Uncommon Excellence Pre-K

226 Patchen Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
T: (347) 390-0460

Welcome to Uncommon Excellence Pre-K

Opening Fall 2024!

Small Class Sizes

Uncommon Excellence Pre-K prioritizes each student. With two teachers in every classroom and 18 children per class, we aim to ensure each child gets the targeted attention they deserve.

Enriched Curriculum

Uncommon Excellence Pre-K is proud to offer an enriched curriculum—including Spanish, music, soccer, and yoga!

Academics and Culture

Excellence in Learning

Uncommon Excellence Pre-K prepares children to be successful in elementary school and beyond, and aligns with Uncommon's K-12 educational philosophy while supporting the unique needs of early learners.

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Excellence in Character

Our well-rounded and developmentally appropriate curriculum fosters children’s confidence, sense of community and socialization, independence, and love of learning.

Excellence in Teaching

Our staff are smart, committed, and experienced individuals who work tirelessly to achieve outstanding academic results in their classrooms. We are committed to providing our teachers with the necessary tools to succeed and grow professionally.

Careers

A Typical School Day

Our approach supports children in meeting developmental milestones while fostering social-emotional growth and excellence in academics. Our certified teachers develop a personalized learning plan for each child, with an emphasis on one-on-one and small-group instruction. Best of all, our pre-K students will be welcomed into the Uncommon Schools community for their entire K-12 experience, where we are fiercely committed to supporting students in getting to and through college.

Well-Rounded Curriculum

Our well-rounded and developmentally appropriate curriculum fosters children’s confidence, sense of community and socialization, independence, and love of learning.

See an example of our daily schedule

Longer School Day and Year

To ensure that every student masters each and every standard, we provide students with a longer school day and longer year.

Daily Schedule
Before Care: 7:15am - 7:45am
Core Day: 7:45am - 3:00pm
After Care: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Enriched and Safe Learning Environment

Uncommon Excellence Pre-K provides its students with a calm, safe, and orderly environment to maximize learning time.

Spanish, Music, and Sports

Uncommon Excellence Pre-K is proud to offer an enriched curriculum - Including Spanish, music, soccer, and yoga!

Partnering with Families

We hold families—our most important community partners—to high expectations, and we assume that they will hold us to equally high standards. Families ensure that their children arrive at school on time every day, in uniform, and ready to learn. Uncommon Excellence Pre-K communicates with families frequently to share successes and discuss challenges.

Our School Leaders

Director

Shadell Purefoy