Welcome to the Somerville Early Education Department and the SEE Every Child curriculum

The Somerville Early Education department ensures that young children in Somerville have equitable access to a curriculum approach where they are engaged in joyful, robust, challenging, child-centered experiences grounded in play, discovery, and their own interests, and guided by state and national learning standards.

Children are born ready to learn and have the right to equitable access to a curricular approach that reflects who they are and what they are interested in. It is the job of the adults in a child’s life to prepare an environment and experiences that support a child’s ability to grow to their full potential. In order for children to be confident and happy learners in school and life, the adult, environment, and child work together.

Learning through play, key practices and routines, and thematic project-based learning guided by Big Idea projects is at the core of children’s learning. Exploring topics through Big Ideas allows children to develop deeper understanding and to make meaningful connections between learning and their lives. Children are engaging in integrated learning across all domains. These domains are: