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In Denver Public Schools, young learners are engaged in comprehensive rigorous early education, creating the foundation necessary to be contributing members of the global community.
The Early Education Department is guided by the following core beliefs: Young children need time to grow and develop through play and experience. Supporting families in their roles as nurturers and first teachers leads to greater academic achievement for their children and more parental involvement in DPS and the community. Rigorous early learning requires that instructional activities are planned with intention and classroom environments and experiences are designed to meet specific learning outcomes. The building blocks of rigorous early learning programs include children’s development of cognitive processes, receptive and expressive language, fine and gross motor skills, positive behaviors and interactions, and self regulation. This creates the foundation of all learning. The development of young learners requires that teachers in early learning programs continually differentiate instruction to support advancement of the developmental continuum. Early learning standards link content and desired outcomes to specific ages or developmental periods. A comprehensive, high quality early education continuum, birth through eight, closes the achievement gap.
The Immigrant Services Program provides holistic student support to all immigrant, refugee, undocumented and non-native English speaking students at MSU.