Preschool
The Preschool program at The Cornerstone School includes a program for 3 year olds and 4 year olds. In keeping with State guidelines, children must be 3 years old or 4 years old by September 1st respectively, to be accepted into the program.
Deliberately low teacher to student ratios help ensure quality individual time for each child.
Our Preschool program is guided by the following principles:
Parents are partners in the educational experience. Parent involvement in their children’s learning, the classroom and the school community is essential, welcomed, invited and expected.
The foundations for learning are the knowledge and experiences that young children bring, together with their innate curiosity.
Children are guided to reach their full potential.
Individual differences are valued and respected with a recognition that learning occurs in different areas and at different times for different children.
The learning environment is designed to give children time and opportunity to experience and respond to their world in creative ways.
The social environment is enriching and secure for all children, allowing them to take risks without fear of failure and to make mistakes without ridicule, understanding that we learn through our mistakes and successes.
The classroom environment promotes social interaction, collaboration , cooperation and one which allows children to develop their emotional intelligence.
Play is an important part of the learning process for children.
Learning occurs through both direct and indirect instruction and “teachable moments”.
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