Woodside Preschool is a school where children are happy to participate and where they feel cared about and understood. It is in such an environment that children can discover the world that surrounds them and develop the capacity to connect with others.

Woodside is a center of human development that promotes fulfilling the potential of children today so that they can become the leaders of tomorrow.

Woodside believes in:

  • Promoting the emotional development of children in order to develop a strong sense of self-esteem.
  • Employing a team of highly qualified teachers who are trained to apply the best techniques in early education within a nurturing environment for the children.
  • The Primary Years Program (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate to teach the children in a fun, playful environment utilizing the best of traditional and inquiry based methodologies.
  • Involving the parents so that the education process continues at home.
  • Nurturing the spark of genius that resides within every child.

Woodside’s Goals are to provide:

  • An imaginative curriculum that frees the creative spirit of each child.
  • A systematic and well organized program of sensory and intellectual units of inquiry in order to maximize learning.
  • A focus on the emotional development of children in order to develop a strong sense of self esteem.
  • A team of teachers who model and exemplify the highest ideals of the teaching profession.
  • A course of study that exposes children to great thinkers, artists and musicians as a base for future learning.
  • An awareness that it is our responsibility to ignite the spark of genius within every child.