Our name says it all – The Village School of Louisville
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.
Our children require and deserve our committed attention and care but that need too often crushes the parent or guardian who is trying to provide quality, loving care while also trying to be physically and mentally healthy, working, managing a home and striving to provide their children with a fulfilling and stimulating environment. Too many families become isolated in this endeavor and experience frustration and fatigue. The recent pandemic has only highlighted how our children and our families need a village of support, encouragement and inspiration. The Village School of Louisville is dedicated, in conjunction with the rich resources available to us here in Louisville and its environs, to being a village of support, inspiration and hope.
To create this village of support and inspiration, VSL frees the care giver from multiple duties, thereby providing them more time and energy for relationships, personal and professional endeavors and simply enjoying their families. The Village School of Louisville will not require any extra fees for field trips, text books, laboratories, or school activities besides early and after care. VSL parents will not need to buy back-to-school supplies – that is part of VSL tuition. VSL will provide a rich and broad set of experiences in athletics, arts, and crafts as well as plenty of time outdoors – families will not have to seek out multiple different enrichment activities in the evenings. VSL students will not have homework assignments in the lower grades and therefore parents will not be homework managers in the evenings – they will be parents.
The Village School of Louisville will work with other local organizations to enrich our special village. Louisville is an amazing city – magnificent diversity, amazing cultural resources, and wonderful opportunities to carry our education into the community. VSL plans to connect with these resources – not only to enrich our students’ education but also so VSL can enrich the community at large. As we get bigger, we plan to have interns from local universities, so those individuals can experience a different approach to education where the focus is on discovery, doing, making, and being joyful. In addition, VSL students will engage in service projects to better the community around them.
At VSL, we understand that our children, as adults, will be working in the global economy – with individuals residing throughout different time zones and countries, raised in different cultures and with different perspectives. Our children must have a level of cultural awareness and a dynamic skillset. The Village School of Louisville will recognize the global village by valuing the amazing span of cultures on this planet, learning different languages, and studying different countries.
Finally, we know that too often the norm for our children is a stressful and hectic life. VSL works to support the primary caregiver in reducing stress but also in building a community that cherishes childhood, ensuring plenty of time for play, exploration, discussion, getting dirty, and being loud. A childhood with such joy encourages lifelong curiosity and learning as well as resilience to face an ever-changing world around them. Our children are our most precious resource and deserve an environment which nurtures the gifts of childhood.