"Play is the essential work of childhood. It is how children learn what no one can teach them,"
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The Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool is a learning place for both children and adults.
Serving children 2 to 5 years old in Northwest Thurston and Southeast Mason Counties, Washington.
Preschool classes meet one to three half-days a week. Co-op parents hire a trained teacher to plan and teach the children's program and to lead the parents while they are in the classroom.
One or both parents enroll in a credit-bearing, South Puget Sound Community College course in parent education, at no additional charge. This parent education course includes theory and practice of human behavior and development, child guidance, and age-appropriate learning activities for young children.
We have two programs under one roof - the children's preschool and the parent's college course.
Upcoming Events
Now Enrolling for 2010-11 School Year!
- Chipmunk Class (For children 2 to 3 years old by August 31)*
- Otter Class (For children 3 to 4 years old by August 31)*
- Orca Class (For children 4 years old or older by August 31)
*For the 2010 school year the Chipmunk class will be joining the Otter class 2 days a week, please call if you have any questions.
To arrange a visit to the preschool or
register for a class, call the SICP Registrar at (360) 866-1819.
"Learning is the result of interaction between child's thoughts and experiences with materials, ideas, and people. Young children learn by doing."
excerpt from the NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Practices
