Teaching Philosophy
We emphasize the growth and development of the whole child. We achieve these goals by focusing on all areas of development: physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. Tearing leaves into small pieces is excellent fine motor practice, and then using a mortar and pestle to press the leaves into the play dough builds hand strength. Enrichment is added to the curriculum to allow all the children to work individually or in very small groups during a school week with our Enrichment instructor.
The children fine-tune their emerging skills with hands-on materials that allow for exploration and discovery. The instructor works closely with each teacher so that the enrichment activities support and extend the learning that is taking place in the classrooms.