PreK
Four-year-olds in the preschool program at Corlears School practice articulating their thinking and understanding in their own words as they embark on developing literacy and math skills.
- Experience ownership and responsibility of their classroom environment by taking care of themselves, their belongings and actively helping others.
- Bring a sense of self, family and culture into the thriving community of active learners by sharing their family books, portraits, home stories, and explorations and expressions of their social-cultural and familial values, beliefs and considerations.
- Engage in social studies that encompass neighborhood walks and field trips that support and celebrate the larger, social world of shared experiences.
- Explore, examine, consider, and contemplate wonderings and curiosities related to pre-academic skill sets rooted in language and literacy, mathematical thought and thinking and scientific concepts as well as cross-cultural approaches to learning. These learning experiences are evident in studying the lifecycle and habitat of a beetle, map-making from a peripheral and bird's-eye view which supports perspective-taking both from a primary initial lens and also as a comparative differential viewpoint. In addition, home, land and neighborhood studies are also observable in the PreK classroom.
- Engage in expressing new understandings and appreciations in art, music and movement, while developing broader understandings rooted in cognition, perception and imagination.
- Form an appreciation of technology as a tool for connection and engagement, influence, and inspiration.
- Prepare for Kindergarten, ready to engage in an expansion of knowledge, relationships, and skills sets.
Aligned with New York State Standards
The early childhood educators at Corlears School foster growth in key developmental domains through sensory-rich activities, thoughtfully designed classroom stations, and child-led exploration. Aligned with New York State-recognized standards in early childhood development, the PreK curriculum promotes:
Approaches to Learning
How children become involved in learning and acquiring knowledge.
Physical Development and Health
Children’s physical health and ability to engage in daily activities, both outdoors and inside.
Social and Emotional Learning
The emotional competence and ability to form positive relationships that give meaning to children’s experiences in the home, school, and larger community.
Communication, Language, and Literacy
How children understand, create, and communicate meaning.
Cognition and Knowledge of the World
What children need to know and understand about their world and how they apply what they know.
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