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Experimentation, discovery, and creativity are encouraged through art media, woodworking, storytelling, puppetry, music, creative movement and dramatic play.
This is encouraged through individual, small group and large group activities. Opportunities of self-expression assist children in learning more about themselves and their individuality.
Self-expression provides many opportunities to feel proud of their personal accomplishments.
The philosophy is based on the idea that children learn all the time. Their play is their work. Their reward for work is that they learn.

Helping children to feel good about them and to develop effective relationships with others is an important aspect of our program. Children have the opportunity to move from individual self-selected activities to small group to large group activities.
Each event encourages them to work together on projects, take turns, and assume responsibility for their feelings and actions, as well as the consequences of those actions.
The staff’s role is important in establishing a safe and positive environment in which the children can grow in their knowledge of themselves and others.

A child is curious and eager to explore the world around him/her. Recognizing this curiosity as a tool of learning, the staff assists each child by providing objects, pictures, materials, and activities dealing with plants, seasons, community helpers, holidays, other cultures, ponds, oceans, transportation and more.

Field trips, guest speakers, art activities, stories and dramatic play and exploration assist in learning more about the world they live in.
The children are given opportunities to develop the scientific process skills of hypothesizing, questioning, following procedures and drawing conclusions. Cooking activities provide opportunities to see changes in materials as well as develop sequencing skills.

A child is curious and eager to explore the world around him/her. Recognizing this curiosity as a tool of learning, the staff assists each child by providing objects, pictures, materials, and activities dealing with plants, seasons, community helpers, holidays, other cultures, ponds, oceans, transportation and more.

Field trips, guest speakers, art activities, stories and dramatic play and exploration assist in learning more about the world they live in.
The children are given opportunities to develop the scientific process skills of hypothesizing, questioning, following procedures and drawing conclusions. Cooking activities provide opportunities to see changes in materials as well as develop sequencing skills.

Matching, copying, sorting, classifying, sequencing, and working with blocks is necessary for later competence in math. Some of these same skills are essential for success in reading. Through manipulating and building with blocks and other building toys, children learn about size, sorting by likenesses and differences, and counting.

At the sand and water table, children pour, measure, fill and empty containers. By completing learning games, they learn about likenesses and differences, sorting, classifying and counting. Staff encourages counting and one-to-one relationships. Ordering and logical thinking is emphasized through songs, games and teacher directed activities. Through play and structured classroom experiences, children are constantly learning math concepts.