The Sharon Cooperative School is a nonprofit preschool in Sharon, MA that offers full-day, full-year early education for children ages 2.9–5. The school uses a play-based, child-driven emergent curriculum and is part of a cooperative learning community.
The Sharon Cooperative School is a nonprofit early childhood program serving children ages 2.9–5. The program operates year-round with an optional summer program and is part of a two-site Cooperative Learning Community.
The program uses an emergent, play-based curriculum that is child-driven and developmentally based. Educators observe children, plan collaboratively, and incorporate children’s interests into projects and daily activities. Learning goals described include foundational literacy, math, science, social studies, motor skills and social-emotional development, with documentation and portfolios used to track progress.
Classroom staff hold post-secondary degrees or early childhood credentials and maintain Lead Teacher certification from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care. Educators are First Aid and CPR certified and complete annual professional development hours. The school holds NAEYC accreditation and reports periodic reaccreditation activity.
Families are positioned as partners in the program through a parent-run Board of Directors, regular communication channels, conferences, workshops and varied family events. The school describes field trips, visiting specialists and community-focused activities as part of its programming.
A full-day, full-year preschool program serving children ages 2.9–5; the school year runs across 43 weeks from early September to mid-June.
An optional summer program that operates for seven weeks in July and August with flexible enrollment options.
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