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We believe it
is important for children to begin their educational lives by developing
their social skills through a mixture of group activities and free
play in a multiage, supportive, fun environment. Our children enjoy a
varied and stimulating classroom under the direction of our teacher, Mrs.
Suzanne Foote, who has more than 20 years of teaching experience. Parent Helpers By assisting our
teacher in class on a regular shared schedule, EIP members form relationships
with their children's classmates and each other, and learn firsthand
what goes on at school. Parent work in
the classroom, and our cleaning and maintenance responsibilities,
allow us to maintain a high classroom adult-to-child ratio (a maximum
of 16 children to 3 adults), keep tuition costs low, and give our
preschoolers a personal example of community involvement. Younger siblings are
welcome to attend with parent helpers, when necessary. Our Classroom Here is one of our monthly
school calendars (thanks to Mrs. Foote!). As the children
arrive in the morning, they find a choice of table activities that
may include construction toys, play dough, and puzzles. Then we gather
for circle time. We have songs, dances, stories, and a variety of
fun learning activities. Themes for the day or week are woven through
the group activities, and each child has a daily 'job' such as picking
a poem, story or fingerplay, watering the plants or filling the bird
feeder. During free play
time the children can explore our large and rotating collection of
books, toys, art and science materials and manipulatives. They can
watch our pet turtle, or explore a changing play area which might
be a post office, pet shop, doctor’s office or ice cream parlor.
We may do a craft, bake pumpkin bread, make pizza or playdough. We clean up together,
sit down to eat a snack together, and then head outside to our fenced
and well-equipped grassy playground. If the weather is too cold or
wet, we go upstairs to the gym where we trikes, balls and cars for
active play until pickup time. Every month we
go on a field trip to places like an orchard, the library, a museum,
or a farm. We have visitors too, from the fire department, and Hubert
the horse! Parents may bring us a new story or song, or a special
project. Every day is different, though carefully structured by our
teacher's academic plan. One thing is for
certain, you know your children will have fun!
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