Miss Becky’s Literacy Adventure is taught
weekly in our Full Day classrooms, including our
youngest pre-toddler rooms, by the school’s
traveling Librarian. Each session is interwoven
with the classroom’s lesson plan, and includes
story time, music and movement, and dramatic
play. Lessons are multisensory, including
visual, auditory, and kinesthetic components.
Music and movement are proven paths to learning
and understanding books and stories.
Music Class is a creative extension of
the daily learning environment. Children learn
classroom lessons in many ways and music is a
proven medium through which they acquire early
math and reading skills. Lessons are built
around the classroom’s curriculum and skill
progress of each class, A variety of instruments
and props are used to enhance the creative
environment. Music class lessons include,
musical concepts of rhythm, tempo, dynamics, and
patterns, hands-on experience with a variety of
instruments and props, music from new and
familiar cultures and genres, and creative
movement.
Spanish For Toddlers is an introductory
course focused on exposing children to a new
language. The course curriculum includes
everyday greetings, colors, numbers, songs,
celebrations, and stories in Spanish. Intro to
Spanish is included for full day Older 2s and
three-year-old students.
Expresate “Express Yourself” is a Spanish
language course based on a total immersion model
held twice weekly with a native Spanish speaker.
Expresate is included in Full Day fouryear-old
and Kindergarten programs, and as a supplemental
class for Half Day four-year-old and
three-year-old programs.
Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) is an
award-winning Get Set for School™ Pre-K program
that uses lively music and playful activities to
help young children build a solid foundation for
school success. The curriculum is full of
developmentally appropriate activities that
teach children about letters, body awareness,
numbers, sequencing, and sharing in a fun,
engaging, and informal manner.