Life at WCDS
The multi-centered classrooms feature both open-ended and self-correcting materials within an organized environment. A typical day includes whole group, small group, and individual instruction as well as independent work. Planned interaction of teachers and students allows each child to perform at his own level and rate. Complete potty training is encouraged for our younger classes. Please be aware that our state license does not allow us to change a child's clothing. To ensure the comfort and well-being of our beginning students, parents will be called to the school in cases where a change is necessary. Our Facility Before and After-School Care - 4 Year Old - Music for the 4-year-olds encompasses singing, moving, and playing pitched and unpitched instruments. In addition, physical education is offered daily, and trips to the school library are scheduled weekly. The class meets five days a week from 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Pre-Kindergarten- The Pre-K class utilizes part of the kindergarten component of the HighReach curriculum. Monthly thematic units introduce all academic areas of the developmentally appropriate program. The childen are exposed to whole language and phonetic methods of learning reading readiness skills. Manipulative and hands-on activities in math are provided for learning colors, shapes, measurements, patterns, number recognition, money, time, addition and problem solving. The focus of the social studies curriculum, The World-Near and Far, includes studies of Germany, Japan, Mexico, Africa, and England. The Science curriculum studies different habitats such as rainforests, the Arctic, the ocean, the meadow, and the mountains. Kindergarten - Harcourt Brace's Math Advantage stresses the following skills: numbers (cardinal, 1 to 100, and ordinal recognition), counting and writing numerals, shapes, sorting, patterns, measurement with nonstandard units, one-to-one matching, money, time, adding, and subtracting. Kindergarten students study foreign language twice a week with an emphasis on vocabulary. Library is offered each week, and physical education is offered daily. Music is taught twice weekly, with development of verbal, musical, and physical expression as the objectives of this class. The Kindergarten class meets Monday through Friday (8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) |
provide a stimulating learning environment for children ages two and one-half through six. While enjoying a private facility which was designed especially for their needs, the young students have access to a gym, playing fields, library, and music building. The design of the facility encourages interaction among the staff and the different ages of students.
This class encourages the development of readiness skills through monthly themes which include such activities as simple experiments, hands-on explorations, and free-form art. In addition to the integration of the alphabet into various subject areas, the curriculum utilizes storytelling and language activities to provide a foundation for emerging literary skills.
