At The Sherwood School we believe that when children are give the gift of time to develop at their own appropriate individual rate, they become healthy and happy individuals. Children have opportunities to learn by doing, gaining positive feelings about themselves along the way. They need to develop responsibility for their own actions, behaviors, and learning, and not to be dependent upon control by adults. Play is the work of the child. Our children are encouraged to question and choose in their play, discovering the joy of learning.