SPRUCE STREET NURSERY SCHOOL INC
5 AVERY STREET, BOSTON, MA 02111 www.sprucestreet.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 1996, SPRUCE STREET NURSERY SCHOOL WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND FOSTERS CREATIVE THINKING, WHILE OFFERING FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE IN EARLY LEARNING. TEACHING COMPASSION AND RESPECT THROUGH LISTENING AND UNDERSTANDING IS A FUNDAMENTAL TENET OF OUR EDUCATIONAL APPROACH. THROUGH HONORING OTHERS' IDEAS, CHILDREN COME TO REALIZE HOW VALUABLE THEIR OWN IDEAS ARE. CHILDREN AT SPRUCE STREET DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF THEMSELVES AS INDIVIDUALS AND LEARNERS, WHILE GROWING TO APPRECIATE THEIR SIGNIFICANCE AS MEMBERS OF A LARGER COMMUNITY.

TO PROVIDE A NURSERY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND FOSTERS CREATIVE THINKING.

SPRUCE STREET NURSERY SCHOOL PROVIDES A JOYOUS EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN 2 THROUGH 5 YEARS, AND ACCOMMODATES A MAXIMUM OF 49 CHILDREN AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN 4 SEPARATE CLASSES. BY MAINTAINING A TEACHER TO CHILD RATIO OF 1 TO 4.5 THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL, A NURTURING NURSERY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHERE EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT IS GIVEN THOUGHTFUL ATTENTION.FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE, THE SCHOOL PROVIDES A MONDAY - FRIDAY NURSERY SCHOOL CURRICULUM FROM 8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM, WITH EARLY DROP OFF AND EXTENDED DAY OPTIONS AVAILABLE. A MODIFIED CURRICULUM IS AVAILABLE IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST THROUGH THE SCHOOL'S "SUMMER CAMP".

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