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General Information
La Casita is a parent co-operative school. There are two teachers and one parent in the classroom daily. Parents serve on the board of directors with the teachers. The board of directors is responsible for running the school including budgets and policies. Parents are in charge of fund raising (children's art calendar sales, grocery store cards, garage sales, Schoolpop.com, brick sales, etc.), and physically maintaining the school, driving for field trips and bringing snack once a month. Funds from these fund raising projects are used to provide scholarships and purchase equipment and materials for the school.
When parents are involved in the early education of their children, parents and children learn together. It is important that the school reinforce family life, rather than be separate from it. Parents and children from different backgrounds come together in the classrom, reinforcing relationships through a shared experience. We maintain an open door policy for parents and family members and they are welcome to visit our school at any time.
With parent being involved in the school, tuition and expenses can be kept to a minimum allowing more families of different income levels to join our school. Generally speaking, parents are responsible for administering the school, while the teachers are responsible for the educational program.
Our Teacher
Lynn Kelly has a BA from Cornell University and a MA in special education with concentration in early childhood and behaviour disorder from the University of New Mexico. Lynn attended two extensive seminars, the last in February 2004 at Reggio Emilia, Italy. Lynn is the president of New Mexico Association of the Education of Young Children (NMAEYC) and past president of North East New Mexico AEYC (NENMAEYC). AEYC is an international organization of early childhood professionals. She also teaches in the early childhood department at the Santa Fe Community College. She presents at local and national AEYC conferences. She was a founder of La Casita over 30 years ago. She continues to be very active, diligent, and earnest in the field of quality early childhood education.
Directions to La Casita
La Casita is located at the intersection of Saint Francis Drive (US 285 North) and Alamo Drive. Heading North on Saint Francis drive from central Santa Fe, turn left at Alamo Drive. Alamo Drive is the last traffic light on Saint Francis Drive Northbound. La Casita is the first house on the right, next to the access road, Calle Mejia.
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Awards
La Casita is nationally accredited by NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). La Casita is licensed by the State of New Mexico. It has been awarded a "Five Star License" for an outstanding program.
