Why does it rain? Why are dinosaurs extinct? Why does that ball bounce?
Young children are natural scientists. They ask questions all day long. And SciTech Discovery Preschool will help them discover the answers.
Our preschool focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Each month we will explore a “Big Idea”, such as the classification of animals, the physics of pulleys, levers and pumps or the solar system. Because our preschool is in a science museum, we have access to specialists in many scientific disciplines and a staggering array of resources. The children will learn about dinosaurs from an actual paleontologist.
They will be able to attend a chemistry demonstration right in the building. And they will explore the exciting exhibits in the SciTech museum every day.
As a mother and a teacher, I strongly believe that children need to be presented with an individualized approach to education. In our preschool, we offer daily, small group lessons in math and reading. Children working on the same skills are grouped together, and the groups change as needed. We assess the children weekly to insure that our curriculum is effective. We use the award winning Zoo-Phonics program for reading, and Handwriting without Tears, a program developed by an occupational therapist. The children begin with the Everyday Math curriculum and progress to the internationally recognized Singapore Math program.
There simply was not one science curriculum that we felt contained all of the information that the children could learn. We will be combining several different curricula including the Young Scientist Series (developed with funding from the National Science Foundation) and Science and Technology for Children (by the National Science Resource Center.) The children will learn chemistry, physics, and biology, presented in a developmentally appropriate way.
Music, Spanish and computer lessons are taught several times a week by specialized instructors. The preschool teachers incorporate art into the general curriculum – so the children may design bee wings or paint with melting ice cubes.
Our teachers love working with young children and are committed to helping each child develop his or her full potential within our nurturing environment. We use the research-based PATHS program (Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills) to teach children self-control and the ability to express emotions in a socially appropriate manner.
We look forward to helping your children discover the wonders of the world around them.
