Curriculum

Language/Literacy Development

We cultivate foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, progressively advancing from infancy through the preschool years to foster a deep understanding and love for language and literacy.

• Receptive Language (Listening): Develops children’s ability to understand spoken language, enhancing their listening skills through engaging stories, songs, and interactive conversations.
• Expressive Language (Speaking): Encourages children to express themselves clearly and confidently, expanding from basic sounds and gestures to complex sentences and storytelling.
• Foundational Reading: Fosters an early interest in books and reading, guiding children from exploring books tactilely to comprehending and enjoying diverse stories and informational texts.
• Writing: Supports the development of writing skills from initial scribbles and marks to writing words, simple sentences, and engaging in creative storytelling.

Mathematical Development

We introduce essential mathematical concepts and skills, including number sense, operations, geometry, measurement, and pattern recognition, to lay a strong foundation for future mathematical learning.

• Number Sense & Operations: Builds understanding of numbers, quantities, and basic operations, preparing children for mathematical reasoning and problem-solving.
• Geometry & Spatial Sense: Helps children recognize and describe shapes and spatial relationships, fostering their visual-spatial understanding.
• Measurement & Data: Introduces measurement concepts and data collection, encouraging children to observe, compare, and discuss their world quantitatively.
• Patterns & Classification: Cultivates skills in recognizing, creating, and extending patterns, and classifying objects based on various attributes.

Scientific Inquiry

We encourage curiosity about the natural world and develops scientific thinking skills through observation, exploration, and experimentation across physical, life, and earth sciences.

• Physical Science: Explores basic concepts of light, sound, force, and matter, encouraging hands-on experimentation and discovery.
• Life Science: Introduces children to living and non-living things, their characteristics, and the needs of living organisms, fostering respect and care for the environment.
• Earth Science: Helps children understand the earth’s features and the sky, promoting awareness and appreciation of the natural world.
• Observation & Inquiry: Stimulates scientific curiosity and inquiry, supporting children’s natural propensity to explore, ask questions, and seek answers.

Social Studies

We build awareness of time, historical events, geography, culture, community, government, and economics, helping children appreciate their place in the world and understand the basics of societal structures.

• History & Events: Introduces concepts of time and history, enabling children to understand sequences of events and the concept of change over time.
• Geography: Encourages exploration of people, places, and environments, fostering children’s spatial thinking and appreciation of the world around them.
• Culture & Community: Promotes understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures, families, and community roles, highlighting the value of inclusion and respect for differences.
• Government & Economics: Provides a basic introduction to the roles of rules, responsibilities, and economic concepts, laying the groundwork for civic understanding.

Social Behaviors

We focus on self-awareness, building trusting relationships, understanding and expressing emotions, and developing self-regulation skills to support healthy social and emotional well-being.

• Self-Awareness & Relationships: Encourages children to understand themselves and build positive relationships with others, fostering trust and social competence.
• Feelings & Emotions: Helps children recognize, express, and manage a wide range of emotions, promoting empathy and emotional intelligence.
• Self-Regulation: Supports children in developing the ability to regulate their behaviors and emotions, crucial for personal and social success.

Physical/Health Development

We promote physical health and development, gross and fine motor skills, and safety awareness, ensuring children grow into healthy, active learners.

• Gross & Fine Motor Skills: Enhances children’s physical abilities, from large movements like running and jumping to precise hand-eye coordination and manipulation.
• Safety Awareness & Self-Care: Teaches children about personal safety and self-care practices, including hygiene, nutrition, and healthy habits.

Creative Arts

We foster creativity and expression through visual arts, music, movement, and dramatic play, encouraging children to explore and express their artistic talents and imagination.

• Visual Arts: Encourages artistic expression and appreciation, allowing children to create and explore with different media and materials.
• Music & Movement: Promotes enjoyment and participation in music and dance, supporting children’s rhythmic and musical development.
• Dramatic Play: Enables children to engage in imaginative play, exploring various roles and scenarios through creative expression.

Support for Dual Language Learners

We provides support for bilingual language development, facilitating both receptive and expressive language skills in children’s home and second languages.

• Receptive Language: Supports understanding and comprehension in both home and second languages, fostering bilingual communication skills.
• Expressive Language: Encourages communication in multiple languages, enhancing children’s ability to express themselves and engage in two-way conversations.

Our curriculum is designed to support children’s holistic development, equipping them with foundational skills and fostering a lifelong love for learning across all domains.