Skills for Life
Early childhood education has many obligations in the life of a young child. Many of these are “Life Skills”. They are essential for healthy development and help children succeed as they grow. These are so important, that we must say life skills are necessary to learn other important skills. We make learning these skills fun and we incorporate it into our daily curriculum.
Not every life skill comes naturally to young children, Many life skills need to be introduced, consistently taught and encouraged to use the skill. For life skills that need to be taught, we break down the skills into smaller steps so the children will better understand what the expectations are and how to meet those expectations successfully. Skills such as helping to pick up the crayons they used and zipping up their back packs help young children take responsibility for their own things. Consistent guidance and patient reminders in the process of mastering these kinds of life skills is necessary.
STEAM
Steam is much more than simply introducing concepts of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. It is a proven philosophy of advanced learning which helps young children integrate knowledge across disciplines. They are then encouraged to think in a more connected way.
STEAM education is crucial to educate and prepare the next generation of the American, and global workforce, and to allow this generation to create jobs and grow the economy.
Spanish and Sign Language
In early childhood learning a second language has many benefits. For example, children that learn Spanish in early childhood can:
Understand English better. Due to the shared Latin roots of Spanish and English, learning Spanish helps children in the early childhood years understand the English language better.
Open their minds earlier to explore different cultures.
Enhanced mental development.
Listen better.
There are many benefits to teaching sign language to young children:
Using signs reduces frustration
Signing may make learning to talk easier
Signing stimulates intellectual development and emotional growth