This year Paradise Place School will partner with the Gunnison-Hinsdale Early Childhood Council in an effort to participate in a community-wide initiative that will focus on social and emotional development for children called the Pyramid Model.
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The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.
The goals of the Pyramid Model are to help children:
- feel loved, safe and special
- feel competent and confident about all the things they can do
- build relationships
- develop friendships
- learn how to follow directions
- learn to manage their emotions
- let us know what their behavior is trying to communicate, and
- learn new skills to replace challenging behavior
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You will receive information throughout the school year about this initiative and be invited to a parent night to learn more. In the meantime, please call Ben Poswalk or speak with your child’s teacher at Paradise Place to see how we are implementing the Pyramid Model in our classrooms. Our staff will be happy to show you how your child’s learning environment, relationships with peers and adults, and social-emotional curriculum are working together to buiold the skills they need for the foundation of school readiness and success.
Mothers Day Gifts from Paradise Students & Rocky Mt. Trees
Gunnison County Health and Human Services will be doing a free dental screening for children 3-5 years old here at Paradise Place on Wednesday March 21st. Please check your mailboxes as the date approaches for the permission form. This is a voluntary program and we need to have the permission forms back by Friday the 16th if you are interested in participating. 
