Programs

Our program is designed as an open play situation whereby the child learns and develops as a result of carefully selected activities and materials, plus field trips.  Our main goal is to have them develop an adequate self-concept in a school setting.  We feel what children are able to learn depends largely on their feelings about themselves.  There is an opportunity for the child to:

• Gain insights into how  they relate to others, both adults and children
• Learn of the new world around them
• Try new experiences without fear of failure
• Discover their own strengths and weaknesses

9:00 Arrival

• Circle time (Introduction to day, teacher guided activities, weather, day of the week)
• Work time (child initiated activity and adult guided projects including snack)
• Play time (imaginary play, cooperative or individual play, building)
• Circle time (show and tell, mysteries)
• Outside time (free play on the playground, in grass, or guided play) 

12:00 Dismissal

• Playing and sharing with others
• Hands-on learning activities reinforcing numbers, colors, letters, shapes
• Hands-on arts and crafts projects
• Music and movement activities
• Science discoveries
• Rhymes, poems, dramatizations, and finger plays
• Listening skills, including following rules and directions
• Recognize and begin to write own name
• Dressing skills (buttoning, zipping, etc)
• Health and safety habits
• Small motor skills (cut, paint, color, craft work, etc)
• Large motor skills (climbing toys, marching, and movement)