Juniper Tree Education, Inc.
Juniper Tree Education is a non-profit corporation founded to provide a progressive educational option for elementary aged children. Juniper Tree's program encourages a developmental approach of guiding children to acquire skills that will inspire them to grow and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Rather than regarding children as a bucket to fill with facts, knowledge and information, our goal is to assist children with the ability to think critically, growing the knowledge of one’s self, and deepening interpersonal skills. Our vision is a desire for children to go out on their next journey with academic and social/emotional skills that allow them to think clearly, challenge ideas, consider various points of view and make choices that will move them closer toward their own learning goals and versions of success.
Our learning spaces, including both outdoor and indoor classrooms, are nestled under a canopy of oak trees with a wooded backdrop in the SouthPark area of Charlotte, NC. We blend developmentally appropriate, grade level, standard-based instruction with the natural environment for the operations of our programs. We value mixed age, outdoor, nature-based play and emphasize a growth mindset and encourage progress over perfection.
Juniper Tree Education seeks to be a learning community that is cooperative, collaborative, egalitarian, inclusive and participatory. We believe that most children can benefit from a social learning environment which includes people of many different backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives. We hope to accommodate as diverse a population as possible, in the belief that diversity strengthens and enriches all members of a community.
The natural world is the perfect setting for children to learn and grow. Studies continually show that children who receive even small amounts of instruction in an outdoor setting take away more from the lesson, have greater focus, reduced stress, and many other benefits. Children make forts in the wood, play in sand and mud, and have an innate ability to create what they need with what they find in their environment. We are prepared for weather of all sorts. Our typical dress includes play clothes, mud boots, raingear and hats/gloves. We also have indoor classrooms to use for learning, warmth, and cooling off as needed.
Children form authentic and meaningful relationships with peers and adults. We cultivate mindfulness and empathy and infuse a growth mindset into all that we do so that children recognize their limitless possibilities.
Our program is unique in its approach to teaching children nonviolent communication and restorative practices.
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Juniper Tree Education
Mailing address: 1025 Marguerite Drive Lowell, NC 28098 | Physical Address: 6650 Park S Dr Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone: 352.339.1677
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