Classrooms

Pandas

The Pandas classroom is a full-time class with a maximum of 10 children. This class is designed for 2 year old children and young 3 year olds. Five spaces are available for children developing typically. The other five spaces are designated for children with special needs. The ratio is 1 teacher to 5 children.

The Pandas stay quite busy with various toys, and use many different materials for activities in nurturing and stimulating their learning. While the Creative Curriculum serves as the guide for our activities, the needs and interests of each child is considered by our experienced teachers in planning the weekly activities.

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Bears

The Bears classroom is a full-time pre-school class with 14 children, ages 3, 4 and 5 years of age. Our lead teacher has a NC Birth-Kindergarten Teacher’s License. Our 2 other teachers in this room meet the qualifications for working with young children. Seven spaces in this room are designated for children with special needs and 7 for children developing typically.

Using the Creative Curriculum, individualized for each child, the children engage in a variety of hands-on activities. Art, math, science, home centers, literacy and music are just a few of the topics covered by the curriculum. Our teachers are skilled at teaching the pre-academic concepts to prepare them for graduation to public school.

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Chips

The Chips room, our largest class with 17 children, is a full-time pre-school classroom for children 3, 4 and 5 years old. Our lead teacher has a NC Birth-Kindergarten Teacher’s License. Our 2 other teachers in this room meet the qualifications for working with young children. Special needs children occupy 8 of the spaces with the other 9 spaces for children developing typically.

Using the Creative Curriculum the teachers implement activities to provide appropriate challenges for each child in their learning environment. An emphasis is put on social-emotional development. Support is given to children as they explore, create, interact and share their experiences throughout the day. Some of the topics covered in the room are pre-math, science, literacy, music, dramatic play and creative art. We use both large and small group settings throughout the day to teach concepts that will prepare our children for their promotion to kindergarten.

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Cubs

The Cubs classroom is a part-time class designed for children 2 & 3 years old and has a maximum 8 children. With 2 experienced teachers, the ratio is 1 teacher to 4 children. This classroom uses the Creative Curriculum. Some of the themes are: animals, colors, shapes, transportation and family.

In our classroom, as we learn these themes, we sing, march, have circle time, do art projects and many other group activities. A special emphasis is placed on socialization so we encourage children to interact with each other throughout the day. This classroom has 4 children with special needs and 4 children developing typically. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am -11:45. Come for a visit!

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