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Our
Program |
Purpose |
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Mixed age group |
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Children who stay with
teachers for a longer period of time form
close attachments |
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Research supports
aggressive children are not as aggressive,
cautious children can be brought out when in
mixed age groups |
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Team teaching (not aides and
assistants) |
Provides consistency for
children, support for staff |
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Plan - Do - Review process |
Children learn to think about
what they want to do, do it, and then evaluate it,
which is an important life skill |
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Consistent daily routine |
Provides structure and security to children |
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Balance:
Indoor / Outdoor
Small group / Large group
Child directed / Teacher directed |
Develops the entire child and
supports all styles of learning |
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Weekly field trips |
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Consistency provides for safety of
children |
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Provides opportunities to explore
larger community |
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Teaches children
responsibility to stay with the group and
how to act appropriately |
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Specialists in the afternoon
for all children (art, music, phy. ed., etc.) no
pull out classes offered on site, no additional
expenses for parents |
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Allows children to explore enrichment
classes |
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Minimizes transitions, which can be
difficult for many children |
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Actively teach emotional
intelligence, problem-solving, cooperative skills |
These 'life skills' have
greater impact when learned at an early age |
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Integrate cognitive skills into
all activities |
Concepts have meaning to the
children and are not taught out of context |
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Teach children self-discipline
Paidea's 3 rules:
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Stop if unsafe - find a
save way to do that |
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Stop if hurtful - to
people, environment, animals |
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Stop if disrespectful -
listen, use kind words |
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Children learn to monitor their
own behavior and make appropriate choices (develop
internal locus of control) |
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Summer camp |
Summer becomes 'Camp Paidea' as
children in year around care participate in camp and
nature activities |
