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We're looking for rare individuals. Teachers with degrees in early childhood or environmental education and a fire in the belly to make a difference. Administrators with a head for business and a heart for helping children reach their full potential. People who are so invested that they'll stay with us for years, growing and developing our educational community. Is that you?
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  • how we started

    who we are

  • We listened to parents across the nation talk about preschool and heard a chorus. Like you, we want to immerse children in extraordinary educational opportunities. We want to prepare them for kindergarten, as well as to be lifelong learners. And we want to address pressing social issues such as children’s health and environmental sustainability.

    So we built that preschool from the ground up.

  • how we started

    who we are

  • The Grove School is possible because of our diverse team and parent company, Knowledge Universe. We have an incredible legacy of 30 years of research, professional expertise and insight into how preschool children learn and develop. This perspective allows us to unite the issues of our time and have a positive, enduring impact on our children, families and communities.
 
 
 

If I may be so kind as to say it, I’ve really enjoyed bringing The Grove School to life.

First a bit of background about me. I’ve been an entrepreneur in the education space for 18 years and have always enjoyed creating innovative and progressive organizations that focus on the needs of families, as well as children and their cognitive, social and emotional development. And so when I was asked to run The Grove School, I got excited about bringing together the right people, formulating a great team and moving from concept launch.

We have many fantastic people in our organization who have extensive educational experience. We also recruited top talent for specific skill sets. I asked around about individuals who were the most progressive, who would contribute substantively to a new brand and bringing it to market, and helping us move forward successfully.

Then I handpicked all seven people for our original team. I invited them and gave them the challenge. I told them this wasn’t a team where you can attend meetings and not contribute. They would truly frame and shape a wonderful new preschool experience.

With the team in place, we looked at best practices and got ideas from educators with 7-10 years of experience. We asked them about the challenges in early childhood education, and what would be the right way to proceed. We took that insight and formulated the school you see today.

There was also an aha moment. I remember a team meeting where I looked around the room. Everyone was contributing really great ideas and there were a lot of what-if questions. It was then that we decided not to put any barriers on our thinking. We knew we had the right people in the room and resources to make all of this happen.

That was the turning point. I realized this was unique and would resonate with families. Given the social and environmental consciousness of families today, we could align with their core values. We could truly extend what children are learning in their homes into a preschool environment.

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Ty is our president. He sets our strategy, tone and culture. He's also the father of 3 daughters.

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