EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
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10 MONTH PROGRAM-SEPT-JUNE (2.5-4 HR. CLASSES)
Our program offers AM Monday- Friday 1/2 day full immersion classes for children ages 2-4 to learn the Spanish language through FLEXIBLE & FUN activities and full of SPANISH!!. Activities include arts and crafts activities, fun games, music/movement lessons, storytelling, literacy lessons, cooking lessons and cultural activities. Themes are sequential with constant review of vocabulary to ensure mastery and with an emphasis on oral comprehension and speaking skills. Student to teacher ratio is 5:1 and classes are limited to 10 students per class for our 2 year old program & 6:1 class ratio for our 3-4 year old program.
EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM:
Our Early Childhood Program is designed for children who have basic knowledge of the Spanish language, but is also perfect for native Spanish speakers as it provides an opportunity for children to learn Spanish through the experiences presented in a typical childhood curriculum. Our lessons focus on readiness skills, pre-writing skills, social skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, socialization, thinking/problem solving skills and self-help skills. Curriculums used for our program that follows New York State preschool guidelines and common core standards are: ESTRELLITAS BILINGUAL READING PROGRAM, HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS, SANTILLAN PRE-K AND HOUGHTON MIFFLIN PRE-K.
EARLY CHILDHOOD (2 Year Old Classes)
Our 2-year old program is designed to promote an atmosphere of development and equipped with all the things a two year old loves and needs to grow into a healthy and happy preschooler. The teachers of our 2-year olds are warm and caring, enabling each child to successfully transition into our daily classroom routine that stimulates their independence while still giving them the nurturing attention they need. Activities include:
• Group Time
• Music Time
• Art Time
• Play Time
• Story Time
• Gross/Fine Motor Activities
EARLY CHILDHOOD (3 Year Old Classes)
Our 3-year-old curriculum focuses on socialization skills and an introduction to core learning concepts. In this class students develop fine motor skills to learn pre-writing skills, gross motor skills through dance, yoga and movement lessons; thinking and problem solving skills through hands on experiences and activities.
EARLY CHILDHOOD (4 Year Old Classes)
Our 4-year-old curriculum focuses on learning preschool skills for entrance into kindergarten, which fosters intellectual, emotional, and social development. Students develop thinking and problem solving, positive behavior and resilience through interactions with their peers, teachers & classroom environment; pre-writing skills, math skills, language skills, reading skills, readiness skills and literacy skills through balanced lessons that are designed to meet the unique needs and interests of each student.
