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Class Offerings, Registration
Philosophy and goals for children
Experienced teachers provide a warm, loving, and secure environment for children to grow, with opportunities to:
--play freely and creatively within a defined, secure environment;
--function independently according to their maturity level;
--gain a sense of competence and responsibility for their own conduct;
--be challenged and experience small successes that build self-confidence;
--take pleasure and satisfaction in what they have experienced and accomplished;
--learn to communicate verbally their feelings and wishes;
--learn to identify and solve problems of group living;
--interact with peers and adults, and enlarge on their abilities to give and receive love;
--be respected as individuals and learn to respect themselves and others.
   
Philosophy and goals for parents
The Nursery School affirms the importance of the family and strives to assist parents by:
--creating an extended-family atmosphere;
--being able to listen and discuss concerns and questions about parenting;
--offering support, understanding, and friendship;
--encouraging understanding, enjoyment, and acceptance of their child as a unique individual;
--sharing observations of the child's development and behavior at school;
--being available for spontaneous and scheduled conferences;
--welcoming parent's participation and sharing of their talents in the program;
--discussing classroom observations of the child concerning school readiness.
   
Program and facilities:
Teachers select daily activities such as:
--varied art media and activities for creative expression;
--manipulatives for small motor and cognitive development;
--role-playing equipment/activities;
--opportunities for discovery and experiencing science and nature; music and movement activities;
--reading, telling stories and group discussions.
Teachers arrange the room for a variety of activities such as:
--large and small wooden block-building areas;
--child-sized kitchen for water and family living play,
--dress-up clothes and dolls;
--reading corner and puzzle area;
--easel for painting;
--small tables for working with manipulatives.
A music class period each week gives the children an opportunity to:
--use their voices and bodies musically;
--find enjoyment and satisfaction in music;
--learn to sing a variety of songs;
--play rhythm instruments.
Outdoor play areas include:
--fenced play yard with swings, slide, sandbox, and climbing equipment;
--paved area for riding toys;
--hill for running, rolling, and "flying;"
--woods for exploring, discovery, and pretend play.
Indoor active play areas include:
--hall and classroom used for active play;
--bouncing horses and indoor riding toys;
--balance beam, bouncer, and tunnel;
--imaginative play areas
Snack:
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Children take turns bringing a nutritious snack to share with their class.
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Nursery School provides peanut butter, crackers, and 100% juice.
Family activities:
--fall orientation meeting for parents;
--morning coffees for parents;
--Christmas sing and party;
--Spring Sing, Week of the Young Child;
--pot-luck picnic;
--end-of-the-year "brown bag" picnics
   
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