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Our ambition is to continue growing, to be better at what we do. We increasingly aspire to be a national and European reference for early childhood.
About us
Our history
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Casa da Árvore was founded in 1993 by Isabel Poppe, an educational psychology graduate, and by Teresa Vieira de Almeida, an ex-student of Torre and Social Service graduate, with a vision of creating a multidisciplinary space dedicated to children and where, through various fields - music, piano, dance, English, amongst others-, many activities of cultural nature were promoted in an innovative way.
Since it was founded, a room was inaugurated dedicated to the youngest ones (from 12 to 36 months). It was called Playgroup and intended to represent the first opportunity to socialize before beginning school. The Playgroup's success can be attributed, overall to the way in which it accompanies little ones and liaising with Torre´s educational project, led at a certain point to Casa da Árvore becoming a nursery located at Rua Duarte Pacheco, in Restelo.
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Casa da Árvore was increasingly sought after by parents who liked our approach, our understanding of children being an engine of their own learning, the closeness, and communication between families and the school and, also our flexible hours.
Thus, Casa da Árvore extended its facilities, going on to be based at semi-twinned locations, at this point having rooms akin to a nursery and rooms similar to Playgroup. At this point, activities that were given by teachers specialized in music, theatre and psychomotricity were also introduced.
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Casa da Árvore went through a new extension and moved to a new address, shared with A Torre school, at Praça da Malaca, also in Restelo, where it currently operates.
Our ambition is to continue growing, to be better at what we do. We increasingly aspire to be a national and European reference for early childhood. We also want to reach out to more children and families, namely through training professionals and supervision of other schools, namely IPSS's.
We are driven and we vibrate with the life of every child and family we get to know.
Working well together as a team is a critical aspect of the work we do. We are informal, accessible and welcoming, though we are also serious, responsible and organized.
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