The Promethean Foundation

INTRODUCTION TO PROMETHEAN

Prometheus, a character from mythology, gave fire to man enhancing mans intellectual awareness. It was the name chosen for this foundation because it describes the intent to bring intellectual awareness to very young children of Obion County. The Promethean Foundation was created in 2004 as a result of the generosity of the Robert E. and Jenny D. Kirkland Foundation. This non-profit foundation is under the direction of The Union City Rotary Club, who is charged with the responsibility of creating a Promethean Board of Directors to govern the mission of the foundation.

PROMETHEAN FOUNDATION MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of the foundation to help "at risk" pre-school children needing an opportunity to reach their learning potential to attend high quality daycare centers in Obion County that teach with the common theme of educational excellence and character development.

PROMETHEAN FOUNDATION OBJECTIVES

• To provide daycare scholarships for qualified "at risk" pre-school children
• To increase the quality of education and care at all participating daycares in Obion County
• To insure an environment in the daycares that teaches using a wide variety of developmentally appropriate curriculum activities for academic and character development
• To insure an environment in the daycares that models responsibility, courage, empathy, kindness, and respect
• To continually measure and evaluate the progress of the scholarship recipients and the participating daycares
  

We acknowledge with grateful appreciation Ms. Jennifer Aquino, Head of the Lower School, Cincinnati Country Day School (CCDS) in Cincinnati, Ohio, for providing advice and encouragement to the foundation and for giving us permission to use this information.

PROMETHEAN FOUNDATION GOALS FOR PRO-KIDS

• To provide daycare scholarships for qualified "at risk" pre-school children we set as our goal
  
  • To serve up to 300 scholarship children per year from "at risk" homes in Obion County.
  • To serve scholarship children in center based daycares serving the general population of the community.

• To increase the quality of education and care at all participating daycares in Obion County we set as our goal
  • To see every participating daycare in Obion County achieve a 3 Star rating from the Tennessee Stars Program or an equivalent standard.
    
  • To see every participating daycare in Obion County have highly qualified directors.

• To insure an environment in the daycares that teaches using a wide variety of developmentally appropriate curriculum activities for academic and character development we set as our goal
  • To encourage every teacher in participating daycares to be highly qualified, receiving training in developmentally appropriate methods for teaching young children.
    
  • To provide the foundation of concepts and skills on which to build future learning by using the Pro-Kids Curriculum.
    
  • To provide resources to the participating daycares to use to accomplish the task of a rigorous and appropriate curriculum.

• To insure an environment in the daycares that models responsibility, courage, empathy, kindness, and respect we set as our goal
  
  • To provide directors and teachers with appropriate materials and training to guide them in teaching good character development.
    
  • To encourage participating daycares to recruit teachers that reflect good character.

• To continually measure and evaluate the progress of the scholarship recipients and the participating daycares we set as our goal
  • To provide an initial developmental screening of each child as they enter the daycare setting.
    
  • To provide periodic progress evaluation to establish each child's developmental, academic, and character development.
    
  • To evaluate the daycares to establish their progress in meeting the expectations of the Promethean Foundation.

PRO-KIDS CONCEPTS AND CURRICULUM

The Pro-Kids academic curriculum has been designed and developed within a framework of eight disciplines. These represent curriculum areas from age six weeks until entering kindergarten. The curriculum represents the standards for what students should know and be able to do throughout there preschool years in order to properly prepare them for kindergarten. The curriculum framework establishes benchmarks for achieving preschool goals. Progress notes, developmental screenings, and parent conferences help assess and document each child's developmental progress per discipline.

The Pro-Kids Character Development curriculum has been developed within a framework of five virtues. These represent character values that allow the child to successfully relate to self, others, and the environment. The curriculum framework establishes benchmarks for determining evidence of the child successfully understanding acceptable responses to self, others, and the environment.

PRO-KIDS DISCIPLINES

PRO-KIDS CHARACTER VIRTUES

• Kindness
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Courage
• Empathy

For more information contact:
Promethean Foundation
115 West Main Street
Union City, TN 38261
731-884-0088