage`s 8-acre campus is a beautiful natural learning
environment that serves as a "living classroom." It includes
trails, gardens, play centers, koi ponds, and an inner courtyard
that serves as a common area for the Collage family, offering
students many opportunities to move and use their bodies in healthy
ways outdoors.
Teachers at Collage Day School employthe Reggio Emilia
approach as part of the School`s educational philosophy.Loris
Malaguzzi, the founder and director of the renowned municipal
preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, developed this philosophy,
which is a blend of theory and practice that challenges educators
to see children as competent and capable learners in the context of
group work.
Malaguzzidefined the environment as the third teacher. The
first teacher-the parent-takes on the role of active partner and
guide in the education of the child. The second is the classroom
teacher. Often working in pairs, the classroom teacher assumes the
role of researcher and intentionally engages children in meaningful
work and conversation. The third teacher is the environment-a
setting designed to be not only functional but also beautiful and
reflective of the child`s learning. It is the child`s relationship
with a parent, teacher, and environment that ignites learning.
Children construct their own knowledge through a carefully planned
curriculum that engages and builds upon the child`s current
knowledge, recognizing that knowledge cannot simply be provided for
the child. The curriculum, often emergent in nature, is based on
the interests of the children. When learning is the product of the
child`s guided construction rather than simply the teacher`s
transmission and the child`s absorption, learning becomes
individualized. Most important, teaching becomes a two-way
relationship in which the teacher`s understanding of the child is
just as important as the child`s understanding of the teacher.
Flexible environments allow teachers to be responsive to the
interests of the children, freeing them to construct knowledge
together.
Collage Day School incorporates the TimberNook experience into it
Health & Wellness Program as partof the school`s primary goal
of fostering the growth of whole, well-rounded and happy children
who appreciate the natural world, healthy living and well-being.
The TimberNook program combines the therapeutic aspects of nature
with child development research and experience to create an outdoor
program that supports every aspect of the growing child. Each
program is uniquely created for the location, provider, and ages of
children.
Collage Day School is one of only two schools in the nation that
TimberNook has accepted as a provider for its program and the only
provider in northeast Florida. Two other TimberNook programs are
offered in Miami and Orlando, however, those are not associated
with schools.
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