Welcome to Galaxy Ranch
Private School in Rockwall, TX
Our Philosophy
on Educating Young Children:
Private School Rockwall, TX | Private Preschool,
Pre-K, Kindergarten | Rockwall Child Care Center -
Daycare Alternative.
We as
educators, and you as parents, both want to give our
children the best possible start in life. We want
them to grow into happy, productive human beings, to
realize their full potential, to be capable of love,
of work, and of responsibility.
At
Galaxy Ranch Private School in Rockwall, TX,
we realize that we are in charge of the environments
and settings in which our children discover and
develop. We know that a child's experience is their
learning process. Jean Piaget stated unequivocally:
"Every
time we teach a child something, we keep him from
inventing it himself... That which we allow him to
discover by himself... will remain with him."
Discover is the key word used by Piaget. As
children explore and discover their world and how it
works, they learn. Children have a natural thirst
for knowledge and growth. It is our responsibility
to share information with them, to help them explore
and discover what this world and its relationships
are all about.
Galaxy Ranch Private School in
Rockwall, Texas is Child-Centered.
Child-Centeredness means being completely in tune
with each and every child, knowing him or her from
the inside-out. It is focusing on the child and
attending to his or her needs. It is recognizing
that no one child is like another. It is being a
careful observer of the child, knowing where he or
she is in his or her development at any given time
and helping the child progress, explore, and
discover.
We
are not concerned with the end product - of an art
project or activity. We know that it is the
process that teaches the child, not the end product.
In learning to read, we know children must
go through many complex developmental stages before
they will be physically ready to master and retain
the skills that literacy demands. Children need to
have experiences before they can attach words to
their experiences. They need to have experiences
with things and people as they develop. Children
need to experience the glue, the scissors, the
paper, the sand, the mud, the water, the air, the
flowers, the insects, smells, tastes, sounds,
sights, hard things, soft things, smooth things,
rough things, walking, running, hopping, jumping,
and skipping. They need experiences with other
children, with adults, with grandparents, and with
animals. They then will be able to use language with
these experiences - to ask questions, to discuss, to
talk, to point, to laugh, and to learn.
We know that earliest or fastest does not
equate to best. We must take the time and
honor the responsibility to encourage all sides of a
child's development. It is through this patience,
encouragement, and discovery that we will foster a
lifetime of excellence in our children.
Galaxy Ranch Private School in
Rockwall, TX is a school of Discovery. From our
toddlers to our schoolers, our philosophy is the
same - children learn how to live and how to be by
the experiences they have and the discoveries they
make. Our private school provides the opportunities
for children to experience and discover - physically
(about themselves and their bodies), socially (about
other people and how to live and relate to them),
and emotionally (about their feelings and the
feelings of others).
"I hear and I forget, I see and I remember,
I do and I understand"
- Ancient Chinese Proverb
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