GARDEN CITY NURSERY SCHOOL

THE SCHOOL IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN COOPERATIVE SCHOOL FOR THREE TO FIVE YEAR OLD CHILDREN, ORGANIZED AND ADMINISTERED BY PARENTS, WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH TEACHERS IN ORDER TO FILL THE NEED FOR SUCH A SCHOOL. IN THE GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY, THE GARDEN CITY NURSERY SCHOOL HAS THREE PURPOSES. (1)TO FURTHER THE SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH OF THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILD BY PROVIDING HIM OR HER WITH REGULAR ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER CHILDREN HIS OR HER OWN AGE, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TRAINED AND UNDERSTANDING TEACHERS, IN A SAFE AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT. (2)TO EDUCATE PARENTS CONCERNING THE NEEDS AND GROWTH PATTERNS OF CHILDREN AND IN TECHNIQUES OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN, THROUGH CONFERENCES, PROGRAMS AND GUIDED PARTICIPATION IN THE CLASSROOM. (3)TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY MINDED ADULTS, TRAINED IN DEMOCRATIC ACTION, READY TO WORK, AS THEIR CHILDREN GROW OLDER, FOR OTHER COMMUNITY CAUSES AND NEEDS.