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Welcome
The Patchwork School is a small independent school for full and part-time students ranging in age from three to eight (preschool through third grade). We have a maximum of twenty-eight students at a time and are located in a coverted house on Main Street in Louisville, Colorado.

The two directors and founders, Michele Beach and Elizabeth Baker, both have Master’s degrees in Educational Psychology as well as Early Childhood Teaching Licenses. The school’s philosophy is based on freedom, challenge, and relationships in a supportive learning community. These ideas have evolved through our own research and experience with various educational approaches, including Reggio Emilia and freeschooling.

Our school supports children by:

• knowing each child as unique and as possessing diverse strengths and interests.
• providing an opportunity for children to develop critical thinking skills, as well as focus and concentration by directing their own learning in the context of a rich and meaningful environment.
• valuing both freedom and challenge in the learning process.
• building upon each child's natural interests and learning styles to co-create long-term projects and in-depth work that naturally embeds math, literacy, science, art, music, social studies, and more.
• recognizing the importance of emotional healthiness and offering each child tools for successfully navigating both social and personal arenas.