Curriculum

The main goal for the second year groups (two- to three-years old) is to improve gross and fine motor skills, student independence, social awareness of others, and to explore and begin organizing the world around them.

In mathematics, children continue to build upon foundational critical thinking skills such as: naming basic shapes and numbers up to ten, categorizing objects by singular attributes, and comparing quantities of more, less, or same amounts.

In social studies, children continue to build concepts of self and social identity by learning how to identify themselves and others through physical features, emotions, titles or occupations (mother, friend, teacher), and responsibilities.

In science, they are introduced to basic changes in the world around them like the seasons, weather, and growth of plants. Geography lessons move students’ knowledge outside of the kindergarten and home to modes of transportation and common places in the local community.

Art encourages children of this age group to identify favorite colors, to create with purpose, to make representations of real objects, and to improve fine motor skills necessary for drawing and writing. The language curriculum focuses on encouraging more vocal communication with the use of the alphabet, pronouns, action words, directional phrases, and production of two- to five-word sentences.

The main goal for the third - year groups (three- to four-years old) is to gain a broader understanding of society, encourage social relationships, and to actively engage in creative and critical thinking.

In mathematics, children begin to compare and contrast objects by varying amounts and attributes, learn to sequence objects with the use of positional and ordinal terms, and are introduced to simple addition.

In social studies, children learn about health, individual and group responsibilities, problem-solving skills, and concepts of time.

In science, they learn about the animal kingdom, including facts about animal habitats and anatomy. Geography lessons expand children’s community to a global scale in order to learn about landscapes, bodies of water, and maps.

Art encourages children of this age group to explore self-expression while learning proper usage of various art tools, and refining fine motor skills and hand grasp for writing utensils and scissors. The language curriculum focuses on intonation and structure of spoken conversation, expanding knowledge of the alphabet, and being able to understand and construct multi-step directions and complex sentences.

The main goal for the final years (four- to five-years old) at the kindergarten is to prepare students for introduction to primary school with a focus on individual and group activities, which encourage independence, responsibility, creative expression and critical thinking.

In mathematics, children continue to work with addition, subtraction and sequencing, as well as being introduced to reading time and measurements.

In social studies, children learn about technology, professions, diversity, civil responsibilities, and safety.

In science, they learn about anatomy, living and non-living things, life cycles, and explore the physical sciences through experimentation and observation.

Geography lessons focus on children creating large scale concepts of their local and global community, as well as refining map-reading skills.

Art encourages children of this age group to explore art movements throughout history while engaging critical thinking of art, culture and their own self-expression. The language curriculum focuses on further advancing handwriting, engaging students in various techniques for reading and spelling, and in improving conversational skills.