Our Curriculum

© High/Scope's Preschool Education Approach

:: Active Learning Children are involved in direct, hands-on experiences with people, objects, ideas, and events. While teachers share control and initiative with children, they are guided by 58 key experiences that all children need to have as part of their intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development.

:: Adult-Child Interaction Adults observe and interact with children at their level to discover how each child thinks and reasons. Adults interact with children in ways that empower children to take control of their own learning.

:: Learning Environment Classroom furniture and equipment are arranged in several clearly defined interest areas that enable children to find, use, and return the materials they need in order to explore, invent, and learn about their world.

:: Daily Routine Each day follows a similar schedule of events, providing consistency for both children and adults. A daily plan-do-review process is at the core of High/Scope routine and gives children the opportunity to pursue their own interests, make plans, follow through on them, and reflect on their experiences with peers and adults.

:: Assessment High/Scope teachers regularly record notes on children's behaviors, experiences, and interests. They use these notes to assess each child's development and to plan activities that will facilitate their growth and development. They also use these notes in parent meetings to help parents better understand their children's development.

  Families, Teachers & Children Working Together

Our staff endorses family involvement because we believe it is critical to a child’s success. A foremost goal of our staff is to build positive, trusting relationships with children and their families. Frequent communication is encouraged. Parents are welcome to visit at any time and may wish to participate in activities such as sharing special books, stories or music, eating lunch with the class and being a part of classroom celebrations.

  Our Programs

	Toddler Program We offer a high-quality toddler program.		Pre-Kindergarten Program We contract with Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning.
	Preschool Program High-quality pre-school programs for children three to four years of age.		School-Age Program Before and after-school program is available during the school year for children five to twelve years of age.

Music Enrichment

Our preschool program includes weekly music enrichment classes following the Yamaha Music for Kids© curriculum. A delightful mix of fun songs and activities encourage the following musical learning goals:

Expressive Singing: to become familiar with singing songs with words and to develop musical expression

Singing songs with Motions and/or Movement: to develop a sense of rhythm while having fun

Ear Training: singing simple solfege (Do-Re-Mi singing) patterns to establish a sense of pitch

Rhythm Pattern Clapping: the teacher claps a simple rhythm pattern which the students copy

Reading: Basic rhythm and note patterns to familiarize the students with musical signs and symbols

In addition to singing and movement, we explore the world of music and rhythm with instruments. One of the most beautiful sounds can be heard when the children play a song using their favorite instrument, the hand bells. The Kristal Bell Method© of instruction is used to teach children how to play the hand bells by reading color coded cue cards.

  Computer Enrichment