A Child Becomes Preschool strives to nurture each child’s individuality, innate curiosities and instill a desire for lifelong learning as we prepare preschoolers for kindergarten and the world beyond.
We approach teaching with a child-centered philosophy. We believe that every aspect of a child’s personality, be it cognitive, social, emotional, physical, or spiritual, should be touched or challenged in some way during his or her journey with us. Each of these areas is interrelated, and in a relaxed and rich learning environment, these aspects can naturally integrate to create maximal and effective learning.
We believe that each child is unique and we do our best to nurture the intrinsic gifts that each one brings and shares with us. We also believe that what truly makes a difference in a child’s life, beneath all the methods, materials, and the curriculum, is a teacher who cares about each child and who teaches from the heart.
Leaders in early childhood learning and development state that the earliest years of life are the most important. Half of an individual’s intelligence is developed by the age of four and in these same years children are most susceptible to environmental influences! Teachers have a very influential role in being the first link in a long chain of instruction. For success in a child’s progress through school, our teachers have a responsibility to provide for your child an environment that will stimulate and enrich him or her and help lay a foundation for future academics.
At our preschool, it is important that we know your child’s level of “cognitive” development and have age appropriate activities. Preschool children love to learn by “doing.” They are active learners who gain knowledge by acting directly on and with concrete objects. Through these actions they can draw conclusions about their world. Within our daily classroom routine, we have many hands on activities and projects designed to be stimulating and fun for your child. It is exciting that preschoolers are such tireless experimenters and investigators!
There was a child went forth one day,
And the first object he look’d upon, that object he became.
And that object became part of him for the day
Or a certain part of the day,
Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.Walt Whitman
“Autumn Rivulets”
In Leaves of Grass
It is our goal that your child’s creativity and self-esteem will be nurtured. It is our goal the he or she may learn new ideas and concepts. It is our goal that your child will find that learning in itself is an exciting and enriching adventure; one of growing and becoming…
