Our Curriculum
Our curriculum recognizes that the value of child-initiated active learning is the most important.
“The best early childhood activities build on children’s natural curiosity, are matched to children’s current and emerging abilities, and allow for exploration and variation rather than having to perform in a single “right way.”
Learning is a process of “developmental change” — a process in which we learn by relating and adding new information to what we already know, sometimes, changing the way we thought before. Learning does not happen when children are simply told something. To learn, they must see and do things for themselves, with parents and teachers present to encourage and challenge their thinking. Children must be secure and confident in what they already know before they are ready to move to the next level.
With a HighScope Curriculum, the adults first validate and support what children already know and then challenge them to extend their thinking to the next level.
“The best early childhood activities build on children’s natural curiosity, are matched to children’s current and emerging abilities, and allow for exploration and variation rather than having to perform in a single “right way.”
Learning is a process of “developmental change” — a process in which we learn by relating and adding new information to what we already know, sometimes, changing the way we thought before. Learning does not happen when children are simply told something. To learn, they must see and do things for themselves, with parents and teachers present to encourage and challenge their thinking. Children must be secure and confident in what they already know before they are ready to move to the next level.
With a HighScope Curriculum, the adults first validate and support what children already know and then challenge them to extend their thinking to the next level.
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Daily Schedule
The daily schedule for all classrooms includes Circle time, Art, Music, Story time, Math, Science, Literacy, indoor and/or outdoor gross motor. Naptime and lunch time is also part of the daily schedule. |
Extracurricular Opportunity
We also offer the opportunity to participate on the Tumble Bus. The Tumble Bus program is designed to improve fitness, promote confidence, and enhance physical and motor development. The classes are for children ages 2 1⁄2 to 6 years old. Register online at Olympic Academy of Gymnastics. Click on Personal Accounts link. |