Beyond Violins
01.07
Atlanta INtown
At the Suzuki School, preschool can mean foreign language, music and ballet - in addition to math, phonetics and fine-motor tuning - for tots as young as 6 months old. The school, founded in 1976 by Marlene Lerer, is based on the teaching philosophy of Japanese violin teacher Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, It emphasizes the importance of highly developed and interactive learning from infancy, and the idea is to instill a love of learning in even the youngest of children.
"Brain research shows that it's the first years that matter the most," said Deborah Markham, who has been the school director since 1982.
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