About Us
Nicole Buono
Nicole Buono earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Mount Saint Mary’s University. She went on to earn a Master of Science in Special Education from Quinnipiac University. She has 13+ years teaching and tutoring experience. After her first child received an autism diagnosis in 2015, Nicole had to learn how to navigate the educational realm in a new way. Having a child with special needs helped Nicole to realize the vast lack of resources in this area for children and families in need of support. Nicole is passionate about helping other families get the support they need for their children and themselves. Her personal and professional experiences have equipped her with the knowledge and passion to change the education experience for others.
Our Philosophy
Rooted in Learning allows children to construct their own learning through collaboration and exploration. There is an emphasis on small group learning, which allows children to learn from one another, improve communication and collaboration skills, and build confidence. Project-based and interest-led learning allow creativity to flow and a love of learning to flourish. Children can learn, participate, and grow at their own pace through hands-on, multi-sensory learning activities. Children are natural communicators and are encouraged to express themselves at Rooted in Learning. Group lessons are not guided by a set curriculum, but are curated to each small group of children based on their interests, learning styles, and ability levels.
100 languages
NO WAY. THE HUNDRED IS THERE
The child
is made of one hundred.
The child has
a hundred languages
a hundred hands
a hundred thoughts
a hundred ways of thinking
of playing, of speaking.
A hundred always a hundred
ways of listening
of marveling of loving
a hundred joys
for singing and understanding
a hundred worlds
to discover
a hundred worlds
to invent
a hundred worlds
to dream.
The child has
a hundred languages
(and a hundred hundred hundred more)
but they steal ninety-nine.
The school and the culture
separate the head from the body.
They tell the child:
to think without hands
to do without head
to listen and not to speak
to understand without joy
to love and to marvel
only at Easter and Christmas.
They tell the child:
to discover the world already there
and of the hundred
they steal ninety-nine.
They tell the child:
that work and play
reality and fantasy
science and imagination
sky and earth
reason and dream
are things
that do not belong together.
And thus they tell the child
that the hundred is not there.
The child says:
No way. The hundred is there.
by, Loris Malaguzzi (translated by Lella Gandini)