COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF WEST SEATTLE
9450 22nd Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106 www.cswsplay.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of CSWS is to create a space in which our community of children, teachers and families can be an educational team. Collaboratively, we will work to inspire and support curiosity, confidence, empathy, resiliency, and the social emotional well-being of every child. Our curriculum is based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through play, exploration and discovery. We are committed to building and maintaining a responsive environment that is dedicated to inclusivity, equity and strong relationships. CSWS provides year round preschool for ages 3-5 & a parent/caregiver accompanied play date for 1 1/2 - 3 year old children. CSWS envisions a community where all children are honored and respected as naturally capable, curious, and creative beings.

CSWS provides year round preschool for ages 3-5 & a parent/caregiver accompanied play date for 1 1/2 - 3 year old children. CSWS envisions a community where all children are honored and respected as naturally capable, curious, and creative beings.

The Community School of West Seattle (CSWS) is a creative, exploratory and play-based preschool that each year serves 85 children between 3-5 years old, and their families. Additionally we run a weekly program one day a week called "Messy Play Day" which is for 1.5 - 3 year olds and their caregiver. Messy Play Day introduces children to the school environment and gives them safe, age appropriate opportunities to have autonomy and explore. At CSWS we believe play is the vital work of childhood and that young children learn by doing. Through authentic, emergent, project and play-based learning, the school strives to develop each student socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically, so that every child will gain a sense of self and life-long confidence. The school's multi-age and anti-bias approach allows children to learn from, and support each other. We are inspired by Reggio philosophy and the Project Approach as foundations for our work with children. Families are an integral part of the school. We provide educational offerings to families as a way to strengthen our community and support the school as a whole, volunteer opportunities and events. CSWS is committed to anti-bias, social justice, and racial equity, including our work in the community, our work with families and our work with children. As an early learning provider, we have the potential to provide a foundation on which to build future opportunities for all children who enter our school, and throughout our community. Financially, we are committed to running a lean organization so that we can keep tuition costs reasonably low for families while still being fiscally responsible to our operation costs and providing a fair and livable wage for our staff. To ensure access for as many families as possible, CSWS commits at least $40,000 a year to scholarships to assist families with tuition costs. We are committed to excellence in early childhood education for all children.

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