Goals for All Children
We strive to develop skills across all developmental domains, cognitive, social & emotional, language, and physical, through child-directed, play-based curriculums. Each classroom is organized to build school readiness skills and to develop social and emotional skills that allows each child to interact with their peers and adults. We strive to help children:
Develop a positive self-concept
Become more independent
Develop respect for self and others
Understand how to be a global citizen by respecting and accepting other cultures, family structures, and all people of our world
Cooperate with others
Find the joy, wonder, and delight in learning
Social and emotional awareness
Our program helps children achieve these goals through child-directed, strength-based learning experiences in the areas of:
Creative arts
Imaginative play
Language concepts
Math concepts
Science
Social and emotional focused lessons
Gross and fine motor movements
Music and movement
Brown Bear Goals
Our toddler classroom is designed to meet the needs of very young children. The primary needs for toddler's development are:
Be loved
Played with
Be taught how to play
Talked with and listened to
Develop safe, secure attachments with teachers
Develop a sense of safety while at school
Our Brown Bear classroom allows young children the opportunity to explore their world in a safe, controlled environment. Children are naturally curious learners, and we support their drive to learn by providing the freedom for them to try new things, learn new concepts and meet developmental goals such as:
Proprioception (body control)
Initiate play activities
Learn through discovery
Gross and fine motor skills
Self-control
Trust in family and caregivers
Comforting self
Language skills
Social and emotional skills through conflict resolution modeled by teachers