Brant is "a happy place to grow and learn" because:

• we provide a healthy and safe environment;
• we develop well-balanced programs;
• we provide opportunities for children to have fun, to enjoy learning, and to develop their problem-solving skills;
• we encourage children to use their imaginations and to assist them to develop their creative potential;
• we help children learn to get along with others, to share and to trust each other.

Dr. Knoepfli, Brant’s full-time Director, summarizes our philosophy as follows:

“Although we recognize the importance of play, Brant is perceived very much as a school for young children. We are classroom based with a focus on developing language and literacy skills and basic math competencies.

Our objective is to have the children enter Grade One already reading or with a strong phonetics background so that they will learn to read easily and effectively in their primary years.

We also strive to help children develop an understanding of number concepts, sets, sequencing, geometric shapes and figures, and particularly patterning, important skills in problem-solving, mathematics and general cognitive development.”