CRESTON ACADEMY derives its life and nature from an understanding that each human being is a unique individual with spiritual, moral, and physical relationships to society.

We believe every child is unique in terms of life experience, developmental readiness, and cultural heritage. Partnership between family and school is, therefore, essential to the optimal growth and development of young children.

We believe in the integration of learning and play, as children learn best by doing. We strive for a balance between teacher-directed and child-initiated activities, providing the foundation of a developmentally appropriate early childhood program. Given opportunities to explore the world around them, young children become active, involved learners. School becomes a place where they can be successful and children discover that learning is fun.

We believe, with this foundation, children become curious, well-rounded learners, able to make independent choices and act responsibly.

• We offer a developmentally appropriate curriculum which educates children to realize their potential and their humanity;

• We continuously assess the needs of our students and their families in order to adapt and evolve our curriculum, organization, and facilities to meet those needs.

• We intend to foster self-reliance in our students, along with consciousness of their rightful relationship to others.

• We want them to develop the capacity for creative and independent thought as well as the discernment to act in a free and morally responsible way.

• Our curriculum affords them the practical skills and knowledge necessary to meet the challenges of their next steps in life, but our success as educators is measured by more than what our students know or what they can do now.

• We are concerned with how they continue to develop throughout their lives.

• Positive guidance techniques are used to help children develop self-control and accept responsibility for their actions.

• Our goal is to help children develop to their fullest potential: confidence in themselves and their ability to learn, willingness to try new ideas, and respect for the rights of others.