Curriculum Goals

THE GOALS OF OUR PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

The most important goals of our curriculum are for children to get along well with others and become enthusiastic learners. We want children to become independent, self-confident, curious learners who can work well with others. We're teaching them how to learn, not just in preschool, but all through their lives. We do this by creating purposeful and productive play experiences that help children grow in all areas. Our curriculum identifies goals in four areas of development. Each of the areas in the curriculum varies according to the children's age.

Social/emotional:
to help children develop independence, self- confidence, and self-control, follow rules and routines, make friends, and learn what it means to be part of a group.

Physical:
To increase children's large muscle skills -- balancing, running, jumping, throwing and catching -- and use the small muscles in their hand to do tasks like buttoning, stringing beads, cutting, drawing, and writing.

Cognitive:
To acquire thinking skills such as the ability to solve problems, to ask questions, and think logically -- sorting, classifying, comparing, counting, and making patterns -- and to use materials and their imagination to show what they have learned.

Language:
To use words to communicate with others, listen to and participate in conversations with others, understand the purpose of print, recognize letters and words, and begin writing for a purpose. Through the activities we plan and the way we organize the classroom, select toys and materials, plan the daily schedule, and talk with children, we seek to accomplish to goals of our curriculum and give your child a successful start in school.