FY 2007 Highlights

 

The Windsor Discovery Center and Montessori School maintain dual accreditation status from the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs (NAEYC) and the American Montessori Society (AMS) until June 2007.

The Milo W. Peck Child Development Center continued to offer a variety of programs and services for families attending the center and the community at-large.  For example, families at the Center collected food throughout the year for the Windsor Food Bank and families participated in a Human Services Holiday Toy Drive for Windsor families. Children planted flowering bulbs on school grounds and over 50 children were fingerprinted by Identi-kid. Teachers offered parent education on the Montessori philosophy and curriculum to families of children attending the program and any new families interested in enrolling in the program. 

The Windsor Discovery Center and Montessori School were asked by the Connecticut Accreditation Facilitation Project to participate in a pilot program for the new era of NAEYC accreditation.  Staff worked for four months putting together documents needed and hosted a visit by the NAEYC team of assessors.  The school was recognized at a state-wide conference for participation in this project and received $525 worth of accreditation materials as a gift for participation in the pilot.

Staff and children attending Windsor Discovery Center programs organized Alex’s Lemonade Stand for the third year.  All funds collected were donated to pediatric cancer research.

The staff of Windsor Discovery Center and Windsor Montessori School totaled over 600 hours of continuing education by attending workshops, seminars, professional training, and college credit classes in the field of early childhood education.