Philosophy and Curriculum

• Think for oneself.
• Decide between right and wrong.
• Decide between truth and untruth using one’s own experiences and knowledge.
• Consider all relevant factors when making decisions.
• Make decisions independently of rewards and punishments.

The early childhood framework is designed to inform educators about the ways in which they can plan and create learning environments to facilitate the whole development of a child---cognitive, social, and physical. As children learn to make choices, work together, and exchange ideas and feelings in a context of mutual respect in constructivist classrooms, they expand and clarify their thinking, improve their abilities to solve problems, and learn to regulate their own behavior and ideas. In the process, children develop the lifelong skill of self-sufficiency.

The following are four principles that are an integral part to Project Construct:

1. Children have an intrinsic desire to make sense of their world.
2. Children actively construct knowledge and values by interacting with the physical and social worlds.
3. In their universal effort to understand the world, children’s thinking will contain predictable errors.
4. Children’s development is an interactive and interrelated process and spans the social, cognitive, representational, and physical development domains.