Discovery
Days & Time:
- 3 days/week Monday-Wednesday 11:30-3:00 pm; includes supervised lunch
- 5 days/week Monday-Friday 11:30-3:00 pm; includes supervised lunch
A companion program for children attending our Growing Into Kindergarten OR a single program for children attending morning Kindergarten at a nearby elementary school. Discovery would provide the complete kindergarten experience with enrichment activities. Maximum age is 6 by the end of the school year. Children will be engaged in the four areas of development: physical, emotional, social and academic.
What this enrichment program offers your child:
- A balanced, theme-based curriculum
- Time for group and individual exploration of concepts and various media
- A designated time for gross motor activities every day
- A time to develop individual creativity through centers and play
- A chance to further develop curiosity, excitement and interest in learning
Advantages of Discovery:
- Transition time after morning kindergarten including a lunch hour to socialize with friends
- Cooking activities featuring math, nutrition, following directions & sequencing
- Science activities and experiments encouraging observation and exploration of their world
- Active math to expand on concepts: patterning, graphing, estimating
- Centers that feature creative, pretend situations as well as individual academic areas of learning
- Arts & crafts projects
- Author studies using the best in children’s literature
- Music experiences with rhythms, instruments, and movement
- Developing the skills of independence, self-control, and responsibility
- 30 minutes of gym activities, playground or organized games daily