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Programs Our Programs The major objectives of the program include the provision of a healthy environment, one that will help to ensure the sound growth and development take place. The program will be geared towards: a) establishing satisfying social relationships b) the promotion of cognitive and linguistic competences; c) the stimulation of creativity and imagination; d) the nurturance of both fine and gross motor skills; e) the implementation of a worthy sense of self, and the encouragement of an active curiosity about the world in general. More specific program objectives include the following: a) The program will provide for the emotional growth of the child. It will accept the child as he/she moves from the individualized home experience to a group experience. Every effort will be made to give a feeling of security in the new setting-this goal being paramount for some time, depending on the child's needs. Parents will also be included and guided during this transition period. b) The program will balance active and quiet activities. Within large time blocks, the child will have freedom to select the type of activity preferred. schedule in logical sequences of events. Both extremes of prolonged sitting and prolonged physical exercises are avoided. Tensions build up during enforced sitting, and fatigue contributes to lack of inner control that interferes with maximum learning. c) The program will provide appropriate opportunities for children to grow in self- direction and independence. It will provide an opportunity to learn to make choices through experience. In this way, each child will gain in self-understanding. d) The program will establish and maintain limits on behavior for the protection of individuals, the group, and the learning environment. By helping a child learn the reasons for various rules, the teacher encourages self-discipline. e) The program will be challenging to children's intellectual powers. They will be encouraged to think, reason, remember, experiment, and explore. The laboratory rather than the lecture method will be used almost exclusively. f) The program will provide media of self-expression. Creativity will be valued, fostered, and recognized in the Center. Art, literature, music, and movement will be part of every day's activity. g) The program will encourage children's verbal expressions. To learn word and sentence structure, children must have an opportunity to talk, sing and express themselves. h) The program will provide opportunities for social development. The child learns through opportunities to share, take turns, and interact with individuals and groups. He/she learns to choose friends and to be chosen. The program will also allow time to be alone if desired (within a supervised area). i) The program will encourage children to learn about and care for his/her body. A daily routine of washing, eating, resting, and eliminating will be established. Safety will have priority, both to protect children and to teach them to protect themselves. The program will provide opportunities for each child to use the whole body in daily periods of outdoor activity. When bad weather prevents going outdoors, adequate provision will be made for gross motor activities in semi-sheltered or indoor areas. k) The program will consider the interests and needs of the parents as well as the children. The parents will be helped to feel and be important in their child's growth and development. Positive help will be provided to individuals and groups to foster this principle. When the teaching staff recognizes a need for help she/he cannot provide, referrals will be made to the appropriate agencies. The plan of activities or curriculum is planned around a theme and involves children in the following activities: art, music, science, block play, sensory activities (water, sand, etc.), dramatic play, social studies, self-help tasks, cooking, and play with manipulative materials (puzzles, legos, etc.). These activities are thoughtfully planned by each teacher and are supervised by the director and head-teacher. However, teachers remain flexible in changing activities as children's needs and moods vary and as unexpected opportunities arise. info@childrensnook.com

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