Shannon Newmark

Shannon Newmark founded Childswork Learning Center in 1984, envisioning a preschool that values each child's uniqueness and promotes a learning environment focused on respect, belonging, responsibility, and developmentally appropriate practices. She believed teachers should meet each child where they are to facilitate learning and discovery.

Shannon Newmark is the founder of Childswork Learning Center, having conceived the school and its philosophy of meeting each child where they are to facilitate their learning and discovery.