Curriculum
The core of our curriculum is the importance of play. While we do some "table work" in the preschool classrooms, we rely mostly on children's innate abilities to learn through play. This does not mean, as some may fear, that children run around the room all day with no schedule or direction. It does mean that they are given plenty of time to interact with each other, experiment, imagine, and pretend within a challenging, supportive, scheduled and teacher-facilitated environment.
The primary role of the teachers in the preschool classrooms is to interact with the children, extending play and acting on learning opportunities. In this way, classroom order is also easily maintained. Additionally, we strive to observe the children for assessment and planning purposes. We use the Creative Curriculum Assessment and Planning System; children are observed, not tested, to assess skills and needs. Lesson plans and classroom arrangement are then based on these assessments.
The Creative Curriculum is one of three curricula supported by the State of NJ.
By partnering with the State in this way, our program continually grows and changes in a way that is research-based and developmentally appropriate for our children.
By partnering with the State in this way, our program continually grows and changes in a way that is research-based and developmentally appropriate for our children.
Christian Education
Children are engaged in developmentally appropriate Christian Education activities and games each week in coordination with the Bible lessons and stories featured in our weekly Chapel worship experience.
Chapel is a fifteen minute mini-worship session held each week. Parents are invited to attend with their children. During Chapel, the children hear Bible stories and learn songs and finger plays to reinforce the Bible concepts.
Chapel is a fifteen minute mini-worship session held each week. Parents are invited to attend with their children. During Chapel, the children hear Bible stories and learn songs and finger plays to reinforce the Bible concepts.
Additionally, we are a NJ Grow Kids three star rated program! Grow NJ Kids rates preschools and child care centers on quality to assure that your child will be safe, healthy and learning each day. As a star-rated program we have proven that we are committed to excellence in early childhood education.
