Patty Marquis, Sherri Schneider and Lynda Crane are the proud and dedicated managing members of IPS.

We are excited to offer a Reggio inspired, project-based curriculum that focuses on more than 100 endless ways children think, understand, dream, explore, discover, play, invent, speak, sing, and listen. Our unique and innovative curriculum is designed to instill a love for Life Long Learning in every child.  We have the flexibility to individualize curriculum in each classroom that best supports the Reggio Emilia guiding principles of the hundred languages of children.

Our mission is…

  • Create a comfortable, safe, and learning environment
  • Provide a balance between educational learning, play, emotional development and social skills
  • Give each child every opportunity to develop to their fullest potential.

We understand the importance/well-being of the whole child through healthy eating, creative/inquiring minds/bodies and fostering mutual respect for both the teachers and students.  Welcome to CIJS of St. Cloud!

Meet the Managing Team at IPS

Patty Marquis, Sherri Schneider and Lynda Crane are the proud and dedicated managing members of IPS.