Preschool Program

As a team effort, the staff continues to promote a hands-on, thematic, integrated approach to learning. Our curriculum is based on the developmental abilities of the children attending the preschool. We continue to subscribe to the philosophy that children learn best through play and discovery.

Curriculum planning is an on-going, evolving process. We strive to upgrade and update our program to reflect the needs of the children, their families and the community.

We publish a monthly calendar for the parents as a basic guideline of events. The purpose is to establish a strong line of communication between the school and your family. It also allows teachers, parents and the children time to prepare for upcoming activities and events, and provides a sense of security for all those involved. We encourage parents to look ahead and prepare the child for what he/she will be doing in school on a daily basis.

Children are able to choose thematic, developmentally appropriate, creative activities on a daily basis. Your child has the opportunity to exercise personal choice, according to interest and preference, and choose which areas and activities in which to participate.

Examples of these activities are:

  1. Creative Arts: Music / Drama / Creative Movement / Art
    • Music:
      • Play classroom percussion instruments
      • Develop listening skills
      • Perform in classroom and concert settings
      • Sing traditional, folk, and contemporary songs
      • Play musical games
      • Dance folk dances
    • Drama:
      • Act out stories they have heard
      • Create a story and act it out
      • Improvise a short drama using dress-up clothes
      • Puppet theater
    • Creative Movement:
      • Play non-competitive games
      • Move to music
      • Participate in enhanced movement using props (ie. hoops, parachute, balance beam, etc.)
      • Explore stationary and locomotor movement
    • Create visual art using the following media:
      • Paint
      • Glue and Scissor activities
      • Clay
      • Markers, crayons, pencils
      • Found objects ie. Fabric, buttons, paper tubes, shells, beads, etc.
  2. Play Time: Free Play / Outdoor Play / Games / Physical Exercise
    • Outdoor Play/Free Play
      • Sand (indoors and outdoors)
      • Water (indoors and outdoors)
      • Sidewalk Chalk
      • Riding Toys
      • Gardening tools
      • Swings
    • Outdoor Play/Free Play
      • Playhouse
      • Legos
      • Swings
      • Blocks
  3. Discovery Activities: Math / Science/Literature / Social Studies / Cooking
    • Literacy( literature) - Increase verbal literacy (both written and oral) by using the following:
      • Thematic books and stories
      • Dramatic play
      • Free choice of books from library
      • Written story telling in pictures and words
      • Discussion/Show and Tell
    • Math/Science - Increase math/science literacy by using the following:
      • Math games and activities
      • Games
      • Science experiments
      • Puzzles
      • Counting during snack, music, art, free play
    • Social Studies - Increase awareness of social environment by:
      • Discussion
      • Show and Tell
      • Community Helpers
    • Cooking
      • Measure
      • Mix
      • Bake
      • Pour drinks
      • Serve snacks