07/23/2026
Have you noticed these stickers and signs in the neighborhood? Our students voted and gave out our first Good Neighbor rewards. Full text below - shout out to all the businesses and community leaders who welcome the next generation!
Recipients include: Bored Coffee, Kasbah, Presidente Deli, The Amazing Garden, Human Compass Garden, Dan Teicher, Tomas Rua, Mazzat, Mindful Pups, 76th precinct, FDNY Engine 279.
Dear Friend of Our School,
Over the past year, you have been part of something much bigger than you may realize.
Our school community is made up of children from 3 months to 5 years old, little people discovering the world through relationships, kindness, and everyday experiences. Along the way, your support has helped make that world feel larger, warmer, and more connected.
Whether you opened your space to us, shared your expertise or time, welcomed our teachers and families, offered encouragement, or simply made our community feel cared for, your generosity has touched our school in meaningful ways.
We especially want you to know that we do not take your support for granted. Not every person or place immediately sees the value of welcoming young children and the communities that surround them. Your openness, kindness, and willingness to make space for us has stood out and has meant more than you may know.
Children learn not only from what we teach them, but from the people and communities around them. Through people like you, they learn what it means to belong, to help others, and to care for the places and people that make up a neighborhood.
Please accept this certificate, a handmade card from our students, and this sticker as a small token of our gratitude. We hope youâll display it proudly, knowing that you are an important part of our village.
With gratitude,
Laurie Torres, Founder and Executive Director