Curriculum:
Our curriculum considers the growth of the whole child. Each area of development, social, emotional,physical, and intellectual, is considered. Our activities and materials encourage learning using a broad range of stimulating experiences. Our curriculum is designed to accomplish this within a framework of familiar routines, yet have the flexibility to encourage creativity and spontaneity. Many skills overlap educational areas and are achieved in a variety of ways.
Naturally, a two year old will not have the same expectations as a five year old. The curriculum meets and stimulates developmentally appropriate goals for each age in an environment that is safe, fun and supportive. We want your child's school experience to be an easy transition from house to school. Some of the highlights of our curriculum are, but are not limited to:
Cognitive Development
- Encourage curiosity and questioning
- Attention to task and follow through to completion
- Predicting
- Memory recall
- Sequence of events
- Linking acquired knowledge to question and develop new experiences
- Intro to literacy development
Language
- Labeling
- Following 2, 3, and 4 step directions
- Show and Tell to encourage verbalizing
- Rhyming
- Using good grammar
- Fingerplay/Songs
- Stories
Social Studies
- Socialization skills
- Encourage responsibility for self
- Knowledge of self
- Relationship to Family and Community
- Role playing
- Manners / Good health habits
Math and Science
- Matching
- Sequencing
- Comparing and Contrasting
- Classifying and Ordering
- Numbers, Shapes, Colors
- Planting and Cooking
- Animal Care and Egg Hatching
Music
- Melody and Harmony
- Introduce rhythm, pitch, dynamics
- Introduce major orchestral instruments during "Music Month"
Gross Motor
- Three outdoor play yards
- All purpose room with climber and parachute
- Skipping, hopping, jumping and other appropriate large movement activities
Fine Motor
- Puzzles
- Coloring
- Cutting
- Gluing
- Lacing
- Building
The curriculum goals and activities are presented in a variety of ways to meet each learning style, whether it is visual, auditory or kinesthetic.