Character Education:
Our fun and rewarding character education program utilizes our special Early Advantage woodland friends. The goal of our character education program is to prepare children to become morally responsible, self disciplined citizens. Problem solving, decision making, and conflict resolution are important parts of developing moral character. These skills are crucial in children’s early school years, when making friends and learning go hand in hand!
The Baby Signs® Program:
Over two decades of research by Drs. Acredolo and Goodwyn, much of it funded by the National Institutes of Health, has shown that using The Baby Signs® Program provides many benefits for children and their parents. Using the Baby Signs Program . . . reduces tears, tantrums and frustration, makes learning to talk easier, boosts self-esteem and self-confidence, stimulates intellectual development, and strengthens the parent-child bond.
GrapeSEED is an Early Language Acquisition program that is inclusive of all key preschool and kindergarten milestones. It is simply comprehensive and it is fun. The curriculum is built on experience, research, a high level of design, quality content, art, and music to deliver a fully integrated, functional-notional curriculum designed specifically for early childhood education. It addresses a broad range of skills in the areas of receptive and expressive language, including listening, understanding, reading, writing, spelling, and grammar. It does so through its use of original songs, chants, poems, activities, stories, CDs and DVDs.
Pinnacle PreSchool and Kindergarten Curriculum:
Pinnacle is a research-based early childhood curriculum, designed with both teachers and students in mind. Based on the works of Piaget, Gardner, and Erikson, Pinnacle provides teachers with lessons that engage children in developmentally appropriate activities. Pinnacle is published in an easy-to-use, reusable format that includes lesson plan guides, activity enrichments, and long range goals linked to key standards. Comprehensive programs are offered for Infants, Toddlers, Two's, Three’s, Four’s, and School-Age children. Based on the works of Piaget, Gardner, and Erikson.
- Developmentally appropriate activities that adhere to NAEYC guidelines.
- Clearly stated learning objectives to help facilitate learning in all domains.
- Flexible programming to accommodate varied learning styles.
- Carefully selected themes that capture children’s interest.
- Long-range goals linked to Key Standards.
- Provides suggestions to enrich developmental milestones based on research.
- Interactive activities that help children develop a love for learning while they are growing, playing, and having fun.
- Enriching activity centers and circle times every day.
- Suggested book lists related to theme.
- Patterns included for teacher use and classroom enrichment.
- Five weeks of curriculum for each month.
- Comprehensive Age-Specific Programs for Infants, Toddlers, Twos, Threes, Fours and School-Age children.
