Activities which encourage curiosity and self-awareness.
Lead teachers with degrees in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education.
Serving children with special needs through cooperation with Elkhart County Special Education Cooperative (ECSEC).
Speech Screening.
An experience-based curriculum with topics covering: The Farm, Community Helpers, Music, Pets.
Tools of the Mind curriculum for 4 year old classes.
Rich art experiences emphasizing the child’s creativity: collages, painting, drawing.
Field trips that correspond to units of study.
Opportunities for children to develop self-confidence through playing and sharing with other children. Practice using acceptable expressions of feelings.
Classroom activities which include parents or grandparents sharing their interests and hobbies.
Annual Mother’s Night, Father’s Night, and Spring program.
Parent-Teacher conferences as well as informal sharing with teachers at pick-up time.
Monthly newsletter.
Extended Day 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Teacher to child ratio: 1:10 (max)
Children bring lunch and eat together
Rest time (up to 1 hour)
Daily outdoor play
More opportunities for uninterrupted teachable moments
Science Experiments
Weekly 2-hour Outdoor Education
Weekly Music class
Monthly field trips
In the winter- weekly Soccer Shots (optional)
Facility
Classrooms designed to encourage discovery and exploration through a variety of interest centers.
Spacious recreation room for large motor development and play
