ESSENTIALS OF THE CURRICULUM

Learning Through Play

        Our program provides opportunity for children to learn & play by working on theme-based curriculum that meet the individual needs of the children in their classrooms. The teachers introduce developmentally appropriate materials and activities to children and assist them during the process of finding their interests. These materials include puzzles, books,music instruments, science & exploration kit, money and cash registers, art easel, white board & chalk board, computers and dramatic play area.

Learning Centers:

• Encourage children to explore their environment, solve problems and think independently.
• Provide time for children to express their feelings and use their imaginations.
• Promote freedom within children to choose from various materials and learn at their own pace.
• Teachers observe children while they choose from center to center and assess their development.    

 Through learning centers children:

• Explore a variety of materials through play.
• Share and socialize with their friends.
• Make choices among several scenarios according to their interests.
• Use materials to pretend, as they become something else during play, which sets the stage for creativity - the type of skills that are essential for beginning reading and writing.

Advanced Curricular Activities

Our advanced curriculum integrates through weekly lesson plans in order to enhance the learning experience of children every day. This aspect of the program is a particularly unique feature as it doesn’t demand any extra fees and is included in tuition. 

Arts & Language Arts

• Understanding hand control to use drawing tools.
•  Beginning to develop eye hand coordination.
•  Using art material appropriately.
•  Identifying the primary and secondary color.
•  Identifying and describing the basic concepts of arts; line, shape, color, design, value, form and texture.
•   Music & Movement Activities ( Greg & Steve)
•   Music appreciation through Music Preludes 

Explore The World Program

• Countries & Cultures
• Recognition of the countries by names
• Recognition of the flags
  
• Languages Spoken
• Greetings from around the world  

The Natural Environment Awareness
The natural environment awareness program helps young children appreciate the nature and protect the environment. Children participate in well planned age appropriate activities such as;
School Garden

Planting Sessions
Nature Walks
Bird Watching Activities

Bugs Chase

From Egg to the Bird (Life cycle observation)
Classroom Aquarium
Life in a Pond (frogs, fish, weeds and rocks), etc.

The Social Awareness

• Identifying examples of past events in stories, and historical accounts of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln.
• Identifying the people and events honored by the holidays of Thanksgiving day, Fourth of July, Martin Luther king Jr and Presidents Day.
•  Developing awareness that a map is a drawing of a place to show where things are located and that a globe is a round model of earth.
•  Learning to describe places referenced in stories and real life situations; locate land, air and water features.

The Fitness Program

• Yoga exercise Sessions
• Health & Nutrition Awareness
• Sports, T ball practice, basketball & soccer.