Early Childhood Program
The Foundation for Lifelong Learning.
Our Early Childhood program encourages children to develop an inquisitive mind and the attitudes necessary for a wholesome life. Children follow their unique path and progress at their own pace. The Early childhood program begins at age three and culminates after kindergarten.
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8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with extended care available.
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8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with extended care available.
Children ages 3 to 6 share our Early Childhood classrooms, working in groups of various ages, abilities, cultures, and interests. In this age span, children occupy the same natural stage of development, but they may be in different places on their learning journey.
The instructional materials are the core of the Early Childhood learning program. The materials are carefully designed aids, placed on low shelves, within easy reach. Encouraging their inquisitive nature, children are presented with lessons from all areas of the curriculum. Children are seen concentrating for long periods on work that was self chosen.
In the practical life curriculum, students use child-size tools to take care of their environment by watering plants, washing tables, polishing and working with small objects. Children also plan and prepare food for snacks and special occasions. Lessons that teach grace and courtesy give children the confidence to easily manage everyday life situations. This helps them build the concentration and fine motor skills and executive function
The sensorial curriculum engages all of the child’s senses in organizing, classifying and grading colors, sizes, textures, and sounds. Working with each isolated sense allows the child to make connections to the world around them. Children learn to use this foundation in later areas of the class such as math and language.
The enriched curriculum — language, mathematics, science, history, geography, Spanish, music, and art — provides “a further preparation for life.”
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