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Curriculum

Our curriculum has been formulated to prepare our students emotionally, academically, and socially for Kindergarten. The Units covered during the school year include activities that provide development in the following areas:

Social Development                            Self-Help Skills                               Fine Motor Skills

Gross Motor Skills                                Math Skills                                      Expressive Language Skills

Receptive Language Skills                 Cognitive Pre-Reading Skills        Pre-Writing Skills

Science Awareness

 

We are aware that children learn and mature differently. Our goal is to guide each of our students individually as they grow both socially and developmentally. A positive and happy environment is so beneficial for children to learn and mature. Union Village Nursery School provides just that – an atmosphere in which our students feel comfortable, secure and appreciated.

This is provided by providing SECURITY:

 

S

 

is for Safety and Sanitary Conditions

 

E

 

is for the staff’s Emotional ability to handle each child’s needs

 

C

 

is for Creativity in our curriculum

 

U

 

is for the Understanding needed to deal with and respond to each child

 

R

 

is for the Responsibility necessary to care for children

 

I

 

is for the staff’s Interest in each child

 

T

 

is for T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care), which each child needs and deserves

 

Y

is for Yes, each and every staff member at Union Village Nursery School tries to achieve each of these goals!

 

 

We believe that children learn through play, hands-on experience, and planned activities. Experiences are provided to foster creativity, to work out social issues, to think about possible solutions, and to encourage readiness skills for further education.

 

Many developmentally appropriate activities are provided, including those to:

 

Promote language development, encourage thinking and problem solving skills, exploration, and social competence

Recognize varied cultural backgrounds and foster intercultural awareness and sharing

Allow flexible time to explore spontaneous inquiries and suggestions from the children

 

 

Union Village Nursery School recognizes the whole learning spectrum, including experiences such as:

 

Adult initiated tasks

AND

Child initiated activities

Creative expression in artwork

AND

Craft projects

Large motor activities

AND

Small motor activities

Time to talk, sing and make noise

AND

Time to listen

Emotional expression

AND

Learning to control feelings

Being cared for as an individual

AND

Being part of a group

Adult relationships

AND

Peer relationships

Entertaining themselves

AND

Learning to obey rules

Running, jumping and moving

AND

Reading books, table games, puzzles

Having free choice and free time

AND

Doing things when told

Following a routine

AND

Trying new things

Experiencing nature

AND

Learning about man made things

Playing outdoors

AND

Playing indoors

 

 

 

 

Curriculum