PURPOSE STATEMENT

At the CENTER OF GRAVITY, we cultivate children's natural curiosity and instinct to research, understand, and re-create the world around them; exploring complex relationships and connections through:

  • Hands-on Purposeful Play

  • Cooperation & Negotiation

  • Exploration & Experimentation

  • Prototypes & Design

OUR VISION

We endeavor to engage, encourage and empower all children (and families) to delight and design new possibilities in our world, for the betterment of all people within our local and global communities in the 21st Century.

OUR MISSION

We provide a unique, inclusive space and place where creativity, community and innovation are fostered for all children and families in early childhood and beyond.

WE BELIEVE…

  1. In A Socio-Constructivist Inspired Approach

  2. That Play is the Highest Form of Research

  3. That STEM, The Arts and Design: Fuel Innovation

  4. In Multi-Variant Diversity and Inclusion

  5. In Relationship-Based Education

  6. In Building Strong Relationships with Families

  7. In A Developmentally, Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Curriculum

  8. In The Importance of Data: Observation, Documentation, and Reflection

  9. In The Importance of A Beautiful and Functional Environment