- Overview
- Statement of Purpose
- Curriculum
- Preschool
- Junior Kindergarten
- Kindergarten
- Extended Care
Junior Kindergarten
Language Arts
- Story dictation and retelling
- Sharing experiences
- Listening and observing
- Memorization & recitation through poetry breaks
- Rhyming
- Letter recognition via games & shapes
- Daily reading aloud of varied age- appropriate children's literature for comprehension: literature selections based on thematic units
- Weekly visits to the school library
Math
- Random numeral recognition 1-10
- Count by correspondence 1-20
- Rote count 1-20
- Classification by color, size and shape
- Left to right progression
- Calendar skills
- Numeral printing
- Graphing
- Addition & Subtraction
Social Studies
- Develop socialization skills and ability to express feelings in words
- Develop ability to play, work and get along with classmates in a socially acceptable manner
- Develop patriotism for America through: discussing and reciting daily the Pledge of Allegiance; singing patriotic songs and discussing their meaning; memorizing and reciting patriotic poems
- Develop awareness and appreciation for other cultures through story
- Develop awareness of earth’s seven continents and oceans
Science
- Participation in science experiments and activities
- Observe, compare, sequence, classify, describe and ask questions
- Solve problems and reach conclusions by using the five senses as well as working with animals and plants
Physical Education
- Fine Motor: Develop and refine through repeated usage of scissors, pencil, markers, glue, small building sets, buttons and zippers
- Gross Motor: Develop large muscle strength and coordination in arms and legs through repeated usage of outdoor and indoor activities and play equipment
Art
- Develop creativity, self expression, and communication by using a variety of mediums and encouraging risk taking
- Begin to explore primary verses secondary colors
Music
- Refine auditory abilities to discern and discriminate sounds
- Refine rhythm discernment
- Learn to use voice to sing a song
- Develop an appreciation of different kinds of music
- Participate in playing guitar, piano and various percussion instruments
Musical Movement Program
- Body and space awareness
- Gross motor and fine motor skills
- Manipulative skills (throwing, catching, dribbling, kicking, jumping rope)
- Elements of movement
- Self-initiated movement and expression through music, poems and stories
Cooking Program which includes development of concepts using all of the 5 senses through concrete experiences