Sixth graders enjoy immersive "flight" experiences as they begin each Social Studies unit, virtually traveling to each new country and exploring its food, history, and customs.
Fifthsonian Museum
Fifth graders undertake their own historical research journeys, writing original research papers and creating accompanying project artifacts, which are then displayed for the community in the annual Fifthsonian exhibit.
Morning Meeting
Across divisions, classes begin each day with a Morning Meeting: a chance to check in, connect, and prepare for the day ahead.
Overnight Trips
Starting in fourth grade, students experience overnight trips each year, spending time outdoors together, trying new things, and bonding with their classmates.
Play-Based Learning
Teachers design play areas and both structured and open-ended activity centers that encourage cognitive, social, and physical development while supporting teamwork, creativity, and discovery. Through these activities, Early Childhood students develop social skills and engage in meaningful, play-based experiences.
Robot Petting Zoo
Every year, C5 students build original robot creatures, coding sensors, lights, and motors so the robots can sense, 'think', and act. The project culminates in the Robot Petting Zoo, when CEE classes and parents see and interact with the robots.
School Families
All Elementary students are part of a School Family. They stay in their Family, named after Crayola crayon colors, throughout their time at CEE. Sixth graders lead these multi-age groups in activities, games, and service projects in regular meetings.
Winter Sing
Elementary students and their families look forward to the big Winter Sing concert each year. During the performance of "The Wish" as the last song, alumni in attendance are invited to come forward and sing with the current students.
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Our Curriculum
Learning that Lasts a Lifetime
The Center’s curricular programs, from toddler through sixth grade, are designed with students’ developmental ages and stages in mind so that we can meet children where they are, and nurture them as they grow. Curriculum Guide
About CEE
Our Core Values
We bring our Core Values to life through intentional community and purposeful discovery.
PE classes, athletics teams, and after school programs regularly convene in the Gym.
Community Center
Events, performing arts productions, and assemblies take place in the Community Center.
Library
The CEE Library is a central hub for book lovers, with titles and resources for all ages.
Field
The heart of our campus is the state-of-the-art field, surrounded by classroom buildings.
Core Values Stairwell
The Student Art Council designed and produced the mural in the Community Center stairwell.
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Discover Campus
An Environment That Brings Learning to Life
Our campus has evolved on the same site on Alfred Street since 1945. Our modern classrooms and community spaces are designed to reflect a flexible, interconnected approach to learning.
At The Center, our mission guides everything that we do. We graduate students who are joyful, resilient, lifelong learners, and we focus on the importance of each day of this wonderful journey.
The Center for Early Education, a socio-economically and culturally diverse independent school for children, toddlers through grade six, strives to graduate students who are joyful, resilient, lifelong learners. The Center embraces a philosophy of education that combines a nurturing, inclusive learning environment with an increasingly challenging academic program that addresses the developmental needs of each child.
Independent school for children, toddlers through grade six.
The Center for Early Education is committed to building and sustaining a community that is free from discrimination of any kind. The Center for Early Education admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.