San Francisco / California / United States
Children s Day School offers various educational programs that promote academic excellence, and encourage creative exploration and critical thinking. The school s curriculum includes Spanish, arts, environmental education, athletics, various field trips, and service learning programs. It also offers a fully equipped library, high school science center and various counseling programs. Using an inquiry-based curriculum grounded in contemporary research and theory, the school offers programs that nurture the development of children intellectually, personally and socially. Throughout the school day, children work individually and in groups, learning that inquiry and interaction can lead to exciting new discoveries. Interdisciplinary projects involve students in problem-solving investigations that foster and teach collaborative learning skills. Elementary and middle school students are involved in parent and teacher conferences to set individual goals at the beginning of each school year. It offers responsive classrooms, a teaching method used by the school to blend academic and social skills into everyday school life. Children s Day School is located in San Francisco.