The Greater Summit ELC K-2 provides a quality kindergarten through second grade experience. It is a free public conversion school serving families in Summit and surrounding counties. The instructional team is highly qualified with strong early childhood backgrounds and teaching experience. The school offers a longer learning day with increased time for students to engage with teachers. It emphasizes 21st century skills and provides a nurturing environment where every child can contribute. The staff monitors program quality through continuous self-assessment and ensures instruction matches each student's needs. The school promises to always consider students' needs first and communicate exemplary while continuously evaluating and improving the program.

1. Welcome to Greater Summit ELC K-2A QUALITY KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR CHILD

2. From Preschool to Kindergarten

3. Who are We?The Greater Summit County Early Learning Center is a Free K-2 Public Conversion School- serving families in Summit and surrounding counties since August of 2009 housed in the same building as our S.C.O.P.E. Academy Preschool friends and colleaguesOur team is highly qualified and have strong early childhood backgrounds along with years of successful teaching experience

4. Who are We?Our instructional delivery consists of research best practices Our goal is to facilitate a successful learning journey for each child as they engage, imagine, wonder, and self regulate their learning while build foundational skills

5. How are we Different?We offer a longer learning day and provide increased child contact time with the teacherWe are child and family centeredTechnology is embedded into all learning opportunities throughout each dayWe continually plan for an environment that is literacy rich across all subjects

6. How are we Different?We emphasize 21st Century skills: Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and CollaborationWe provide a nurturing setting and foster nurturing skills in our studentsWe match our curriculum delivery to children’s needsWe value and believe every child can contribute to our learning

7. What should you see in a quality program?

13. Quality…You will see…Kids collaboratingHaving a focus and purposeWorking independently or in small groupsProcessingOpen ended work

14. creativityLook for evidence of creativity through…student’s unique work

15. projects

16. use of materials

17. self-expression

18. innovative materials

19. thinkers, builders, inventors

29. What does learning look like?Teacher working with small groupsMultiple materials accessible to all childrenProjects that are unique and develop from student’s own interestsA place where the child and the teacher can verbalize objectives

37. Look fors…

38. INVITING SPACESOur goal is to invite the learner, motivate, deepen their engagement, focus, and learning through our environment…

46. Our STAFFWe monitor our program quality by engaging in continuous adult assessments and reflection of practices weeklyOur staff meets weekly to discuss our instruction and monitor that it is a match for each studentTeachers and Administrator have strong credentials and the expertise to deliver quality