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THE HIGHSCOPE CURRICULUM
The HighScope Curriculum is uniquely designed to provide a rich academic foundation while promoting independence, decision making, cooperation, creativity, and problem solving in young children. The HighScope Curriculum includes learning objectives, effective adult interaction strategies, and assessment measures that help St. Peter's Primary School and Nursery Unit ensure a high-quality experience for all learners.
Research proves that high-quality early education improves a child’s chances for long-term success and that the positive impact of high-quality early education goes beyond the child to improve the lives of future generations.
Children who receive high-quality early education compared to those who do not:
Are more prepared for school
Are more emotionally mature and self-regulated
Have higher graduation rates and college attendance
Have more stable employment and higher salaries
Create more stable home environments for children
Are healthier adults
Are more civically-engaged
THE HIGHSCOPE APPROACH TO EARLY YEARS EDUCATION
The staff of St. Peter's Primary School and Nursery Unit believe that education is most effective when children are interested, engaged, supported and encouarged.
Our goals for young children;
To become independent, responsible, and confident problem solvers and decision makers — ready for school and ready for life
To gain knowledge and skills in important academic, social, emotional, and physical domains through active involvement with people, materials, events, and ideas
To learn to plan many of their own activities, carry them out, and talk with others about what they have done and what they have learned
To develop strong executive function and self-regulation skills that will last through adulthood
To find out more about the HighScope approach in action, click here.
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