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The Bright Beginning´s curriculum is carefully created to provide children with the opportunity to develop their physical, social, emotional, linguistic, and cognitive skills in a developmentally appropriate environment. Emphasis is placed on teaching our children a sense of community, self-respect and self-confidence in order to prepare them to be responsible citizens.
Our well-trained teachers provide stimulating opportunities for active exploration through meaningful, hands-on experiences. We provide students with a full day program that incorporates small and large group activities, in addition to individual and cooperative instruction.
Assessments are designed to meet the needs of our children throughout the year. These are done in a variety of ways, from observations to formally testing the children on individual skills. We have formal parent teacher conferences four times per year, at which time we will discuss the progress of the child and offer suggestions for remediation, practice or enrichment.
Our Program
By the completion of the Bright Beginnings program, our students will be able to:
Cognitive Development
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Understand a few opposites (in/out, up/down, open/closed, stop/go)
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Understand some directional words (in, out, over, under, on, off, top)
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Recognize and name concrete objects in the environment
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Do basic classifying tasks (shape, size or color)
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Pay attention and concentrate on a task for at least fifteen minutes
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Demonstrate use of basic cause and effect reasoning
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Describe a simple object using color, size, composition, shape and use
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Identify and name shapes
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Recognize and name common colors
Oral and Written Language
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Participate in a discussion
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Initiate a conversation on a familiar topic or event
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Listen to and follow a series of oral directions
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Speak in four to six word sentences
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Ask simple questions (who, what, where and why)
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Identify common sounds
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Give personal information (full name, gender and age)
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Describe a picture with three statements
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Recognize words that begin with the same letter or sound
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Associate a letter with its sound in spoken words
Emotional Development
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Identify and deal with feelings and emotions appropriate to developmental level
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Develop curiosity and the need to explore and investigate anything new
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Execute routine tasks independent of the teacher´s direction
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Act as both a leader and a follower
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Work alone, in small groups and in a large group setting
Social Development
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Begin to understand relationships and responsibilities of others
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Begin to understand differences among people and families
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Participate in a group and learn the give and take of play
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Enjoy being with peers
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Begin to understand that self and others change
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Understand that parental figures care for home and family
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Work and play cooperatively with other children and adults |
Athletics and Sports Clinic
