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When my son first started at Corbett Prep in PreK4, his teachers sent home a note suggesting that we save nice clothing for outside of school. At school, they said, he would get messy. The good kind of messy. I pick him up from school – even now, as he enters fourth grade – and see proof of an active day in the streaks of paint and dirt on his clothes, worn-out sneakers and sweaty collars. In kindergarten, he and his friends splashed in a plastic pool of spaghetti during a senses celebration. A living history unit took kids back in time to dip candles, thatch a roof and make butter. As first graders, he and his friends kicked off their shoes and waded into the lake to collect and study critters living there. The third-grade class made the lawn an extension of their classroom, sprawling on the grass to paint and build giant totem poles. I have the privilege of working at my son’s school,
and every time I see him involved in these kinds of projects, I know Corbett Prep is the right school for him. Hands-on learning makes him excited about his classes, gives him a more thorough understanding of the topics he studies and increases his retention of knowledge. Experiential learning occurs in all classes at Corbett Prep because it’s rooted in the school’s philosophy. Fifty years ago when Marilyn Gatlin and Betty Anderson founded the school – then known as Independent Day School – they wanted to create an exciting and stimulating educational environment. Happy children who have the freedom to investigate and explore, they believed, are more open to learning than children who are tense and fearful. It’s as true today as it was in 1968. The love of learning Corbett Prep teachers have instilled in my son makes the extra laundry worth it!
COURTNEY CAIRNS-PASTOR
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR AT CORBETT PREPARATORY SCHOOL Frank, Nate and Courtney Pastor visited the lighthouse on Sanibel Island this summer.
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CORBETT PREPARATORY SCHOOL ON PAGE 16 Courtney and her family are huge fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning. They recently attended the All Star Game family festival.