Where playing becomes learning & Learning becomes playing

California License No. 197408674
Member of National Association for Family Child Care(NAFCC)
Member of The National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS)
SMAP Director, P.E.T. Instructor: Michiyo Masubuchi

When I had my first child, in 1981, I thought, "I'm glad that my son is healthy and I want him to be happy... Two years later I had my second child, a daughter, but I felt I had just experienced the first breath of motherhood like yesterday. And around the same time, I came across a book "Gakkou ga Omoshiroi" translated "School is fun/interesting" by Mizuho Fukuda. After reading the book, I found a school I had some interest in, Play Mountain Place (P.M.P.). When visiting the school I fell in love with everything about it. Both of my children started to attend the school shortly after visiting. And simultaneously, three times a week I had become a parent participant and learned and grew with my children.

I always wanted to have a fun time raising my children and family in a harmonious relationship. I realized that it was fun. When I came across a doubt, an interrogation, the teachers and the director I was able to understand and teach me at P.M.P. At P.M.P., I took the parenting class and shortly after I took the teacher program class and started working at P.M.P. as a teacher. And through P.M.P., I learned a lot, built experience and wanted to share it all with you. On May 5th, 1998 I started my own school S.M.A.P.

I hope SMAP becomes a meaningful place for you and your child. We are delighted to help and would feel tremendously pleased.

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