Small Community

Kaleide International School values close relationships between facilitators and children, children and children, and parents and facilitators, which are based on trust. We strive to take feedback from students, parents and the whole faculty in decision-making, as we believe that giving everyone a say is crucial in addressing the things that matter to the children and their families, and in achieving a sense of connectedness.

The educational context we want to offer children is based on the same characteristics as a “nurturing family” (following the studies carried out by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in the University of Chicago):

• clarity: children know what is expected of them;

• centering: adults are interested in children's feelings and experiences, and listen to them;

• choice: children feel they have a variety of possibilities from which to choose;

• commitment: children trust the adults and become unselfconsciously involved in whatever they are interested in;

• challenge: the school provides the children with increasingly complex opportunities for action.