The Neighborhood Preschool
Sense of Self in Relationship to God and Others
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Each child will know his/her own name and
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Each child will be able to verbalize the concept “God loves Me”.
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Each child will be helped to learn appropriate behavior for a variety of situations.
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Each child will have opportunity to develop gifts and talents individually as well as learning to work within the group.
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Each child will have positive reinforcements to help him/her feel capable and lovable.
Motor Development
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Each child will have opportunity to develop motor skills through use of appropriate equipment and will be observed by teachers who encourage and supervise development of these skills.
Language and Listening Skills
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Each child will learn grammatically correct language used by teachers and will be engaged in individual and group activities to develop listening skills and use of language.
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Vocabulary building will be part of every activity with new words introduced in a context which give meaning and understanding.
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Each child will participate in exercises to develop concepts of color, size, shape, positions, location, relative number terms, relative weight and sizes, classification skills, and substance.
Science and the Natural World
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Each child will have opportunity and encouragement to explore the world around us.
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Each child will be encouraged to use the scientific method of discovery-identify the problem, set up and test the hypothesis, interpret the findings, reach a conclusion, and experiment further to test the conclusion.
Creative Art
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Each child will have the opportunity to manipulate, explore, and create with a variety of art materials.
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Each child will be encouraged to create from his/her own feelings and observations rather than from models provided by a teacher.
Music
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Each child will have opportunities to hear many kinds of music and to sing, move, relax, or respond in other ways to music.
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Musical activities will be used to teach concepts, reinforce learning, and develop skills in addition to enjoying music for its own sake.
Dramatic Play
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Each child will be encouraged to play both informally in learning centers and outdoors and more formally in story time and group activities.
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Each child will have opportunities to use puppets, costumes, and other props to identify with people, times, and places in a make-believe world.
Math Skills
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Each child will be encouraged to sort, classify, and measure during both planned and unplanned activities in the school day.
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In order to provide understanding of math concepts and skill in solving problems, each child will be given many opportunities for concrete experiences with math, using objects which can be touched, moved, and manipulated.
Social Skills
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Each child will be helped to relate with others in ways that are fair and satisfying for all.
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Rules for living together in the classroom will be based on Biblical principles of peace and justice and will be taught and enforced in ways that help children internalize them as guiding principles.
Religious Concepts
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Each child will hear Bible stories, verses, and concepts appropriate for their age and taught in stories, songs, games, dramatic activities, and other ways that make the stories meaningful in the here and now.
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