Kindergarten

• Monthly theme-based program
• Active, play-based learning style
• Stress-free, student-paced environment
• Emphasis on process not product
• Strong focus on social and emotional development
• A kind, caring, and respectful student-centered environment
• An enthusiasm for imparting a love of language, books, and song through creative teaching and learning methods
• Daily structured English Language Arts(ELA) lesson
• Natural exposure to English through varied indoor/outdoor activities
• Center time - Small group, recess and/or Daily Physical Activity(DPA) *weather and air quality permitting
• Fun Fridays - special event, field trip, or theme days
• New students adapt easily with the support of Korean assistant teachers in each class.

 Educational Philosophy

1. Children are naturally motivated to learn and are full of wonder and curiosity about their world.

2. Through play children make sense of the world around them and rehearse their responses to its challenges.

3. Play promotes healthy physical, social, emotional, language and cognitive development.

4. Research shows that a play-based pre-school program helps children to succeed in.

5. Early childhood learning habits shape future learning habits.

Educational Goals

 1. Aesthetic and Artistic Development

* Through the arts, young children explore and express ideas and feelings, and use imagination and creativity, which are essential components of future problem solving skills.

2. Social and Emotional Development

* Pre-school is a time in which children explore their own feelings, identities, and social relationships with others.

*Play helps build confidence for interacting with peers and adults.

3. Intellectual and Academic Development

 * Hands-on experiences, exploration, investigation and play.

 * During dramatic play, children practice using objects and actions abstractly, which is essential for language, literacy and numeracy.

* Students are taught appropriate and safe use of technological tools.

4. Physical Development and Well-Being

* Active play contibutes to children's health helps prevent childhood obesity.

* Active play assists with a child's sensorimotor development.

* Too much focus on fine motor activities before a child is developmentally ready may cause frustration and more harm in the child's development.

5. Social Responsibility

* Social responsibility includes self-regulation, independence, and the ability to work cooperatively and respectfully with others.

* Children must understand how to self monitor their learning and social relationships.