History
Tara Redwood School is the pilot school for the Creating Compassionate Cultures pedagogy (CCC). The staff at Tara Redwood School have researched, created and implemented strategies for awakening compassion, wisdom and social responsibility in the minds and hearts of children. The CCC program blends ancient Eastern and Western wisdom integrated with the latest neuro science and psychology about early childhood development. Our aim of education is to help children grow into well-rounded individuals and responsible members of the world community. We offer our students a myriad of creative activities in order for them to explore their feelings and communication skills as well as practice concepts of daily intention and reflections.
Specialties
Tara Redwood School offers the most eclectic program in all of Santa Cruz County. It is a multi-aged, open classroom setting with a curriculum blend of our piloted Creating Compassionate Cultures program (CCC) and Montessori curriculum. We offer a stimulating math and language curriculum, as well as a rich arts and science program encouraging environmental studies, social studies and daily meditation techniques. We encourage students to explore nature through multiple life lab activities, also music enrichment and vigorous daily physical education on our 108 acres of forest campus.