Our Mission

At Red Barn, teachers and parents partner to create a safe, inclusive community for growth and learning that is rooted in a play-based educational journey. We value equal emphasis on social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development; child-led learning; meaningful outdoor experiences; and respect for a diversity of skills, traditions, abilities, and family experiences.

Goals

Through age-appropriate, developmental, and hands-on activities, Red Barn provides an environment and curriculum that will help children to:

  • Experience the thrill of creativity, discovery, and inspiration

  • Recognize that they are part of a community

  • Feel comfortable experimenting with all kinds of materials

  • Develop respect for others

  • Learn to honor differences and recognize similarities

  • Develop physical strength and ability

  • Gain exposure to different types of artistic expression

  • Foster a positive sense of self

  • Learn to be self-confident

  • Function as part of a group

  • Cooperate, share, problem solve, listen, and participate

  • Develop thinking, reasoning, questioning, and experimentation skills

  • Nurture early literacy skills and a love of books

  • Develop language and communication skills to articulate needs, express feelings, and acquire negotiation skills

  • Initiate conversation and share experience