Classrooms

• Self, which includes self-awareness and self-regulation, social and emotional understanding, empathy and caring, and initiative in learning
• Social Interaction, which focuses on interactions with familiar adults, interactions with peers, group participation, and cooperation and responsibility
• Relationships, which addresses attachments to parents, close relationships with teachers and caregivers, and friendships

Language and Literacy

• Listening and Speaking, which includes language use, vocabulary, and grammar
• Reading, which covers concepts about print, phonological awareness, alphabetic and word/print recognition, comprehension and analysis of age-appropriate text, and literacy interest and response
• Writing, which focuses on writing strategies, including the emergent use of writing and writing-like behaviors.

English-Language Development

• Listening, which includes understanding words, requests and directions, and basic and advanced concepts
• Speaking, which focuses on using English to communicate needs, expand vocabulary, become skillful at engaging in conversations, use increasingly complex grammatical constructions when speaking, understand grammar, ask questions, use social conventions, and tell personal stories
• Reading, which covers appreciating and enjoying reading, understanding book reading, understanding print conventions, demonstrating awareness that print conveys meaning, developing awareness and recognition of letters, demonstrating phonological awareness, and manipulating sounds, such as rhyming
• Writing, which includes understanding the communicative function of writing and engaging in simple writing and writing-like behaviors

Mathematics

• Number Sense, which includes understanding of counting, number relationships, and operations
• Algebra and Functions (Classification and Patterning), which focuses on sorting and classifying objects and recognizing and understanding simple, repeating patterns
• Measurement, which includes comparison and ordering
• Geometry, which focuses on properties of objects (shape, size, position) and the relation of objects in space
• Mathematical Reasoning, which addresses how young children use mathematical thinking to solve everyday problems

KINDERGARTEN- Transportation for public schools morning bus leaves at 7:20a.m. and returns at 3:30pm.  When they first arrive they eat a snack and then split into groups with a rotation of playing on our playground and participating in Social Skills, Art or Center activities.

AGES 6-12 AFTERSCHOOLERS
SCHOOL YEAR-Transportation for public schools morning bus leaves at 7:20am and returns at 3:40pm.  We offer transportation from tutoring at public school also.  When they first arrive they eat a snack and then split into groups to follow a room rotation schedule of Gym, Playground, Arcade or Homework in the AS room.

SUMMER CAMP-We have themed camps that follow a room rotation schedule with adding in field trips and swimming.

AS ROOM-This area provides hands on activities with no pressure to perform, which include science, art, cooking and centers.

GYM-This space offers non-competitive active group and individual games which focus on social skills practice such as empathy, compromise, cooperation and kindness.

COMPUTER ROOM/ARCADE-is a time to experience autonomy and control; this gives them the freedom to choose how they will spend part of their day.

PLAYGROUND & POOL- provides free choice and interaction with peers. The playground has a large area for sports and shaded playground equipment for plenty of fresh air and exercise.   For our summer program the kids have a regular scheduled swim time and we also offer private swim lessons.

FIELD TRIPS-are fun off campus events that make our summer memorable and give the opportunity for kids to show their self discipline.  We offer a wide range of field trips to try to appeal to various ages, personalities, interests etc.  We suggest you discuss the field trip options with your child and choose which ones are best together.