About Little Harvard
Little Harvard is a private school with a total immersion English program and a STEAM curriculum for the Pre-K-5th located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. We provide a rigorous academic program that prepares students to develop general competencies in sciences, engineering, technology, arts, and mathematics. All the courses are taught in the English language except for an extensive, rigorous academic focus on Spanish as a dual main language, and the culturally based Puerto Rican history class taught in Spanish. Little Harvard is authorized by Puerto Rico Department of State, licensed by the CEPR (Comisión de Educación de Puerto Rico), and holds membership in the Puerto Rico Private School Association. Too, our school holds the distinction of offering the unique STEAM program throughout the region of Caguas.
Little Harvard students participate in different school-wide academic initiatives that promote century 21 st skills, including leadership skills. Our educators and staff sincerely care for our students, as evidenced by their relationships with each child in a small group setting. Too, the student ratio per teacher maximizes the opportunities to receive more personalized teaching and improves greatly the learning experience. In addition, at Little Harvard, we not only nurture and care for each other, but the entire community values how we, the adults, treat children and how we insist children treat one another. Everyone knows each other personally, and this is a unique strength that you can only find in our community. Our school is always improving its facilities and ensuring we are offering top-notch accessibilities conducive to learning. We count on modern classrooms equipped with smart boards, high-speed wireless internet, security cameras, and A/C with HEPA filters and ultraviolet light for complete classroom sanitization. Too, we have an outdoor cafeteria and a comfortable basketball court and a new playground.
Why do we excel?
In our institution, we offer an integrated, bilingual, technological, humanistic, and student-centered curriculum. This curriculum helps you develop the foundation for further professional development. We emphasize that the experiences provided prepare the learner to successfully face the challenges of formal education at subsequent levels. For this reason, we integrate the STEAM model, where the student has fun while learning through projects that integrate science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Thus, developing an interdisciplinary approach.
John Dewey considered that the child learns by doing and for this reason we will take children from the theoretical to the practical and vice versa. It is a priority that children through activities have the opportunity to build their knowledge with the appropriate educational materials, as suggested by Jean Piaget. We consider the learner as a unique and rational being who uses experience and multiple intelligences (Gardner, 1983) to acquire knowledge and develop skills, as well as to apply this knowledge and skills to conflict resolution and daily life.
To achieve the implementation of these theories, pedagogical activities will be taught such as: educational games, excursions, collaborative work, laboratories, projects, demonstrations, open questions, exhibitions, among others. The role of educators will be one of agent of change and that of facilitating and guiding the student through the contents and activities that promote the development of multidimensional thinking, as suggested by Paulo Freire.
What is Little Harvard's purpose?
The purpose of our institution is to prepare the student to face the reality of the changing community and society in which we live. Changes that are caused by the economy, technology, among other factors. To facilitate their integration into a globalized world, we have integrated English as a second language. In addition, we prepare them to function in a world where there are laws, regulations and rules that must be observed to live together in an orderly and harmonious manner.
What is Little Harvard's educational philosophy?
Little Harvard Bilingual School's educational program is framed by an eclectic educational philosophy. The concept of eclectic philosophy means that various philosophies are incorporated; what is useful is incorporated from each. (Ortiz, 2007)
What is Little Harvard's educational goal?
Our goal is for children to achieve their full potential at all stages of development, both physically, emotionally, socially, and cognitively. It is through education that children acquire most of their knowledge, skills, and values.
Mission, Vision & Core Values
Our vision is to be recognized as a leading, innovative, bilingual educational institution that offers excellent services through a highly qualified staff, laying the necessary foundations for students to have a successful educational future and become independent citizens, adaptable and competitive in our rapidly changing society.
Our mission is to offer a quality bilingual education integrating a variety of methodologies to develop the student's abilities to the maximum.
Extracurricular
Offerings
Physical Education
Painting / Art
Dance
Conversational English
STEM Laboratory
Accreditations
Little Harvard is fully accredited by The Department of Education of Puerto Rico (K-12), Consejo General de Puerto Rico since 2003, and registered under Puerto Rico's state department (Departamento de Estado con el número A70-44A70-44) Too, our school is candidate to be accredited by CADIE.
