Noah's Ark of Highland Park
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Preschool can help prepare your child for success in school,
and in life. These early years are so important to a child's
development and learning.
The most important goals of our preschool curriculum are for
children to get along well with others and become enthusiastic
learners. We want children to become independent, self-
confident, curious learners who can work well with others. We
are teaching them how to learn, not just in preschool, but all
through their lives. We do this by creating purposeful and
productive play experiences that help children grow in all areas.
Our curriculum identifies goals in four areas of
development.
Social / Emotional: to help children develop independence,
self-confidence, and self control, follow rules and routines,
make friends, and learn what it means to be part of a group.
Physical: to increase children's large muscle skills-
balancing, running, jumping, throwing, and catching-
and use the small muscles and do tasks like buttoning,
stringing beads, cutting, drawing, and writing.
Cognitive: to acquire thinking skills such as the ability to solve
problems, to ask questions, and to think logically-sorting,
classifying, comparing, counting, and making patterns- and to
use materials and their imagination to show what they have
learned.
Language: to use words to communicate with others, listen to
and participate in conversations with others, and understand
the purpose of print, recognize letters and words, and begin
writing for purpose.
Through the activities we plan and the way we organize the
classroom, select toys and materials, plan the daily schedule,
and talk with children, we seek to accomplish the goals of our
curriculum and give your child a successful start in school.*
*Our teachers are dual State Certified in both Elementary
Education and Preschool through Third Grade.
In addition they are CPR and First Aid Certified as well.
