Play-based learning is the foundation of early learning in Finnish Schools. Educators take inspiration from Montessori education which is child-centered with activities for both collaborative play and independent play.

At The Village School of Louisville, we cherish childhood in that our students are presented with a challenging education that prepares them for adulthood, but we also make sure that this education does not conflict with a joyful childhood.

Finland places the child first – a child’s potential is not measured through multiple choice tests or GPAs, but rather through a collaborative, qualitative process which involves parent, teacher and student.

We want to give parents a sense of what an anti-bias curriculum will look like at VSL, where the focus of this curriculum is on racial and gender equity.

Although we live in a culture that has idealized rugged individualism, “self-made men,” and pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps, innately we all know that it takes a village to competently navigate our lives and that we are better when we are part of a village. The Village School of Louisville is your village and we heartily welcome you.