WE BELIEVE…that our program should meet the needs of the whole child (spiritual, physical, emotional, social, creative, and cognitive) in a safe, nurturing positive environment.
…that a child learns best by having opportunities to explore, create, and discover; so we maintain a child-oriented classroom, keeping an appropriate balance between child-initiated and teacher-directed activities.
…and that the learning environment should foster a positive self-concept in each child, and that our staff should be sensitive to the individual differences and developmental stages of each child.
OUR GOALS:
To grow in understanding of God and His loving care.
To develop a positive self-concept; thinking as an individual; expanding perspective.
To develop social skills to include the communication skills needed to solve problems peacefully; working and cooperating together in small and large groups; respecting the property of others; helping, sharing, and caring for others.
To encourage children to think, reason, question, and experiment; developing language and early literacy skills, to include letter recognition, letter-sound correspondences, concepts of print, early writing skills, and oral and listening skills; developing number sense and mathematical reasoning skills.
To develop an awareness of beauty and appreciation of aesthetic experiences, including art, music, poems, and books. Experiencing the artistic process.
To participate through play, singing, creative experiences, rhythmic activities and dramatic play.
To promote physical development and well-being; to include activities geared to develop large and small muscle coordination, and activities designed to foster good habits of health and safety.
To respect cultural diversity, to include books, pictures, foods, props, visitors, and cultural resources available in the community.
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