The governmental reports state the ozone is badly compromised and while some damage has been done, there are efforts on our part that can help keep us from further destruction.Our task needs to be clear and present in that we must teach and instill in our children the "green ways."

Greenhouse use, conservation, recycling and preservation are just some of what our children learn which has produced observation skills, healthy, active growth and nurturing societal involvement. Growing Minds Learning Center is the only school in the county certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a natural habitat for native animals, and is the first school in the state to be certified as having a Natural Outdoor Classroom through the Arbor Day Foundation.

Children are enriched by the core values of natural science and environmentalism. Having the understanding that we all live in harmony, inclusive of plants, animals and humans and that one cannot survive without the other has enlightened our children and brought them an awareness that even at their young ages, they can have a positive impact on the community around them.

Our children have become respecters of vegetation, animals and insects. They are able to not only participate in planting and producing vegetables and flowers and recycle different materials, they understand the importance of it and are able to articulate these facts intelligently. They have nature values instilled in them as to how to take care of their environment as well as themselves.

While naturalism is a viable part of Growing Minds and indeed the world as a whole, we also demonstrate physical fitness, exercise, balanced nutrition and education. Upon graduating from our learning center, our children have mastered, fine motor finger separation, balance of body relationship, voice control, mirroring, rhythm, auditory directions, hand-eye coordination, effective communication, conflict resolution, and more. Our children are sent to higher learning facilities such as private and public schools, fully prepared.