• Art
• Music
• Dramatic play
• Whole language
• "Second Step"
• Computers
• Work jobs
• Math
• Science
• Enrichments
• Field trips and activities

Art

Activities in the Art Center offer an abundance of learning opportunities. Children gain social skills as they share and cooperate with the use of materials.

Music

Through music activities, children learn to hear differences in sounds, discover rhythm, and increase vocabulary.

Dramatic Play

Through dramatic play, children integrate what they are learning about the world around them and how they feel about themselves in that world.

Whole Language

This program provides children with opportunities to listen, act out, and make puppets and mini books for a variety of stories. Children are given daily opportunitiesto develop and improve their ability to communicate—in listening, thinking, speaking, writing, and reading.

"Second Step"

The goal of this program is to build your child's social skills and self esteem by giving tehm tools to solve everyday problems. Second Step lessons are divided into three areas:

• Empathy training: Children learn to identify feelings in others, predict what feelings their actions might cause, and show others that they care.
• Impulse control: Children learn to think creatively to solve problems, and they learn social skills such as sharing and taking turns.
• Anger management: Children learn how to calm themselves and redirect their feelings in more positive ways.

Work Jobs

Work jobs are specially designed projects that promote reading readiness, math readiness, and visual perception. Work job materials are chosen for each child's ability, and encourage growth in fine-motor skills, thinking skills, and socio-emotional skills. Daily work jobs teach each child the value of beginning and finishing a task—an important ingredient in building self esteem.

Math

In addition to math-related computer games and individual work jobs, another approach to stimulating a child's inquisitiveness is through large or small group activities. These help develop the strong listening and independent learning skills needed to succeed in a traditional matematics classroom setting.

Science

Science projects promote the intellectual growth of children by stimulating their curiosity. Children are given hands-on, real-life activities involving the theme for the month.

Enrichments

On enrichment days, one subject is covered in-depth, and stories, crafts, and dramatic play center around the enrichment topic. For example, topics may include snow, Native Americans, dinosaurs, space, Hanukkah, pioneers, and Earth Day.

Field Trips and Activities

Each month, classes go on field trips. These trips provide a wonderful opportunity for children to experience and learn from new environments, and for them to learn how to have good manners in public places.

Other activities held throughout the year include:

• Back-to-school picnic
• Cirriculum night
• Dad and child Halloween party
• Parents and child holiday party
• Valentine's Day party
• Mother's Day party
• End-of-year picnic