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The Cottage School is a multicultural, non-sectarian and non-selective learning community that values and fosters the children's spirit of discovery to sustain their innate abilities and passion for learning.
We create a non-competitive environment where creativity and the joy for learning are nurtured.
Organic education embraces the natural desire to learn that comes
from within the child when the child is intrinsically
motivated.
Respecting the child`s natural development and pace
Considering individual needs, desires, passions, and ways of
learning
Supporting all areas of the child`s development: physical,
social-affective and cognitive.
Teaching through immersion to learn organically, to learn from
the whole
The Cottage School teaches children ages 2 through 14, with its
unique, well-established education programs for Mommy/Daddy and Me
Group, Playgroup,Preschool, Young K - K, and 1st through 8th
Grade. Classes in Spanish, Mandarin, French, and German language
immersion are offered.
A core belief at The Cottage School is that foreign languages and
art, in all forms, be it visual arts, music, dance, poetry,
imaginative play or drama, positively influence children in their
physical, affective and cognitive development, their desire to
learn and their love for school. The Cottage School answers the
communities` calls for a creative, academically outstanding, and
affordable alternative to existing private and public schools in
Somerset, Hunterdon, and Morris counties.The school has a
non-discriminatory policy and accepts students on a year-round,
non-selective basis.
The Cottage School develops a love of learning, free of pressure
and sustained by a spirit of discovery at a pace that accompanies
the students. The teachers respect and feed the child's innate
sense of curiosity, fostering a life-long passion for
learning. Children naturally seek information and our school
honors the child's natural abilities to learn from the whole.
Students are induced by the presentation of suitable material and
relevant experiences to discover things for themselves and
construct conclusions on their own in an organic way.
The Cottage School designs its own curriculum and play-based
teaching materials, integrating arts and academics in all the
traditional subjects. It uses developmentally appropriate
activities to teach without traditional tests, grades, or
textbooks. Textbooks can provide facts but are oftentimes shallow,
outdated, or one-sided, lacking perspective and varied viewpoints.
The teachers create a flexible and dynamic interaction generated by
a teacherstudent-centered class time.
Our programs integrate traditional subject areas of fine arts,
foreign languages, literature, social studies, mathematics,
physical education, and the natural world in a cooperative,
non-competitive environment. Folktales, rounds, and traditional
songs are part of our daily activities. It is academics and art in
daily communion.
All students have the opportunity for uninterrupted free play every
day. They are encouraged to begin their play by simple suggestions
from their teachers. They develop their imaginations by building
and creating environments, using silks, wool, wooden play
structures, handmade dolls, and blocks.
Grades: 6-1233.4 miles 10 Sterling Blvd, Suite 201 Englewood, NJ 07631 (877) 673-8893
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School Reviews
53/2/2019
The Cottage School is our ideal environment for our children. It feels like a natural extension of our home, and our kids are learning so much without even knowing it! The small scale ensures quality relationships between students and teachers, and between the students themselves, and the teachers truly care and get to know each individual child. So much exposure to art, language, culture, music, movement, nature--all in a play-based, peaceful environment. We love this school!
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