Preschool Profiled in Newspaper

May 23, 2022 — The Beaufort Gazette and its sister paper the Island Packet, the largest newspapers in the southern lowcountry, recently published a preview of the Jubilee Co-operative Preschool that will open on September 6, 2022. An extract:

“Your typical preschool is you go into your one cinder-block room and that’s where you are all day,” [Director Amy] Dungan said…. “We’re trying to bring a love of learning to children and we are going to do that by being as engaging as we can.”

The first room, the “nature room,” will have “live specimens, animals”…a place where children can participate in science experiments.

The second, the “words room,” focuses on stories and reading. Reading to children, Dungan said, sets them up for the future. “We are going to be reading with children in a way that is fun and engaging…“ she said.

The “romp room” will focus on helping children develop gross motor skills and self-control. A martial-arts instructor will come to the school twice a month to teach the children. “Martial arts is a discipline,” Dungan said. “There are many children [who] have a hard time listening to somebody, an adult, and senseis for some reason can get through to the children. They pay attention and then they understand when you have to listen and how you have to control your body…”

The “maker space” specializes in teaching students about science, technology, engineering and math.

In the final rotation, the “outdoor space,” students can play outside under a covered pavilion with tricycles and playground equipment. “We’re creating a unique model.”

For more information and to apply, visit JBPreschool.org.